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Independence, MO —
Rep. Tom McDonald will have the opportunity to defend his seat this November in the new 28th District.
In the Democratic primary Tuesday, McDonald received 1,207 votes (72.54 percent) and challenger Patrick Riehle received 457 votes (27.46 percent). McDonald will face Republican Jim Aziere, a former teacher, coach and school board member from Raytown, Nov. 6.
“I am happy with the results. The primary was going to be a tough one because it was an in-party fight,” he said. “But I believe the way you win any election is at the door, and that is what I did. I knocked on every door I could find.”
The new 28th Missouri House District covers southern Independence, most of Raytown and a small portion of eastern Kansas City. When the district lines were redrawn late in 2011, McDonald found himself in the same district as Rep. Ira Anders. But because the state missed its original deadline to draw new districts, McDonald was able to run in the newly created 28th, which covers much of the same area as his old 49th District. He plans to move to Raytown later this year.
McDonald, who retired from Hallmark Cards Inc. in 2007, has been serving in the House of Representatives since 2008. He said because he is up against a current member of the Raytown Board of Aldermen (Aziere serves Ward 2), the November election could also be difficult.
“Raytown is historically a solid Democratic vote, but I am running against a guy who is a current alderman and has a lot of name recognition in the community,” he said. “I believe it is all a matter of getting to the voters on a one-on-one basis. I think with any election, there is a lot of hard work, and I am prepared to work hard campaign for November.”
Rep. Tom McDonald will have the opportunity to defend his seat this November in the new 28th District.
In the Democratic primary Tuesday, McDonald received 1,207 votes (72.54 percent) and challenger Patrick Riehle received 457 votes (27.46 percent). McDonald will face Republican Jim Aziere, a former teacher, coach and school board member from Raytown, Nov. 6.
“I am happy with the results. The primary was going to be a tough one because it was an in-party fight,” he said. “But I believe the way you win any election is at the door, and that is what I did. I knocked on every door I could find.”
The new 28th Missouri House District covers southern Independence, most of Raytown and a small portion of eastern Kansas City. When the district lines were redrawn late in 2011, McDonald found himself in the same district as Rep. Ira Anders. But because the state missed its original deadline to draw new districts, McDonald was able to run in the newly created 28th, which covers much of the same area as his old 49th District. He plans to move to Raytown later this year.
McDonald, who retired from Hallmark Cards Inc. in 2007, has been serving in the House of Representatives since 2008. He said because he is up against a current member of the Raytown Board of Aldermen (Aziere serves Ward 2), the November election could also be difficult.
“Raytown is historically a solid Democratic vote, but I am running against a guy who is a current alderman and has a lot of name recognition in the community,” he said. “I believe it is all a matter of getting to the voters on a one-on-one basis. I think with any election, there is a lot of hard work, and I am prepared to work hard campaign for November.”
