Mayor’s Office
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Mayor/CEO: |
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Contact: |
City Hall 701 N 7th St, Suite 926 Kansas City, KS 66101
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David Alvey |
Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
P: (913) 573-5010
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E: Email
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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 30th mayor of KCK and the 4th Mayor/CEO elected under the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS.
Mayor
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Term
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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 |