@BlogKCLocal 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
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
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)
I think the link to the Ed Ford blog takes you to Melba Curl’s facebook.
i think this is the weakest post to date.