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Clay Chastain for Congress?

March 26, 2004 |

This just in from bizarro KC… light rail activist, perennial mayoral candidate, and petitioner extraordinaire Clay Chastain is thinking about running for Congress. He is considering filing in the Repubilican race for the 5th District US House seat, despite the fact that Chastain does not actually live Missouri anymore.

KC Star: Chastain may run for congress

Posted on Fri, Mar. 26, 2004
By MATT CAMPBELL
The Kansas City Star

Activist Clay Chastain said today he was considering running for Congress in Missouri’s 5th District as a Republican.

In a telephone call from his home in Tennessee to the Tom Becka radio show on KMBZ 980, Chastain said he wanted to gauge support for his candidacy and would decide by the filing deadline on Tuesday.

“I’m inclined to run,” Chastain said.

Chastain said he would set up temporary residence in Kansas City and would move here if elected.

Chastain said he was a centrist and would “try to tap into what I think is a large constituency of votes out there not aligned with the extremes of both parties.”

In recent years, Chastain has been behind several initiative petitions to bring light rail to Kansas City. Voters rejected all of them.

Congresswoman Karen McCarthy is not running for reelection in the 5th District.

To reach Matt Campbell, call (816)234-4905 or send e-mail to mcampbell@kcstar.com.


Comments

2 Comments so far

  1. Carolyn McKnight on April 19, 2004 11:14 am

    Matt,
    Is Chastain going to run, has he fileds and does he have a campaign address?
    Carolyn McKnight, MAINstream Coalition

  2. Carolyn McKnight on April 19, 2004 11:16 am

    Matt,
    Is Chastain going to run for Congress, 5th district, has he filed and do you have a
    campaign address for him. How is he planning to fulfill the residency requirement?
    Thanks, Carolyn McKnight - MAINstream Coalition

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