Schoolhouse Rock… NOT

I recently wrote an op-ed (I’ll link here if it’s published) on a bill passed by the Kansas House and Senate, which was awaiting the governor’s signature. The major problem with the bill was the legislators’ use of an oft-maligned (mostly for good reason) tool in the Kansas legislative process – the “gut-and-go”, combined with “declaring an emergency” final action …

The 2025 Sharp Sheet

The 2025 Sharp Sheet is the latest edition of my recommendations for races in the KC Metro area. Skip on by if this doesn’t apply to you! TWO IMPORTANT points to remember: DeSoto Edgerton Gardner Lake Quivira (uncontested) Lenexa Merriam Mission Mission Hills Mission Woods Olathe Overland Park Prairie Village Roeland Park Shawnee USD 229 Blue Valley USD 233 Olathe …

Celebrate & Empower

As I approach 50 in the coming weeks, I’m reflecting on those who have inspired and helped me along the way. Corey Paris and Norma Nolte, respectively, are on my mind this week. Corey Paris was Student Body President at JCCC one of the years I was on the JCCC Board. He was a firecracker who had big ideas and executed …

WDYD Part 4: Juror Insight

Lawyers ≥ Politicians? We’re always looking for new ways to apply Stephanie’s deep expertise in voter data to different industries. That’s why we’re excited to introduce VoteSharp Juror Insight, the latest offering in our “What Do You Do?” series: A lawyer friend asked Stephanie to give her thoughts on a list of jurors for an upcoming trial: “You see things in …

Ripple Effect

This week we’re back again to the BINGO card, specifically moving to the bottom right of the card. What’s the best way to serve your community? Cause a civic ripple-effect! Share service concepts with your networks so they implement service into their daily lives, too. Imagine if our subscribers each shared this newsletter with ten people. Ideally, we’d want them to subscribe …

5W-H: Where?

Waldo? Bueller? Welcome to the second in our 6-part series on the 5Ws & an H of running for office. We’ve jumbled up the typical “Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How” into the chronology of how those questions should play out in politics: Why, Where, What, Who, When, and How. Welcome to our Where… Where do you live? The Why now …

5W-H: Why?

The decision to run for office. We all know the “5Ws & an H”: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. When it comes to deciding to run for office, this phrase needs a fruit basket upset. Chronologically, we recommend the following: Why, Where, What, Who, When, and How. For those who know me well, they know there’s always a …

Newsletters before they were 😎…

Work(s) in Progress Welcome to the new format/platform/evolution of the Sharp Record/Sharp Connector (VoteSharp Vibe?)?? This is my launch on Substack, so I’ll go back to the basics with a refresher of how we got here, then lay out where we’re going. In my early 20s, I wrote correspondence on foreign affairs, defense, international trade, and agriculture in the US …