Boone County prosecutor seeks judgeship, Jefferson City legislator seeks clerkship on filing’s first day
Matthew Sanders
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Boone County’s top prosecutor wasted no time putting in his name for an associate circuit judge seat on Tuesday, while the term-limited state House member serving Jefferson City filed for Cole County clerk.
Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson signed his paperwork less than 30 minutes after filing opened at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Johnson, a Democrat, is running in the August primary to be the next Division 11 associate circuit judge.
Melissa Buchanan, the state’s director of securities enforcement, filed to run for prosecuting attorney as a Democrat — the only candidate to put in their name for Johnson’s current position on the first day of filing.
Several Boone County officeholders filed for reelection: Division 5 Associate Circuit Judge Kimberly Shaw, Division 10 Associate Circuit Judge Kayla Jackson-Williams, Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick, County Auditor Kyle Reiman, Circuit Clerk Sherry Terrell, County Clerk Brianna Lennon and Collector Brian McCollum.
Reiman was the only one to draw a challenger, with fellow Democrat Allen Bel-Long seeking the office.
Republican Josh Devine filed for reelection as Division 4 13th Circuit judge, serving Boone and Callaway counties.
In Cole County, term-limited House member Dave Griffith and Jefferson City Councilman Jeff Ahlers both filed as Republicans to replace retiring County Clerk Steve Korsmeyer. Term-limited state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter will run as a Republican for presiding commissioner.
Filing for the August primary will remain open through March 31.