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Social policitians

April 28, 2009 | 4 Comments

Local politicians have lately started embracing social networks. Senator Claire McCaskill is definitely most famous for her use of Twitter, but others have also started using Twitter, Facebook, and blogs to communicate with the public.  These networks also provide citizens with a new and often more direct conduit to their elected representatives – bypassing assistants, handlers, and and consultants.

Here is our best compilation of local elected officials in the KC metro area.  If we missed anyone, let us know in the comments.

US Congress
Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) – Twitter
Representative Emmanuel Cleaver (MO) – blog
Representative Lynn Jenkins (KS) – Twitter

KC City Council
Mayor Mark Funkhouser – Blog
Cindy Circo – Blog
Jan Marcason – Facebook
Melba Curls – Facebook
Ed Ford – Blog

KC School Board
Airick Leonard West – Facebook, Twitter
Arthor Benson – Twitter
Cokethea Hill – Twitter

Jackson County Legislature
Scott Burnett – Facebook
Theresa Garza Ruiz – Facebook, Twitter

Lenexa, KS City Coucil
Andy Huckaba – blog, Facebook, Twitter

Missouri House
Kiki Curls – Facebook
Jason Kander – Facebook
Beth Low – Beth Low
Jason Grill – Facebook
Jason Holsman – Facebook
John Burnett – Twitter
Ryan Silvey – Twitter

Missouri Senate
Jolie Justus – Blog, Twitter, Facebook

Kansas House
Mike Slattery – Facebook
Kevin Yoder – Facebook

Kansas Senate
Chris Steineger – Facebook
Kelly Kultala – Facebook
Julia Lynn – Facebook, Twitter

Categories: Politics, blogging


Comments

4 Comments so far

  1. Andy Huckaba on April 28, 2009 9:54 am

    There are quite a few you have missed. Some include KS State Senator Julia Lynn – Facebook (Julia Lynn), Twitter (senatorlynn) and Lenexa City Councilmember Andy Huckaba – blog (www.andyhuckaba.com), Facebook (Andy Huckaba), Twitter (andyhuckaba), Kansas House Kevin Yoder – Facebook

  2. Jason on April 28, 2009 10:32 am

    Kansas Senator Julia Lynn is active both on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=805844847) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/senatorlynn)

  3. Julia Fredenburg on April 28, 2009 4:35 pm

    I think the link to the Ed Ford blog takes you to Melba Curl’s facebook.

  4. ballz on April 29, 2009 7:20 am

    i think this is the weakest post to date.

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