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Mayor of Kansas City
Flag of Kansas City, Missouri.svg
Flag of Kansas City, Missouri
Quinton Lucas at Downtown Airport Renaming 2 (6717577) (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Quinton Lucas

since August 1, 2019
Style His Honor
Residence Private residence
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder William S. Gregory
Formation 19th century
Website Office of the Mayor


The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri is the top leader in the city government of Kansas City, Missouri. This person helps guide the city and works with the city council to make important decisions.

Since the 1920s, Kansas City has used a special way of running its government. It's called a "council-manager government." This means a city manager handles most of the daily tasks of running the city.

Even though the city manager handles many things, the mayor is still very important. The mayor helps create new ideas for the city. They also lead all the meetings of the city council. The mayor even gets to vote on decisions made by the council. Because of these roles, the mayor has a lot of real power in the city.

Since 1946, mayors of Kansas City have been chosen by the city's voters. They serve for four years at a time. A mayor can only serve two terms in total. City elections are "non-partisan," which means candidates run without saying they belong to a political party. The mayor's office is on the 29th floor of the Kansas City City Hall. This is the highest floor in the building.

The current mayor of Kansas City is Quinton Lucas. He was elected in 2019.

Mayors of Kansas City

Many people have served as mayor of Kansas City since the city was founded. They have helped shape the city over the years.

KC MO city hall
The Kansas City City Hall, where the mayor's office is located.
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Past mayors and leaders at a funeral in 1923.
Portrait of Dr. Charles B. Wheeler
Charles B. Wheeler Jr. served as mayor from 1971 to 1979.
Richard L. Berkley 2011
Richard L. Berkley was mayor from 1979 to 1991.
Emanuel Cleaver official photo (cropped)
Emanuel Cleaver served as mayor from 1991 to 1999.
Mark Funkhouser 2009
Mark Funkhouser was mayor from 2007 to 2011.
Sly james (cropped)
Sly James served as mayor from 2011 to 2019.

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