Quinton Lucas

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Quinton Lucas
Lucas in 2021
55th Mayor of Kansas City
Assumed office
August 1, 2019
Preceded bySly James
Personal details
Born (1984-08-19) August 19, 1984 (age 39)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWashington University (BA)
Cornell University (JD)

Quinton Donald Lucas (born August 19, 1984)[1] is an American politician. He is the 55th and current mayor of Kansas City, Missouri since 2019. He is the city's third African-American mayor. He was a law school professor.

Early Life and Education[change | change source]

Born on August 19, 1984, in Kansas City, Missouri, Quinton Lucas was raised by his single mother, Quincy Bennett Johnson, on the low-income East Side of Kansas City. He attended The Barstow Institution on a scholarship and later pursued higher education at the University of Washington, where he earned a degree in political science. Lucas furthered his studies at Cornell Law School, gaining valuable legal experience and a deeper understanding of social justice issues.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Quinton Lucas looks like the most promising East Side candidate for City Council in two decades". Thepitchkc.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.[permanent dead link]