Past chats
Chat with Ward III candidate Jeff Vaught
Friday, February 26, 2010, 3:30 p.m.
Jeff Vaught, candidate for the Ward III Shawnee City Council seat, will chat live at 3:30 p.m. February 26. Vaught, a commercial real estate broker and owner of The Vaught Group, is facing incumbent Kevin Straub and candidates Dennis Kissinger and Jeff Tollman in the March 2 primary election to see which two move on to the April 6 general election.
Chat with Ward III candidate Dennis Kissinger
Friday, February 26, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
Dennis Kissinger, candidate for the Ward III Shawnee City Council seat, will take questions during a live chat at 2 p.m. February 26. Kissinger, a former city manager in Salina, is running against incumbent Kevin Straub and candidates Jeff Tollman and Jeff Vaught to make it past the March 2 primary.
Chat with John Taylor, editor of the Shawnee Dispatch
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
Dispatch editor John Taylor will talk about changes in the size and format of the Dispatch.
Chat with Kansas House 18th District candidate John Rubin
Friday, October 31, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
John Rubin is the Republican candidate running for the Kansas House 18th District against incumbent Democrat Cindy Neighbor.
Chat with John Segale, Dist. 2 incumbent candidate for Johnson County Board of Commissioners
Monday, October 27, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
John Segale, who is running for re-election to his District 2 seat on the Johnson County Board of Commissioners, will chat with us at 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Submit your questions for him now, or join the chat live.
Chat with Jim Allen, candidate for Dist. 2 Johnson County Board of Commissioners
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 4:30 p.m.
Jim Allen, former mayor of Shawnee, is challenging John Segale for his District 2 seat on the Johnson County Board of Commissioners. Submit your questions or join our live chat with him at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23.
38th House District candidate Stephanie Kelton to chat
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Stephanie Kelton, a Democrat running to represent the 38th District in the Kansas House, will chat about the upcoming general election.
Tony Brown to chat about November election
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Tony Brown is running for election to the 10th district Kansas House seat, currently held by Tom Holland.
U.S. House candidate Nick Jordan to chat
Friday, October 17, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
U.S. House candidate Nick Jordan chats with our sister publication, the Lawrence Journal-World, about his race for the Kansas' Third District. Click here to read the chat with the Republican.
U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore chats with constituents
Monday, August 18, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat who represents Johnson and Wyandotte counties, as well as a portion of east Lawrence and east Douglas County, will chat about his activities in Washington, D.C., since being re-elected in 2006. He is running for re-election this year. This chat is being hosted on our sister site, LJWorld.com. If you'd like to view this chat or post a question, please click this link.
Chat with Ward III incumbent Dawn Kuhn
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Dawn Kuhn, incumbent for the Ward III Shawnee City Council seat, took questions during a live chat at 6 p.m. March 27. Kuhn is running for her second four-year term on the Council and is opposed by Bob Dyche.
Chat with Bob Dyche, Ward III candidate
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Bob Dyche took questions in a live chat at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 26. Dyche is challenging incumbent Dawn Kuhn for her Ward III seat on the Shawnee City Council.
Mickey Sandifer, Ward IV incumbent
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Mickey Sandifer, incumbent to the Ward IV seat on the Shawnee City Council, was unable to participate in the chat at 1 p.m. March 25.
Ward IV candidate Frank Imgrund
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Frank Imgrund was not available for the noon March 25 chat. Imgrund is challenging Mickey Sandifer for the Ward IV seat on the Shawnee City Council.
Mayoral candidate Dan Pflumm
Monday, March 24, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Dan Pflumm was unable to participate in the chat scheduled at 1 p.m. March 24. Pflumm is running in the April 1 race for mayor of Shawnee, facing the incumbent, Jeff Meyers.
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Do you think it is important for Shawnee to be bicycle-friendly?
I think it’s important. I do love and use the paths, but it would be nice to have lanes so we could use bikes to run errands - saving gas!

