Mayors of Kansas City, KS

Kansas City, KS was incorporated in 1886 and for (73) years was governed by a (3) member elected Board of Commissioners. In August of 1982, the city held and election and voters approved a change in the form of city government. Under the Charter Ordinance No. 84 the city changed to a (7) member, Mayor-Council-Administrator form of government in April, 1983.

In 1997, voters unanimously approved to consolidate the city and county governments into one jurisdiction. Over the past (123) years, (30) mayors have held this position. Kansas City, KS’ first mayor was elected in 1859.

David Alvey is the current Mayor/CEO of Wyandotte County and Kansas City KS. He was elected in  2017, and is the 30^th mayor of KCK and the 4th Mayor/CEO elected under the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS.

Mayor	Term
James R. Parr	1859-1866
Thomas F. Hannan	1886-1888
William Allen Coy	1889-1890
Thomas F. Hannan	1891-1892
Nathaniel Barnes	1893-1894
George J. Twiss	1895-1896
Robert L. Marshman	1897-1900
William H. Craddock	1901-1902
Thomas B. Gilbert	1903-1904
William W. Rose	1905-1906
Dr. George M. Gray	1906-1907
Dudley E. Cornell	1907-1908
Ulysses S. Guyer	1909-1910
James E. Porter	1910-1913
C.W. Green	1913-1917
Harry A. Mendenhall	1917-1921
H.B. Burton	1921-1923
William W. Gordon	1923-1926
Jabez O. Emerson	1926-1927
Don C. McCombs	1927-1947
Clark E. Tucker	1947-1955
Paul F. Mitchum	1955-1964
Joseph H. McDowell	1964-1971
Richard F. Walsh	1971-1975
Jack Reardon	1975-1987
Joe Steineger, Jr.	1987-1995
Carol Marinovich	1995-2005
Joe Reardon	2005-2013
Mark Holland	2013-2017
David Alvey	2017-Present