Quinton Lucas

Quinton Lucas
Quinton Lucas
	File:Missouri Senator Roy Blunt and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas (cropped).jpg Lucas in 2021
55th Mayor of Kansas City
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 1, 2019
Preceded by	Sly James
Personal details
Born	August 19, 1984 (age 40); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Washington 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]

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]

↑ "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]}

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