𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨 | 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐯𝐬. 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬

Happy Monday, Platte County! We are kicking off another busy week, and with the August primary drawing closer, the operational differences between the campaigns in this race are becoming incredibly clear.

This past week, Team Wojo was out in full force across the community. After a week of knocking on doors, Saturday morning we enjoyed visiting with citizens and vendors at the Parkville Farmers Market, taking in the incredible homegrown produce and unique crafts created right here by local Platte County farmers and artisans.

On Saturday afternoon, we headed over to support the "Know Norm Run" Poker Run fundraiser benefiting Northland kids. While only one member of our crew actually rode a motorcycle, the rest of Team Wojo had a fantastic time catching up with my friends Jim Eaton and the boys, enjoying the live music of Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders, and mingling with a wonderful crowd of charitable patriots.

Being out on the pavement and talking directly to taxpayers keeps our campaign entirely focused on the real world—not courthouse politics.

Lately, we’ve heard a lot of vague campaign rhetoric about "modernizing processes" and "bringing efficiency" to the County Clerk’s office. But when you look beneath the surface, the only concrete solution being offered by the competition is changing the office hours to close at 5:00 PM instead of the current 4:00 PM.

Don't get me wrong—taxpayer accessibility matters. But let’s look at the actual business math.

Adding an hour to the end of the day doesn't really help "working families" if those exact families are also working until 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. If a candidate were truly focused on modern customer service, they would be asking why we aren’t exploring a 6:00 PM closing time, or adjusting for select Saturday morning hours once or twice a month.

As a professional engineer who ran a business for 32 years, I know that true efficiency doesn't just mean making staff sit at a desk longer to process forms. True modernization means using secure, updated technology so that a busy working family can easily handle their interactions with county government online, without ever having to take time off work to drive down to the courthouse in the first place.

We don't need superficial, half-measure fixes. We need a Clerk who understands data, optimizes staffing, respects taxpayer dollars, and brings real business sense to county operations.

Our team is back at it this week, using data tools to map out our next geofenced neighborhoods to keep our ground game moving forward systematically. If you agree it’s time for a non-politician who delivers real blueprints instead of empty rhetoric, consider joining our team, putting a sign in your yard, or supporting us online.

Have a wonderful, safe, and productive week ahead!

#WojoForClerk #PlatteCounty #MondayMemo #BusinessSense #TaxpayerFirst #RealSolutions #BoringEfficiency #WorthHarleyDavidson #ParkvilleFarmersMarket #OutlawJimAndTheWhiskeyBenders #LiveLocalMusic

Another great factoid from our Campaign Leader Rachel Kautz - On this day, June 7th, 1776, Lee introduced a resolution on Independence! Keep looking for events that happened during 1776 as a flurry of them will come in July. These reminders will go all the way through December. Enjoy this year of our nation's 250th Birthday! Celebrate greatly and safely! Be thankful we are still in a free society due to the efforts of the Colonial men and women. They risked and lost their lives for the cause of Freedom! Let's honor them by keeping this Republic and our Freedom!

𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 | 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞

We wrapped up another heavy week on the campaign trail, systematically clearing out geofenced precincts in south Platte County, while our crew continues pushing deep into the high-volume neighborhoods of Riverside, Southeast, and Line Creek.

When you look at the sheer data of a ground game, you quickly learn that local government is where the rubber meets the road.

Walking doors brings out every perspective. This week, I had one voter tell me they hoped I’d lose simply because of the "R" next to my name and national politics. Right after, I spoke with a voter who was frustrated with national and state-level trends, but promised she would do her homework, read my posts, and research who I am.

That second conversation highlights exactly why I am running.

Local county government shouldn't be a proxy war for Washington, D.C., nor should it be a playground for internal courthouse drama. At the county level, "Republican" means a strict adherence to a specific bottom line: fiscal conservatism, absolute transparency, balanced budgets, and operational efficiency. The County Clerk doesn't manage international borders or national policy. The Clerk manages your records, guards your tax dollars, and ensures your county infrastructure runs without wasting a single dime of your hard-earned money.

This weekend, our team is taking that focus out into the community. Friday night, I am assisting with the technical setup for a local screening of the historical film 1776. Saturday morning, I’ll be talking with residents and vendors at the Parkville Farmers Market.

Then on Saturday afternoon, Team Wojo is heading over to the Worth Harley-Davidson event benefiting hungry children in the Northland.  My friend Jim Eaton, a great supporter of mine, will be there performing, so our team will be there in our shirts and caps from 1 to 4 PM, enjoying the live music of Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders, mingling with the crowd, and handing out campaign cards.

True fiscal responsibility means making sure the community's resources are protected so that our families, our charities, and our local businesses can thrive.

If you see us out at the market or at the concert this weekend, come talk to us about how we can bring real business sense back to the courthouse.

#WojoForClerk #PlatteCounty #FiscalFriday #TaxpayerFirst #NorthlandStrong #RealSolutions

𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 | 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 the 𝐏𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

This past week, our campaign team has been hitting the pavement hard in south Platte County, completing doors in my home subdivision and actively canvassing out in the Riverside and Parkville West Precincts.

When you spend hours walking neighborhoods and knocking on doors, you gain a specific kind of insight into what actually concerns folks–– insight you can never get sitting behind a desk in a courthouse. You quickly realize that public service isn't about lecturing people from a position of authority; it’s about having the humility to listen.

Every front porch offers a different conversation. I’m hearing from neighbors who are frustrated by bureaucratic hurdles, families who want clear transparency on how their tax dollars are allocated, and citizens who simply want local government to work efficiently and play by the rules.  Most of all, they want to end the drama and bring down taxes–– especially property taxes.

Out of all the doors we've knocked on, only one voter told me they didn't mind taxes, specifically mentioning libraries and parks. That same voter also flatly stated they would not be voting for me. Shocking, I know! But that's the beauty of a ground game—you listen to everyone, even the ones who disagree, because every data point matters when you are assessing the county's needs.

In engineering, you can't solve a structural problem without doing a site visit to look at the actual field conditions. The same is true for county government.

True operational integrity starts by stepping outside the courthouse walls and remembering exactly who the system belongs to: the taxpayers. You don't build trust by hiding public information behind website firewalls or focusing on political insider drama. You build trust by showing up, looking people in the eye, and doing the hard work to earn their vote.

Thank you to everyone in Riverside and across Platte County who has opened their doors, shared their concerns, and joined our team this week. We are reading every note, analyzing the data, and preparing to bring real business sense to the County Clerk’s office.

#WojoForClerk #PlatteCounty #WisdomWednesday #GroundGame #ListeningToVoters #BoringEfficiency

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨 | 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

I have always believed that a person is defined by their reputation and the integrity with which they live their lives. In public service, that integrity should be non-negotiable. True integrity means doing exactly what you say you are going to do, and understanding the framework required to get it done.

We are now exactly two months away from the August primary. In Platte County, the race for County Clerk is a three-candidate contest: the incumbent, a first-time challenger, and myself. Over the course of this summer, voters are going to see a stark contrast in how each candidate approaches the problems facing our county seat.

Politics is too often filled with empty rhetoric—candidates harping on problems or making sweeping promises that the law doesn't even allow them to deliver. Having run for office previously in 2014, I learned a vital lesson: honesty is the only path forward. It is easy to complain; it is much harder to offer an actual engineered solution.

Take the issue of county spending and compensation. In November 2025, six of our ten elected officials, including the incumbent Clerk, voted to give themselves significant salary increases.

While the other challenger in this race rightly complains about these excessive raises, complaining isn’t a strategy. To date, they have offered no structural plan of action to bring salaries into equitable ranges, nor any mechanism to prevent elected officials from voting on their own pay scales in the future.

Identifying a leak in the pipe is only the first step. You have to know how to fix the plumbing.

My commitment to you has always been grounded in the reality of Missouri law. I will work within the constructs of the Missouri statutes to act as a defensive wall against rising property taxes and to be a disciplined steward of your tax dollars. That means maintaining a lean, necessary staff, seeking maximum value in county contracts, and ending reckless spending.

There is significant work to be done to bring modern, working technology and true operational efficiency to the Clerk’s office and county government as a whole. The goal is simple: reduce administrative timelines, cut operational costs, and look for every opportunity to provide taxpayers with relief.

Changing an entrenched system takes hard work, perseverance, and the willingness to stand firm when resistance is fierce. I cannot promise that the road will be easy, or that every bureaucratic obstacle will vanish overnight. But I can promise you this: I will always tell you the truth, I will run an office of total transparency, and I will never insult your intelligence with empty promises.

If you agree that it is time to change the culture in our courthouse and elect a non-politician who will bring real business sense to county government, I invite you to join our team. Please consider placing a sign in your yard, sharing our message with your neighbors, or donating campaign funds so we can continue to spread this vision throughout every corner of Platte County.  Leave a comment below and I will get back to you.

Have a wonderful and productive week ahead!

#WojoForClerk #PlatteCounty #MondayMemo #OperationalIntegrity #TaxpayerFirst #RealSolutions

To contact me please email the campaign at wojtkiewiczforplattecoclerk@gmail.com or send me a text or call me at 816-343-4439.
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𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 | 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬

As an engineer, I look at government through the lens of efficiency and access. If the public cannot access the system because information is hidden behind an artificial barrier, then likely the system is broken.

Lately, concerned citizens have reached out to me regarding a disturbing trend: Platte County public information and official commission data are being actively obscured behind county website firewalls.  These citizens have been contacting the Commissioners and County Clerk.  The Commissioners are not obligated to act but are being informed.  The County Clerk appears to not be sharing public information freely or allowing access to it on the County website.

Let's look at the fiscal reality of this system failure:

1. Taxpayer Funded: The county website and IT infrastructure are paid for entirely by your tax dollars. You bought the system.
2. The Compliance Cost: When elected offices use tech permissions to hide public information or make public agendas harder to access, they aren’t just failing at transparency—they are actively risking costly Sunshine Law and Missouri Statute violations that you, the taxpayer, have to foot the bill for.

A citizen should never have to submit an expensive open-records request just to see records declared public information.

We don't need digital gatekeeping or weaponized departments in the courthouse. We need an administrative hub that treats public records as public property. On Day One, we will audit our digital systems to ensure the taxpayer has unhindered, seamless access to the information they already paid for.

#WojoForClerk #FiscalFriday #PlatteCounty #TaxpayerFirst #OpenData

 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

I just returned from my 16th consecutive year at the Indianapolis 500, witnessing the closest finish in 110 years of racing history—decided by a mere 0.0233 seconds after 70 lead changes. The patriotism exhibited pre-race and by the crowd of 400,000 is simply amazing and very moving.  During the presentation of colors, twenty-one gun salute and playing of TAPS, you can literally hear a pin drop as that huge crowd goes absolutely quiet in reverence and respect for all who gave their lives for this great nation and what the weekend of Memorial Day is really all about.  I admit I shed tears every year at that moment.  If feels like a nation comes together.

When a race is that tight, you realize something fundamental: The rules, the boundaries, and the data are the only things keeping the system from descending into pure chaos. Drivers cannot ignore a race car’s mechanical limits.  Teams cannot violate the technical specifications of the rulebook without facing instant disqualification.

The same applies to our local governance and political organizations right here in Platte County.

Bylaws aren’t suggestions. Statutory rules are not mere guidelines. When leaders and organizations decide the rules don't apply to them—or when they use their positions to tilt the playing field and promote favoritism—the institution breaks down. Trust disappears.  We are seeing this play out this week with local political organizations.

A reliable system requires leaders who respect the framework they were elected to uphold. Whether it's the track at Indy, a local political club, or the County Clerk’s office, operational integrity means playing strictly by the book. No exceptions. No shortcuts.

#WojoForClerk #PlatteCounty #WisdomWednesday #ByTheBook #OperationalIntegrity