Community. Equity. Progress.
Candidate for Jackson County Legislature, District 1
A Jackson County that works for all of us starts with all of us.
The best days of Jackson County are ahead of us. But to get there, we will need to work together with a common vision.
As your Legislator for District 1, I will fight for the things that matter most to us:
Fair, Predictable Property Taxes
Support for Working Families
Quality, Equitable Education
Senior Services
Access to Parks & Conservation
Efficiency in Our Government
Promotion of Arts & Culture
Meet Manny
Manny Abarca IV currently serves as the Treasurer of the Kansas City Public School Board and the Jackson County Democratic Committee. He has spent his entire life in the Kansas City Metropolitan area and has made his home with his wife, Alexis, and daughter, Camila, in the Historic Northeast.
Manny prides himself on his working-class upbringing, as the son to a 30-year Union Teamster father and dedicated, loving mother of three who worked her whole life setting an example of perseverance and the value of education. Currently, Manny serves Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II as his Deputy District Director.
He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Central Missouri and is pursuing his Doctorate from Mizzou. Previously, he served on the Guadalupe Center Educational Systems Board of Directors and serves or has served on the Board of Directors for: MoKan Goodwill, ReDiscover Mental Health Clinics, Samuel Rodgers Health Center, Healing House Inc., the Northeast Chamber of Commerce, Historic Kansas City Foundation and the Indian Mound Neighborhood Association. He also represents the 12th Ward on the Jackson County Democratic Committee and is on the executive board of the Missouri Democratic Party as the Secretary.
To see more of Manny’s depth of experience, you can view his resume here.
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