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Gregory Bland Jr. is running for Topeka City Council to bridge the gap between local government and the constituents it represents. He also gives good haircuts.
“I wear many hats in the community,” Bland said. “Some would call me a community activist. Some would call me a pastor. Some would call me a preacher, a friend. My kids call me a father.”
Bland, a former pastor and elder at Temple of Deliverance, grew up in Topeka where he and his wife have three children, Kaidynne, Jordynne and Gregory Bland III, also known as Trey.
Bland is running against council member Mike Lesser in Topeka’s 9th District.
Topeka City Council member Mike Lesser is running for re-election in District 9 for a pretty simple reason: He has more work to do. His first term, he said, was stained by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“My goal is to make Topeka a better place for our families,” he said. “I want my kids to want to stay in Topeka, and the way you do that is by good jobs, supporting business and bringing quality of life activities to Topeka.”
Lesser said he spent most of his life in the city and once interned for former Sen. Bob Dole. The Seaman High School and Washburn University graduate works as president of Peoples Insurance Group.