John Kiehne
Democratic · MO
John Kiehne is a Democratic candidate for the St. Louis County Council in District 7, running in the August 2026 primary.
Track record
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Publicly opposed Missouri's newly enacted abortion trigger ban and backed comprehensive sex education and wider availability of contraception in a recorded August 25, 2022 St. Louis Public Radio Politically Speaking interview, in which he also criticized the pending special session on income tax cuts as shortsighted and urged his party to compete in Republican-leaning legislative districts.
August 25, 2022For
Source: stlpr.org · researched July 23, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Reported in an October 23, 2024 newspaper candidate questionnaire that he had acted as a foster provider and legal guardian for victims of domestic violence and neglect and had served on the board of an organization providing in-home services to elderly, infirm and disabled residents of three rural Missouri counties, alongside Democratic Party posts as Meramec Township committeeman, chair of the 26th Senate District Democratic Committee and a member of the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee.
October 23, 2024For
Source: myleaderpaper.com · researched July 23, 2026
General
· 2 records
Built a four-decade career as a professional musician, producer, songwriter, recording artist, instructor and live/recording sound engineer in the St. Louis and Boston markets, and owns the small business Kiehne Media LLC, which produces music, video, web content and graphic design; biography verified live on July 23, 2026.
July 23, 2026
Source: kiehneformissouri.com · researched July 23, 2026
Spoke at the West County Democrats' June 8, 2026 membership meeting, where the club's published meeting report credited him with pressing attendees to get personally active in state and local civic initiatives.
June 8, 2026
Source: westcountydemocrats.org · researched July 23, 2026
Elections
- County Council - District 7 · August 4, 2026 · St. Louis County, Missouri
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.