2015 Lawrence City Commission candidates

There’s a full field of candidates for the upcoming Lawrence City Commission race.

Fourteen candidates have signed up for three at-large seats on the City Commission. The field is the largest in at least a decade, according to records from the Douglas County clerk’s office.

The large number of filings means there will be a primary election on March 3. The primary will narrow the City Commission field down to six candidates. The general election will be April 7.

For details about voting, and other Journal-World coverage of the 2015 city and school elections, go to LJWorld.com/vote2015.

And if you have a few minutes, take our candidate selector quiz. It’s meant to be fun and educational, but it shouldn’t be used as the only way to make up your mind before you vote.

Candidate profiles

• Kristie Adair, 41, entrepreneur

• Mike Anderson, 33, television talk show host

• Stuart Boley, 60, retired IRS agent; part-time administrative officer for the Douglas County Community Foundation

• David Crawford, 64, retired instructor for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

• Matthew Herbert, 31, teacher at Lawrence High School

• Justin Priest, 41, tax preparer for Hume Tax Service, transit driver

• Stan Rasmussen, 52, attorney for the U.S. Army

• Greg Robinson, 50, business owner/attorney

• Terry Riordan, 63, pediatrician/physician

• Rob Sands, 33, full-time officer in the Kansas Army National Guard

• Bob Schumm, 68, self-employed and retired downtown restaurant owner

• Leslie Soden, 43, owner of Pet Minders pet care business

• Cori Viola, 23, law student at Kansas University

• Gary Williams, 52, self-employed at Flo’s Laundry & Janitorial Services

Candidate questionnaires

• Kristie Adair

• Mike Anderson

• Stuart Boley

• David Crawford

• Matthew Herbert

• Justin Priest

• Stan Rasmussen

• Greg Robinson

• Terry Riordan

• Rob Sands

• Bob Schumm

• Leslie Soden

• Cori Viola

• Gary Williams

For the latest news and notes, read reporter Chad Lawhorn’s Town Talk blog most weekdays at LJWorld.com.