Dennis Hancock
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Oct 25, 2026
Mark HarderHOST
But we've got some great guests for you today.
Mark HarderHOST
First off, or later on the show, we'll be talking with Dennis Hancock.
Mark HarderHOST
Dennis is a colleague of mine on the county council, St. Louis County Council.
Mark HarderHOST
And he's also running for county executive in St. Louis County.
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Mark MatisonGUEST
That's right.
Mark HarderHOST
Okay.
Mark HarderHOST
We'll be right back with Councilman Dennis Hancock running for St. Louis County Council.
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James KnowlesGUEST
Now this has been talked about for years.
James KnowlesGUEST
Um, you know, honestly, Dennis Hancock said, Got a great pedigree, great background, intelligent man, a mayor of a successful city, county council member.
James KnowlesGUEST
We still see these weird fractures always in the democratic coalitions that run our county.
James KnowlesGUEST
But when voters go to vote, they just keep putting the Democrat in.
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James KnowlesGUEST
They don't see like, hey, you know what? I'm talking about the man and the issues or the woman and the issues.
James KnowlesGUEST
And this is what's best for my community.
James KnowlesGUEST
I think after this election, God willing, Dennis Hancock win.
James KnowlesGUEST
But if he doesn't, we need to refocus our efforts to talking about issues and probably nonpartisan elections.
Ben BroghammerHOST
Gretchen Boehner, District 2, she is on the Budget Committee, Department of Transportation and Public Works.
Ben BroghammerHOST
Dennis Hancock, District 3, Department of Revenue, Public Administrator.
Ben BroghammerHOST
Shalonda Webb, District 4, also on the Budget Committee.
Ben BroghammerHOST
She is the chairperson of the committee.
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Ben BroghammerHOST
and bring in a new leader.
Ben BroghammerHOST
A very strong alternative to the status quo, to the rising cost of living, to the continuation of the Page administration.
Ben BroghammerHOST
And that alternative is Councilman Dennis Hancock, current council member for the 3rd District.
Ben BroghammerHOST
Before serving on the county council, he was the mayor of Fenton from 2001 to 2013.
Vic PorcelliHOST
They won't say the opposite.
Vic PorcelliHOST
They won't say what Mark has to say or our friend Mike Archer or even Dennis Hancock for that matter.
Vic PorcelliHOST
You know? Yeah.
Ken WilliamsHOST
Whatever Sam says, that's what we'll say on Channel 5.
Mark HarderGUEST
Sunday, we've got Mark Matherson from St. Charles.
Mark HarderGUEST
He's running for state rep out there.
Mark HarderGUEST
We'll be talking to him, and we'll be talking to Dennis Hancock today for the show, for the taping, for Sunday's show.
Mark HarderGUEST
So we'll have those two people on the show this week.
Sarah FenskeHOST
Together, we explore why things are the way they are and how we can make them better.
Sarah FenskeHOST
Dennis Hancock is aiming for an upset in November.
Sarah FenskeHOST
In a year when Democrats are expected to win big, the Republican hopes to be elected county executive in St. Louis County, which hasn't elected a member of his party to that office since the 1980s.
Sarah FenskeHOST
As a county councilman, Dennis has a unique perspective on the county's budget woes and a different vision than his Democratic rival, Jake Zimmerman.
Sarah FenskeHOST
And as Dennis says, it's the budget cuts he enacted as mayor of Fenton that show he knows how to get the job done.
Sarah FenskeHOST
County Councilman Dennis Hancock,
Dennis HancockGUEST
welcome.
Dennis HancockGUEST
Well, thank you for having me, Sarah.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
For the first time in decades, an incumbent St. Louis County executive was not on the ballot this year.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
That's because County Executive Sam Page decided not to run again, meaning that voters will choose between Democrat Jake Zimmerman, Republican Dennis Hancock, and Green Party candidate J.D. McFarlane on November 3rd.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
This election comes at a perilous time for Missouri's most populous county.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Budget reserves are running low and federal dollars are no longer available to cover perennial deficits.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Jake, welcome to the program.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Happy to be here.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Also in studio today is the Republican nominee for county executive, Dennis Hancock.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Hancock has represented the county council's third district since 2023, and before that he served as mayor of Fenton from 2001 through 2013.
Tony ColomboHOST
How do you look at this upcoming race?
James KnowlesGUEST
Dennis Hancock is a friend.
James KnowlesGUEST
He ran for county executive the first time in 2005. four i think it was maybe he actually ran when he was mayor of fenton and uh back i was working for gene mcnary's campaign for county executive um during the special election when he uh ran against charlie dooley for the first time when after buzz westfall died i'll tell you that yeah so i i've known dennis a long time great guy hard worker very intelligent um All politics are local to some extent.
James KnowlesGUEST
We've talked about that many times, but I also worry about what the national brand of politics might be doing to it.
James KnowlesGUEST
We've had serious issues, especially over the last decade, with our budget in St. Louis County.
James KnowlesGUEST
failed leadership as far as the direction of the county, the finances of the county, all of these things, and it's gone multiple Democratic administrations now.
James KnowlesGUEST
I hope, and I think Dennis Hancock's real hope is that people will recognize the local seriousness of this.
James KnowlesGUEST
This isn't about Donald Trump or Iran or Amendment 3 or Amendment 6 or anything else.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
think?I think the county budget is very screwed up, and I don't get the sense that anybody has gone through this in a holistic way.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
I was actually just talking to Dennis Hancock, who's the Republican running for county executive, and he pointed out all these things where he's like, "Yeah, we've just always kinda looked for the low-hanging fruit.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
Oh, we've got this thing here we could just take care of." He's like, "Has anybody looked at this systematically? I don't know that they have." And so I think somebody's going, "Yeah, like, we have all these unfilled positions anyway.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
Let's just get rid of this." I don't know that that's the proper way to budget when you're dealing with, like, this deficit that has been ongoing.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
くI think the county budget is very screwed up, and I don't get the sense that anybody has gone through this in a holistic way.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
I was actually just talking to Dennis Hancock, who's the Republican running for county executive, and he pointed out all these things where he's like, "Yeah, we've just always kinda looked for the low-hanging fruit.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
Oh, we've got this thing here we could just take care of." He's like, "Has anybody looked at this systematically? I don't know that they have." And so I think somebody's going, "Yeah, like, we have all these unfilled positions anyway.
Sarah FenskePANELIST
Let's just get rid of this." I don't know that that's the proper way to budget when you're dealing with, like, this deficit that has been ongoing.
Abby LloricoHOST
We've been hearing from the candidates on the November 3rd ballot, which includes the race for St. Louis County Executive.
Abby LloricoHOST
Republican Dennis Hancock will face Democrat Jake Zimmerman for the job.
Abby LloricoHOST
Hancock currently represents the council's 3rd District, which covers the south central part of St. Louis County.
Abby LloricoHOST
He says that for years, the county's done little to nothing to make it easier to open a business within its borders.
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