Next Tuesday, August 7, voters will take to the polls to cast their vote for several important nominations for public office including House of Representatives District 1, Kansas Governor, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance, Kansas House of Representatives and Stevens County Commissioner District 1.
Hugoton residents will vote at Memorial Hall. Moscow residents will vote at the United Methodist Church. If you’re unsure where you need to vote, what offices are on your ballot or even if you’re a registered Democrat or Republican, please click here. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voters need to bring a government-issued photo ID to the polling place. A list of acceptable documents is available here.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Stevens County Election Officer Amy Jo Tharp at 620-544-2541.
The Hermes has compiled a very short biography of each candidate for readers to review. Please research each candidate carefully before casting your vote Tuesday.
Stevens County Commissioner, District 1
Jim Bell has lived in Moscow since 1976. He served Stevens County as a commissioner for one term from 2010 to 2014. Jim has also served the community with the Pioneer Electric Co-op Board, and was a member of the Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum for three years. Jim is married to Lorene, and the couple has three children: Trina Young, Susie Van Berkum and Allen Bell. Jim and Lorene also have four grandchildren.
Joe D. Thompson is the incumbent for the Commissioner District 1 seat since his initial election in 2014. He is a lifelong resident of Stevens County and graduated from Moscow High School. Joe D. farms in the eastern part of Stevens County and is married to Valerie, a Moscow teacher. The couple has three sons. Joe D. has served as the USD 209 school board president, and also as a board member at the Hugoton Assembly of God. Joe D. has also been president of the Stevens County Soil Conservation District and the Stevens County Farm Bureau Association.
House of Representatives, 124th District
Jeffrey Locke is a Republican running for the office of Kansas State Representative of the 124th District. He has served – and continues to serve his community as a teacher for more than 30 years. Mr. Locke also ran as a Republican candidate in the 2010 race for the Kansas House of Representatives District 2. He was elected to the Kansas Republican Party State Committee continually in the Second Congressional District and is now in the 1st Congressional District. He was also elected a city councilman in Arma. Mr. Locke was appointed by Governor Brownback as a commissioner to the Kansas Volunteer Commission and was also appointed as a citizen representative of Selective Service in his location in southwest Kansas. Contact his campaign by phone at 620-238-1378.
Grant County Commissioner Martin “Marty” Long is running for the Kansas House of Representatives’ 124th District seat. Long is a fourth-generation farmer in Grant County. He and his wife Debbie own the Corporate East Hotel in Ulysses. Mr. Long was elected to the Grant County Commission in 2004 and is currently serving his fourth term. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Port Authority of Southwest, and the Vice Chairman of the Western Kansas Development Organization. Mr. Long is a member of the Grant County Fair Board and Country View Baptist Church. Contact his campaign by phone at 620-353-8541.
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