Council At-Large
Kenton Randolph is the current At-Large Councilmember for the City of St. Joseph, Missouri, first elected in 2022. A lifelong St. Joseph resident with deep family roots in the area, he is a small business owner with over 25 years of experience, having founded Randolph Seating and Mobility and owning Randolph Drug Store. Randolph is also a licensed real estate broker and holds a background in pre-professional health with an emphasis on Rehabilitation Science and Technology. He actively participates in the community through the St. Joseph Youth Alliance and the St. Joseph Sertoma Club.
Vision
Randolph envisions a St. Joseph that thrives through a business-minded approach to city government, balancing fiscal responsibility with community growth. He seeks to enhance public safety, improve infrastructure, and beautify the city while fostering economic development that creates good-paying jobs and eases the financial burden on families. Through his leadership, he aims to ensure long-term stability and prosperity for all residents.
The Issues
Randolph’s priorities include maintaining balanced budgets, supporting first responders, and investing in roads and infrastructure. He advocates for economic growth, local job creation, and city beautification projects. His platform emphasizes practical solutions to reduce economic pressures on working families while ensuring efficient and effective city governance.
Contact
Email | krandolph@stjosephmo.gov
Phone | (816) 262-5599
Our Candidate Summary
Socially Conservative
Fiscal Moderate
These assessments are based on the answers or lack of answers supplied by the candidates. Kenton’s responses indicate a socially conservative and fiscally moderate position.
Kenton on the Issues
Strengths/Assets to Be City Council Member
I will bring a business perspective to St. Joseph City Council. I want to make St. Joseph beautiful and improve our infrastructure. I’m an enthusiastic advocate for growth in St. Joseph, and an optimistic leader with innovative ideas. I am willing to invest the time and efforts necessary to make St Joseph a better place to live, work and thrive.
Do you support competition in Buchanan County’s healthcare?
We would need to address issues in our community first, which in turn would promote healthy competition that would strengthen our community as a whole.
How do you feel the mask mandate went in St. Joseph?
It did not go as planned due to individual decisions, and it wasn’t scientifically proven to be effective.
Do you support policies that would permit males and females to share the same public restrooms, locker rooms, and showers, based on their self-identified gender instead of their natural born gender?
No as I believe that creates a safety threat for women.
If faced with a budget deficit, would you support or oppose cutting spending rather than increasing taxes?
However, I’m only in favor of cutting spending for those things that will not have a long-term impact on necessary items such as infrastructure.
If the council were given $1M to use to fund projects in St. Joseph, what would you fund?
Items that would have a long-term benefit to our community such as infrastructure, beautification, etc.
Priorities for using the 2022 America Rescue Plan Act monies coming to the city.
Long term beautification, safety, reduce crime, and encourage business growth. I will need to see the rules and regulations, as they are updated.
Do you believe in equity (equal outcome) or equality (equal opportunity)?
There’s nothing holding us back from achieving equal opportunity, as it’s based on individual decisions.
How does St. Joseph compare to Kansas City? What lessons can each city learn from each other?
It’s not necessary to compare ourselves to Kansas City as we are a much smaller community. We would benefit from focusing on other communities that are comparable in size and succeeding and growing. Focus on creating a niche to capitalize on.
Are there circumstances where the city council can restrict the church from assembling? If so, under which circumstances?
No, that is violating ethical and personal rights.