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PITTSBURG —
The past four years have been contentious in the political arena, and area voters went into Tuesday’s Senate District 13 Republican primary election between Jake LaTurner and incumbent Bob Marshall, and the Crawford County Commission District 2 Democratic primary election between Tim Gintner, previous commissioner Tom Moody, and incumbent commissioner Linda Grilz with a variety of electoral issues on their minds.
At St. John’s Lutheran Church, some 300 voters had turned out to the polls by about 3:30 p.m.
“We had a pretty good turnout in the morning before work to beat the heat,” poll worker Beth Emmert said.
Laura Lee Washburn, an English professor at Pittsburg State University, said she was concerned about women’s rights and the welfare of Pittsburg residents.
“Women’s reproductive rights are under attack, and in our area there’s a lot of poverty,” Washburn said. “I think there are some candidates that can help with that.”
At Church of Christ on E. Centennial, Pittsburg resident Dave Holloman said he considers putting people back to work as the most pressing issue.
“Jobs and the economy is first,” said Holloman, who works for Sapience Corporation, the official North American distributor for electronic education equipment created by ED Co., Ltd., a South Korea-based company. “It fixes everything else. We need jobs and a better business climate.”
Pittsburg resident Ryan Wittum didn’t want to go into details, but said the primaries are an important step leading into the general election in November.
“Getting good candidates for the party is important for all the state and local races,” Wittum said. “You just need some good, solid candidates to run against other people.”
David Dye, also of Pittsburg, said the primaries are an important part of the democratic process, no matter one’s political bent.
“All of the key issues hold in Pittsburg,” Dye said. “Whether it’s the economy, key social issues and whether you think the incumbent is doing a good job.”
The past four years have been contentious in the political arena, and area voters went into Tuesday’s Senate District 13 Republican primary election between Jake LaTurner and incumbent Bob Marshall, and the Crawford County Commission District 2 Democratic primary election between Tim Gintner, previous commissioner Tom Moody, and incumbent commissioner Linda Grilz with a variety of electoral issues on their minds.
At St. John’s Lutheran Church, some 300 voters had turned out to the polls by about 3:30 p.m.
“We had a pretty good turnout in the morning before work to beat the heat,” poll worker Beth Emmert said.
Laura Lee Washburn, an English professor at Pittsburg State University, said she was concerned about women’s rights and the welfare of Pittsburg residents.
“Women’s reproductive rights are under attack, and in our area there’s a lot of poverty,” Washburn said. “I think there are some candidates that can help with that.”
At Church of Christ on E. Centennial, Pittsburg resident Dave Holloman said he considers putting people back to work as the most pressing issue.
“Jobs and the economy is first,” said Holloman, who works for Sapience Corporation, the official North American distributor for electronic education equipment created by ED Co., Ltd., a South Korea-based company. “It fixes everything else. We need jobs and a better business climate.”
Pittsburg resident Ryan Wittum didn’t want to go into details, but said the primaries are an important step leading into the general election in November.
“Getting good candidates for the party is important for all the state and local races,” Wittum said. “You just need some good, solid candidates to run against other people.”
David Dye, also of Pittsburg, said the primaries are an important part of the democratic process, no matter one’s political bent.
“All of the key issues hold in Pittsburg,” Dye said. “Whether it’s the economy, key social issues and whether you think the incumbent is doing a good job.”
