Alvin Brooks
One-line bio: A two-term councilman and admired figure, Brooks goes on radio to ask for crime tips and comforts the families of murder victims, making him a parish priest of the black community.
Campaign guru: Pat Gray, who managed the successful campaigns of Kay Barnes and last spring's push for taxpayer-funded renovations of the sports complex.
Rich and powerful donors: Lawyer John Kurtz and his wife, Patricia, a former Kansas City, Missouri, School Board member ($9,000); law firm White Goss Bowers ($1,750 from various individuals); Buck O'Neil ($1,000)
Base of support: Conventional wisdom says that support is wide and Brooks is a favorite to advance past the primary.
What he has that others lack: Name recognition
Sworn enemy: Attention-hungry comic-book artist and community activist Alonzo Washington, who called Brooks a sellout and an Uncle Tom for what Washington deemed to be a meek response to the release of the Sofia Salva police tape.
Playing against type: In hiring Pat Gray, the warm and positive Brooks went with a campaign manager who has been known to get his hands dirty (for example, in 2003, Gray's shop doctored photos of Becky Nace and Jim Glover, making them look like products of in-breeding). The juvenility of the effort embarrassed even one of Gray's own clients.
Proud moment: Brooks became the city's first black department head (human relations) in 1968.
Empty-gesture alert: Brooks established a violent-crime commission in 2005, as the city reeled from a 40 percent increase in the number of homicides. The commission emerged six months later with a report destined to collect dust on a shelf. Among its recommendations: better education and the creation of a half-time staff person to evaluate crime-prevention efforts.
Should be embarrassed about: From 2000 to 2005, Brooks made an average salary of $53,333 from Move Up, a crime-fighting organization that receives city funding. Brooks voted twice to approve contracts between the city and Move Up (total worth: $275,000). Internal auditor Roy Greenway looked at the matter and found no conflict of interest; Brooks' Move Up contract contained ass-covering language that said city funds would not be used to pay his salary.
Trivia I: He was named one of George H.W. Bush's 1,000 points of light.
Trivia II: He and wife Carol married in 1950.
Trivia III: His diet consists mainly of fruits and vegetables.
Somewhat revealing personal detail: For a few months in the winter and spring of 2006, he dyed his hair in what looked like an effort to project a more youthful appearance.
Rolls in: A 2000 Cadillac DeVille
Looks like: Miles Davis
John David DiCapo
One-line bio: DiCapo owns and operates DiCapo Foods, a manufacturing company that produces Italian wedding cookies and Jim's Famous Hot Tamales.
Campaign guru: None. John David DiCapo plans to give John David DiCapo's opinion, take it or leave it.
Campaign theme: DiCapo entered the race, he says, "Because I was so pissed off at City Hall for what they did to me." DiCapo leased space for his Chili Shack restaurant in the city-owned parking garage at 12th Street and Oak, believing that city officials would force competing street vendors to vacate the sidewalks near his business. When that didn't happen, DiCapo began complaining — loudly. After almost two years, the city bought out his lease in December. He says he's in the race because the small-business owner in Kansas City gets dumped on.
Sworn enemy: Pushcart vendors outside City Hall. "You see a bunch of guys out there, dirty-looking guys cooking sausages on a dirty-looking grill. Someone said it makes the city look cosmopolitan. I said, 'You're full of shit.'"
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Alvin Brooks - Too old. Parish priest of the black community? Cleaver was one too.
John DiCapo - Who? Never heard of him.
Chuck Eddy - Richards-Gebaur HUB? - Dr. Sly
Janice Ellis - Has a chance just like anyone else does.
John Fairfield - Who? Never heard of him either.
Mark Funkhouser - Good chance of winning.
Stan Glazer - It'll be Stan and someone else.
John Glover - I don't know why he keeps running for Mayor.
Henry Klein - Who? Never heard of him. Who?
Becky Nace - Has a good chance of winning.
Albert Riederer - Who? Some of these people I never heard of.
Katheryn Shields - Good Luck, you'll need it after that assumed fraud charge
Alvin Brooks - Too old. Parish priest of the black community? Cleaver was one too. John DiCapo - Who? Never heard of him. Chuck Eddy - Richards-Gebaur HUB? - Dr. Sly Janice Ellis - Has a chance just like anyone else does. John Fairfield - Who? Never heard of him either. Mark Funkhouser - Good chance of winning. Stan Glazer - It'll be Stan and someone else. John Glover - I don't know why he keeps running for Mayor. Henry Klein - Who? Never heard of him. Who? Becky Nace - Has a good chance of winning. Albert Riederer - Who? Some of these people I never heard of. Katheryn Shields - Good Luck, you'll need it after that assumed fraud charge
Alvin Brooks - Too old. Parish priest of the black community? Cleaver was one too. John DiCapo - Who? Never heard of him. Chuck Eddy - Richards-Gebaur HUB? - Dr. Sly Janice Ellis - Has a chance just like anyone else does. John Fairfield - Who? Never heard of him either. Mark Funkhouser - Good chance of winning. Stan Glazer - It'll be Stan and someone else. John Glover - I don't know why he keeps running for Mayor. Henry Klein - Who? Never heard of him. Who? Becky Nace - Has a good chance of winning. Albert Riederer - Who? Some of these people I never heard of. Katheryn Shields - Good Luck, you'll need it after that assumed fraud charge
The only person who I believe is even remotely going to be a benefit in City Hall is Janice Ellis. She seems like the only person whose agenda will actually help the people who really need it. Nace? I wouldn't trust her to be fair or forthright to those less fortunate. If she wins, heaven help anyone who lives east of Troost...
The only person who I believe is even remotely going to be a benefit in City Hall is Janice Ellis. She seems like the only person whose agenda will actually help the people who really need it. Nace? I wouldn't trust her to be fair or forthright to those less fortunate. If she wins, heaven help anyone who lives east of Troost...
The only person who I believe is even remotely going to be a benefit in City Hall is Janice Ellis. She seems like the only person whose agenda will actually help the people who really need it. Nace? I wouldn't trust her to be fair or forthright to those less fortunate. If she wins, heaven help anyone who lives east of Troost...
You forgot to add that Brooks is a HUGE supporter of reverse discrimination. He even encouraged an agency to break the law. Once an agency has reached it�s DBE quota, it can no longer use minority status as a deciding factor when awarding contracts. He seems to think ignoring the law is the right thing to do.
You forgot to add that Brooks is a HUGE supporter of reverse discrimination. He even encouraged an agency to break the law. Once an agency has reached it’s DBE quota, it can no longer use minority status as a deciding factor when awarding contracts. He seems to think ignoring the law is the right thing to do.
You forgot to add that Brooks is a HUGE supporter of reverse discrimination. He even encouraged an agency to break the law. Once an agency has reached it’s DBE quota, it can no longer use minority status as a deciding factor when awarding contracts. He seems to think ignoring the law is the right thing to do.
I'm proud to support and be working for Mark Funkhouser, I respect his integrity.
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