Nonpartisan - Hays Vice Mayor / City Commissioner
Sources for Alaina Cunningham
16 public source entries are attached to this profile. Primary records, reporting, and public online activity are grouped separately so readers can inspect the record.
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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
