Race for Public Administrator

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INTRODUCTION VOTER INFO Registering to vote: If you haven’t done this yet, it’s too late for this primary. In the future, you’ll need to be registered by the fourth Wednesday before an election. If you want to vote in the Nov. 4 general election, for example, you’ll have to register by Oct. 8. You can visit the Boone County clerk’s Web site for details on where and how to register. Where to vote: You can find your polling place at the clerk’s Web site as well. Click on the link “Find your polling place,” then type in your name. Your polling location will be provided. A list of all polling places is also available on the Web site. If you've moved since last election: You’ll need to file a change of address before you vote. You can do this at the clerk’s Web site by completing the “change of address” form online or printing the form and mailing it to Wendy S. Noren, Boone County Clerk, 801 E. Walnut St., Room 236, Columbia, MO 65201-7731. Another option is to simply mail in your name, old address, new address, mailing address (if different), date of birth, telephone number (optional), signature and the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. When to vote: The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. What to take: Bring some form of identification to the polling location. Acceptable forms include a Boone County voter ID card, a driver’s license, a state-issued ID, an ID card from an institution of higher education, a federally issued identification such as a passport, a Social Security card, or a Medicaid or Medicare card, a copy of a current bank statement, a utility bill, or a government document that shows your name and address. What to expect: Boone County’s optical scan voting system requires the voter to darken a circle next to the candidate they choose. In the primary election, voters must request a party-specific ballot. Some polling places also will have electronic voting machines. If you can't go: Absentee ballots are available for those unable to vote in person on Tuesday because of a temporary absence from the county, religious beliefs, military service, incarceration (but retained voting privileges) or confinement due to injury or illness. You can apply for an absentee ballot through the Elections Division of the Boone County Clerk’s Office or vote in person in the office until 5 p.m. the day before the election. For more information: Call the voter information hot line at 875-8683.	RACE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR By SARAH KOCI news@columbiamissourian.com COLUMBIA — Three people are competing to replace incumbent Boone County Public Administrator Connie Hendren, who is stepping down from the job after nearly 16 years. Two Democrats are competing for their party’s nomination on Tuesday, but the Republican candidate has no opposition. Democrats Dan Dunham Democrat Dan Dunham, 58, is an attorney with Carlyle Foley, P.C. He attended MU and graduated with a degree in psychology. He completed his master’s degree in behavioral science, and simultaneously worked for the Division of Family Services in St. Louis. He then returned to MU to earn a law degree. Dunham said his legal experience would serve him well as public administrator. He has handled more than 60 cases. “It’s my combination of legal and social services with my education in social and behavioral science,” Dunham said of his credentials. “You provide a lot of services, but you do that all in the context of laws in the probate system.” Cathy Richards Democrat Cathy Richards, 55, is the office manager for the Boone County commission and has lived in Boone County all her life. She attended nursing school for a while and did some work at Truman Veterans Hospital while a student. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and is pursuing a master’s degree in counseling at Stephens College. “When you’re trained in something, and you bring that forward with the other skills you’ve gathered, you’ll be really good,” Richards said. “I think the clients will really respond to me well.” Richards has also been endorsed by Hendren. She and her husband, Michael Richards, have four children. Republican Republican John Sullivan, 62, is self-employed at his insurance agency, John Sullivan Sullivan and Associates. He attended seminary for nine years, where he said he gained a spirit of service. It’s that spirit of service that motivates him to run for public administrator, he said. “If you’ve been blessed, as we have been, you not only have a right but an obligation to be of service to others,” Sullivan said. “This is the right time in my life, and I think I’m fully equipped.” Sullivan has worked in many fields, including managing a low-income housing complex, interning as a constituent aide, serving as a city administrator and manager and working as a nursing home administrator. Sullivan lives in Columbia with his wife, Suzanne. He has eight children and 10 grandchildren.

INTRODUCTION

VOTER INFO

Registering to vote:

If you haven’t done this yet, it’s too late for this primary. In the future, you’ll need to be registered by the fourth Wednesday before an election. If you want to vote in the Nov. 4 general election, for example, you’ll have to register by Oct. 8. You can visit the Boone County clerk’s Web site for details on where and how to register.

Where to vote:

You can find your polling place at the clerk’s Web site as well. Click on the link “Find your polling place,” then type in your name. Your polling location will be provided. A list of all polling places is also available on the Web site.

If you've moved since last election:

You’ll need to file a change of address before you vote. You can do this at the clerk’s Web site by completing the “change of address” form online or printing the form and mailing it to Wendy S. Noren, Boone County Clerk, 801 E. Walnut St., Room 236, Columbia, MO 65201-7731. Another option is to simply mail in your name, old address, new address, mailing address (if different), date of birth, telephone number (optional), signature and the last 4 digits of your Social Security number.

When to vote:

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

What to take:

Bring some form of identification to the polling location. Acceptable forms include a Boone County voter ID card, a driver’s license, a state-issued ID, an ID card from an institution of higher education, a federally issued identification such as a passport, a Social Security card, or a Medicaid or Medicare card, a copy of a current bank statement, a utility bill, or a government document that shows your name and address.

What to expect:

Boone County’s optical scan voting system requires the voter to darken a circle next to the candidate they choose. In the primary election, voters must request a party-specific ballot. Some polling places also will have electronic voting machines.

If you can't go:

Absentee ballots are available for those unable to vote in person on Tuesday because of a temporary absence from the county, religious beliefs, military service, incarceration (but retained voting privileges) or confinement due to injury or illness. You can apply for an absentee ballot through the Elections Division of the Boone County Clerk’s Office or vote in person in the office until 5 p.m. the day before the election.

For more information:

Call the voter information hot line at 875-8683.

RACE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

By SARAH KOCI
news@columbiamissourian.com

COLUMBIA — Three people are competing to replace incumbent Boone County Public Administrator Connie Hendren, who is stepping down from the job after nearly 16 years. Two Democrats are competing for their party’s nomination on Tuesday, but the Republican candidate has no opposition.

Democrats

Dan Dunham

Democrat Dan Dunham, 58, is an attorney with Carlyle Foley, P.C. He attended MU and graduated with a degree in psychology.

He completed his master’s degree in behavioral science, and simultaneously worked for the Division of Family Services in St. Louis. He then returned to MU to earn a law degree.

Dunham said his legal experience would serve him well as public administrator. He has handled more than 60 cases.

“It’s my combination of legal and social services with my education in social and behavioral science,” Dunham said of his credentials. “You provide a lot of services, but you do that all in the context of laws in the probate system.”

Cathy Richards

Democrat Cathy Richards, 55, is the office manager for the Boone County commission and has lived in Boone County all her life.

She attended nursing school for a while and did some work at Truman Veterans Hospital while a student. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and is pursuing a master’s degree in counseling at Stephens College.

“When you’re trained in something, and you bring that forward with the other skills you’ve gathered, you’ll be really good,” Richards said. “I think the clients will really respond to me well.”

Richards has also been endorsed by Hendren. She and her husband, Michael Richards, have four children.

Republican

Republican John Sullivan, 62, is self-employed at his insurance agency,

John Sullivan

Sullivan and Associates. He attended seminary for nine years, where he said he gained a spirit of service. It’s that spirit of service that motivates him to run for public administrator, he said.

“If you’ve been blessed, as we have been, you not only have a right but an obligation to be of service to others,” Sullivan said. “This is the right time in my life, and I think I’m fully equipped.”

Sullivan has worked in many fields, including managing a low-income housing complex, interning as a constituent aide, serving as a city administrator and manager and working as a nursing home administrator.

Sullivan lives in Columbia with his wife, Suzanne. He has eight children and 10 grandchildren.