Jermaine Reed

Jermaine Reed (born June 13, 1984), is the 3rd District Councilman of Kansas City. In May 2011, at the age of 26, Reed became the youngest member of the City Council and second-youngest ever elected to the City Council of Kansas City, Missouri.
Early Life, Education, and Career
Reed was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Raised along with his four brothers by his single mother, his family was able to overcome homelessness.
While in high school, Reed became active with the AdHoc Group Against Crime. There, he met Alvin Brooks, now a Kansas City, Missouri Police Commissioner, who became a role model and friend. Reed joined incumbent Sharon Sanders Brooks and Michael Fletcher as a 3rd District City Council candidate.
The council race was surrounded in controversy as Sanders-Brooks accused Fletcher of violating the two-year residency requirement. Sanders-Brooks claimed Fletcher filed court papers from a California address, which meant that he had moved and was therefore ineligible to remain on the February 22 ballot. Fletcher appealed the ruling of the Jackson County judge, but a U.S. Court of Appeals judge agreed with the lower court's decision that ruled him ineligible. The court's decision left only Reed and Sanders-Brooks as legitimate candidates.
Accomplishments
Reed represents over 78,000 residents in Kansas City, Missouri’s 3rd District.
**Neighborhoods & Healthy Communities Committee
***Regional Director
**Young Elected Officials Network
***Policy Council
Recall Attempt
In January 2012, a few community and faith groups announced a plan to seek Reed's recall. The main criticisms cited were Reed's lack of political experience and his lack of initiative in stopping the construction of the East Patrol Division and Crime Lab Campus in East Kansas City. The construction of the East Patrol Campus would force about 60 residents to relocate. Rev. Bell cited in-depth conversations with younger members of his congregation for his change of heart. In June 2012 the petitioners turned in 79 pages of signatures to City Hall; however, they admitted to not having the amount required for a recall election. Election officials estimated the group needed 700 more valid signatures and once certified, they would have 10 additional days to collect the required number of signatures. The group was only able to collect about 400 additional signatures, which was an insufficient amount for a recall of Councilman Reed.
The same group attempted to force another recall election by filing a second Affidavit in Support of the Recall of Reed. They submitted the affidavit to the City Clerk's office and it was certified in November 2012. However, the group never submitted any signatures in support of the second recall attempt.

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