Mayor Garner will not seek re-election

Published on November 19, 2024

A statement from the Office of the Mayor 

Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Tyrone Garner is proud of the work that has both been envisioned and accomplished through the collaborations that have exemplified shared success with all those that love and call Wyandotte County home. Mayor Tyrone Garner is committed to engaged leadership that will continue to put people over power, privilege, and politics.

In response to questions on the mayor’s tenure, Mayor Garner term as Mayor/CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas will end December 2025. As such Mayor Garner is focused on completing his term by advocating for streamlined government, improved customer service, governmental fiscal responsibility, expanded equitable economic development, property tax reduction, BPU PILOT tax relief, investment in the disinvested, reforming polices to reflect the values of today, supporting of public safety, enhancing infrastructure, supporting entrepreneurships, and highlighting all things positive Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.

Mayor Tyrone Garner notes that “The work of improving the quality of life for all those that love and call Wyandotte County home is a work that remains undone, and I will continue to work towards that end for as long as I am Mayor”.  Mayor Tyrone Garner is honored to have the privilege of serving with his team in the Office of the Mayor as we strive to be “Community Driven, Every Person, Every Neighborhood, Every Single day”.