The Kansas City, Missouri City Council represents the population of more than 450,000 citizens. Its offices are on the 24th floor of

Kansas City City Hall Kansas City City Hall is the official seat of government for the city of Kansas City, Missouri. Located in downtown, it is a 29-story skyscraper with an observation deck. Completed in 1937, the building has a Beaux-Arts and Art-Deco style with ...

and its legislative chambers are on the 26th floor. Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the state, divided into 6 districts, based on population. Each district is assigned one council member, who is elected every four years by the members of that district. Each district also gets one at-large member, who represents the district but is elected by the voters of the entire city. Based on this formula, there are 12 members total. However, the

Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri The Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri is the highest official in the Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Government. Since the 1920s the city has had a council-manager government in which a city manager runs most of the day-to-day operations of th ...

, also elected by the voters of the city every 4 years, presides over all meetings and has a vote at meetings, making him a member of the council as well. The council also appoints a mayor pro tem to serve as mayor in the event the real mayor is unable to perform his duties. Mayor:

Quinton Lucas Quinton Donald Lucas (born August 19, 1984) is an American politician serving as the 55th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. He was elected in 2019. He is affiliated with the Democratic party and is the city's third African-American mayor. Before hi ...

1st District (The Eastern Northland and East Bottoms) * Kevin O'Neill (At-large) * Heather Hall 2nd District (The Western Northland) * Teresa Loar (At-large) * Dan Fowler 3rd District (The East Side)' * Brandon Ellington (At-large) * Melissa Robinson 4th District (SW Northland, Downtown, Midtown, The Northeast, Country Club District (including the Plaza), UMKC) * Katheryn Shields (At-large) * Eric Bunch 5th District (The Southeast Side) * Lee Barnes Jr. (At-large) * Ryana Parks-Shaw 6th District (South Kansas City) * Andrea Bough (At-large) * Kevin McManus (Mayor Pro Tem)

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*{{Official website, https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/city-officials/city-council-members Government of Kansas City, Missouri Missouri city councils