She is running to sign Platte County's tax levy. The county's own ledger says how she paid hers: late, in six of the ten years on file. Before that, the City of Kansas City had to take her to court to collect its earnings tax. The records below are hers — the Collector's history for the home she owns with Paul G. Hejna, and the circuit court docket.
Property taxes — paid late in six of ten years
Platte County real estate taxes are due upon receipt of the statement, mailed in November, and become delinquent after December 31. The Collector's published rule: "To avoid penalty and interest, be sure your payment is USPS postmarked no later than December 31st." The Collector's Real Estate Tax History for parcel 19-8.0-33-200-001-012.000 (owner of record: HEJNA, PAUL G & MARY P) shows the following payment dates.
| Tax year | Delinquent after | Tax amount | Date paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $2,734.07 | Mar 2, 2018 | Late — 426 days |
| 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $2,717.95 | Mar 15, 2019 | Late — 439 days |
| 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $2,740.93 | Jul 11, 2019 | Late — 192 days |
| 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $2,691.54 | Dec 30, 2020 | Late — 365 days |
| 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $2,749.26 | Dec 30, 2020 | On time |
| 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $3,049.96 | Dec 31, 2022 | Late — 365 days |
| 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $3,039.89 | Dec 31, 2022 | On time |
| 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $3,368.82 | Jul 12, 2024 | Late — 194 days |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $3,373.60 | Dec 10, 2024 | On time |
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $3,541.99 | Dec 10, 2025 | On time |
Sued by Kansas City for delinquent earnings tax (2017)
Kansas City levies a one-percent earnings tax on wages and on the net profits of businesses in the city. On March 10, 2017 the City of Kansas City filed a Petition for Delinquent Earnings Tax against Mary P. Hejna in the Circuit Court of Platte County, Associate Division.
| Case | 17AE-AC00459 — CITY OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI v MARY P HEJNA |
| Court | Platte County Circuit Court, Associate Division; Judge Dennis Carl Eckold |
| Case type | AC Delinquent City Taxes |
| Filed | March 10, 2017 — "PETITION FOR DELINQUENT EARNINGS TAX filed" (filed by Erik Zercher, attorney for the City) |
| Defendant's address of record | 5530 Northwest Flintridge, Kansas City, MO 64151 |
| Service | Summons personally served on Mary P. Hejna by special process server, March 16, 2017 |
| Hearing | Scheduled May 2, 2017, 9:00 AM |
| Disposition | May 1, 2017 — "PLAINTIFF'S DISMISSAL OF CIVIL ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE filed" by the City. Docket disposition: "Dismissed by Parties." |
The docket does not state why the City dismissed its petition. A dismissal "without prejudice" means the City retained the right to refile. The court file does not record a judgment against the defendant.
The name on the records
The candidate is on the ballot, on her campaign committee's filings, and in the press as Mary McKenna — the name she used on KFKF radio for roughly twenty-five years. The tax and court records above are filed under her legal name. The records connect through the same address and telephone number:
- Missouri Ethics Commission — candidate "Mary McKenna," committee address 5530 N Flintridge Rd, Kansas City, MO 64151, telephone (816) 787-3034. Campaign manager of record: Gregg Hejna, same address.
- Platte County Collector — parcel 19-8.0-33-200-001-012.000, owner "HEJNA, PAUL G & MARY P," mailing address 5530 Flintridge Rd, property address 5530 NW Flint Ridge Rd.
- Platte County Circuit Court — defendant "HEJNA, MARY P.," address 5530 Northwest Flintridge, Kansas City, MO 64151.
- Missouri voter file (Platte County) — "Mary Paula Hejna," 5530 N Flint Ridge Rd, Kansas City, MO 64151; registered telephone (816) 787-3034, the number on her committee's MEC filing. Paul Gregory Hejna is registered at the same address.
A Case.net litigant search for "Hejna, Mary" in all Missouri courts returns one tax case — the 2017 Kansas City petition above. A search under "McKenna, Mary" does not return it.
Elsewhere in the file
- Ethics Complaints — the straw-donor video and the disclosure-report complaint
- The missed financial-disclosure deadline
- Overview — the pattern in the record