Nonpartisan · Hays Vice Mayor / City Commissioner
Sources for Alaina Cunningham
16 public sources used in researching this candidate. Every claim in the profile traces back to one or more of these URLs.
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Primary Records
3 sources- The City of Hays lists Alaina Cunningham as vice mayor
- The City of Hays describes the commission as the city's policy-making body
- Hays commissioners are elected at large every two years
- The current 2026 Ellis County filing list does not list a Hays City Commission race
- Alaina Cunningham is not listed as a 2026 primary candidate
- Primary source: https://www.ellisco.net/DocumentCenter/View/5736/2026-Candidate-Filings
- Kansas campaign-finance data portal did not surface a clean online Alaina Cunningham donor record in the reviewed public record
- Kansas campaign-finance data portal: https://www.kansas.gov/campaign-finance/
Reporting and Public Context
11 sources- Cunningham identified water, economic growth, housing, youth retention, retirees, budget discipline, infrastructure, and quality of life as priorities
- Cunningham said she felt a duty to serve the public and Do Good
- Cunningham said Hays needs developer incentives and diversified housing
- Cunningham won a four-year Hays City Commission term in 2023
- Hays Post reported Cunningham received 27 percent of the vote
- Cunningham said she was honored to be chosen by voters
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Housing, business development needs dominate Hays city commission candidate forumhayspost.com
- Housing and business development dominated the 2023 candidate forum
- Cunningham identified youth retention as a priority
- Hays Post candidate forum, October 18, 2023: Housing and business development dominated the forum; Cunningham identified retaining young people as a top priority. Source: https://hayspost.com/posts/686c41a0-31e3-415a-8f...
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
R9 water pipeline project should be out to bid early next year despite litigationhayspost.com
- Cunningham said R9 is about sustainability and survival
- Cunningham said without the project Hays does not survive
- Hays Post R9 pipeline update: https://hayspost.com/posts/72cef8d3-79bf-4085-b070-bccbdc589f9d
- The Hays city 2026 budget was $54.3 million and revenue-neutral at 24.382 mills
- Cunningham said staff brought the constrained budget commissioners asked for
- Budget and tax comments show a tradeoff-oriented style. She supported the city's 2026 revenue-neutral budget and told staff, "You brought us a constrained budget which is what we asked for." ([Hays Post](https://hayspos...
- Cunningham warned that eliminating funding sources can shift the burden
- Hays Post property-tax-relief discussion: Cunningham warned, "When we eliminate sources of funding, we're just shifting the burden." Source: https://hayspost.com/posts/31a9d9f8-0883-480f-aada-22ac084f09b9
- Hays Post property-tax-relief discussion: https://hayspost.com/posts/31a9d9f8-0883-480f-aada-22ac084f09b9
- Cunningham said residents should understand early that tax caps could affect city services and amenities
- Hays Post April 2026 budget-prep coverage: Cunningham said residents should know early that property-tax caps can affect city services and amenities. Source: https://hayspost.com/posts/87cea43b-4017-4065-a707-e19a1389be...
- Hays Post April 2026 budget-prep story: quote on property-tax caps, city impacts, amenities, and early public awareness. (source)
- HaysMed lists Alaina Cunningham among group fitness instructors
- HaysMed Center for Health Improvement page: lists Alaina Cunningham under group fitness instructors. Source: https://www.haysmed.com/services/chi-what-we-offer/
- HaysMed Center for Health Improvement: https://www.haysmed.com/services/chi-what-we-offer/
- Downtown Hays lists Alaina Cunningham as a 2023 emeritus board member
- Downtown Hays board page: lists Alaina Cunningham as a 2023 emeritus board member. Source: https://www.downtownhays.com/staff-and-board
- Downtown Hays Staff & Board: https://www.downtownhays.com/staff-and-board
- Alaina works at HaysMed and serves on the HaysMed Foundation Board and Downtown Hays Development Corporation Board
- HaysMed: Alaina Cunningham
Public Online Activity
2 sources- Facebook: Alaina Cunningham
- LinkedIn: Alaina Cunningham
