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Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas

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This article is about the mayor of Kansas City, Kansas. For the mayor of the city in Missouri, see Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.

The mayor of Kansas City, Kansas is the highest official of the city government. In 1997, voters approved the consolidation of Kansas City, Kansas government with that of Wyandotte County [clarification needed]. The office has since been referred to as "mayor/CEO" of the "United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas." However, in popular terms, the head executive is called the mayor.[1]

Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
Incumbent
Tyrone Garner
since December 13, 2021
Inaugural holderJames R. Parr
Formation1859
WebsiteMayors Office

The following is a list of mayors of the city and the original towns that were consolidated into it.[2]

List of mayors

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Elected before the 1886 consolidation

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Mayors of Wyandotte, Kansas[3]
# Name Took office Left office Terms
1 James R. Parr 1859 1860 1
2 George Russell 1860 1862 2
3 Stephen A. Cobb 1862 1863 1
4 J. M. Funk 1863 1865 2
5 Issaac B. Sharp 1865 1867 2
6 James McGrew 1867 1868 1
3 Stephen A. Cobb 1868 1869 1
7 Byron Judd 1869 1870 1
8 J. S. Stockton 1870 1873 3
6 James McGrew 1873 1874 1
9 George B. Wood 1874 1875 1
10 C. Hains 1875 1877 2
11 Fred Speck 1877 1879 2
8 J. S. Stockton 1879 1881 2
12 R. E. Cable 1881 1883 2
13 D. E. Cornell 1883 1885 2
14 J. C. Martin 1885 1886 1
Mayors of "old" Kansas City[3]
# Name Took office Left office
1 James Boyle October 22, 1872
2 C. A. Eidenmiller
3 A. S. Orbinson
4 Eli Teed
5 Samuel McConnell April 1881 April 1883
6 R. W. Hilliker April 1883 April 1885
7 James Phillips April 1885 April 1886

Elected after the 1886 consolidation

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Mayors of consolidated Kansas City
# Name Took office Left office
1 Thomas F. Hannan 1886 1889
2 William Allen Coy 1889 1891
3 Thomas F. Hannan 1891 1893
4 Nathaniel Barnes 1893 1895
5 George J. Twiss 1895 1897
6 Robert L. Marshman 1897 1901
7 William H. Craddock 1901 1903
8 Thomas B. Gilbert 1903 1905
9 William W. Rose 1905 1906
10 George M. Gray 1906 1907
11 Dudley E. Cornell 1907 1909
12 Ulysses Samuel Guyer 1909 1910
13 James E. Porter 1910 1913
14 C. W. Green[4] 1913 1917
15 Harry A Mendenhall 1917 1921
16 H. B. Burton 1921 1923
17 William W. Gordon 1923 1926
18 Jabez O. Emerson 1926 1927
19 Don C. McCombs 1927 1947
20 Clark E. Tucker 1947 1955
21 Paul F. Mitchum 1955 1964
22 Joseph H. McDowell 1964 1971
23 Richard F. Walsh 1972 1976
24 Jack Reardon 1976 1987
25 Joe Steineger, Jr. 1987 1995

Elected after consolidation with Wyandotte County

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Mayor and CEOs of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas
# Image Name Took office Left office
26 Carol Marinovich[a] 1995 2006
27 Joe Reardon 2006 2013
28   Mark Holland 2013 2018
29 David Alvey 2018 2021
30 Tyrone Garner 2021 Incumbent

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Carol Marinovich was elected as mayor of Kansas City, Kansas in 1995. The city was consolidated with Wyandotte County during her first term.

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas City, Kansas Public Library - KCK Mayors". Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012..
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ a b Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Historical and Biographical. Comprising A Condensed History of the State, a Careful History of Wyandotte County, and a Comprehensive History of the Growth of the Cities, Towns, and Villages. Chicago, Illinois, United States: The Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1890. pp. 365, 374. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Charles W. Green http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/wyandott/history/1911/volume2/g/greencw.html
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