Jay Senter
Jay Senter
Elections
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Shawnee Mission Post’s Prairie Village mayoral candidate forum set for Wednesday, July 18

Prairie Village's mayoral candidates will meet July 18 for a forum put on by the Shawnee Mission Post.
Prairie Village’s mayoral candidates will meet July 18 for a forum put on by the Shawnee Mission Post.

Two current members and one former member of the Prairie Village City Council are vying to replace outgoing Mayor Laura Wassmer as the city’s top elected official.

And on Wednesday, July 18, the Shawnee Mission Post will bring the candidates together to discuss the biggest issues facing the city and their vision for Prairie Village’s future.

All three candidates — Ward 2 councilwoman Serena Schermoly, Ward 3 councilman Andrew Wang, and former Ward 3 councilman Eric Mikkelson — are confirmed to participate.

Here are the details:

Prairie Village Mayoral candidate forum

  • Date: Wednesday, July 18
  • Location: Colonial Church in Prairie Village (7039 Mission Road, Prairie Village)
  • 7 p.m.: Doors open, candidate meet-and-greet
  • 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Forum program moderated by Shawnee Mission Post

We’ll be assembling potential forum topics over the course of the next several weeks. If you’ve got a topic you’d like to suggest for inclusion in the program, let us know!

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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