Kansas City,Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area. Most of the city lies within Jackson County,with portions spilling into Clay,Platte,and Cass counties. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area,which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 508,090,making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States,as well as the sixth-most populous city in the Midwest. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River from the west. On June 1,1850,the town of Kansas was incorporated;shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued,and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.
Overland Park is a city in Johnson County,Kansas,United States,and the second-most populous city in the state of Kansas. It is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the most populous suburb of Kansas City,Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population of the city was 197,238.
American Century Investments is a privately controlled and independent investment management firm.
Yvonne Delores Starks Wilson was a Democratic politician from Missouri. She was born in Kansas City,Missouri.
Wayne A. Cauthen is an American politician who served as the first appointed African-American City Manager of Kansas City,Missouri. Prior to his appointment,Cauthen served as the Chief of Staff for Denver Mayor,Wellington Webb.
St. Teresa's Academy is a Catholic,independent secondary school for girls in Kansas City,Missouri,United States. It was founded in 1866 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,and accredited in 1923.
Sylvester "Sly" James,Jr. is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Kansas City,Missouri from 2011 to 2019. James has lived in Kansas City's Union Hill neighborhood. As mayor,he was known for wearing bow ties.
The Liberty Tribune,known colloquially as the "Lib Trib",was a newspaper featuring events in and around Liberty,Missouri.
Alvin Sykes was a civil rights activist who investigated unsolved murder cases of African Americans that occurred during the Civil Rights Movement era within the United States. He was also the impetus for the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act,a federal law enacted in 2008. The Emmett Till law is due to expire and Sykes was seeking to expand the law and make it permanent.
The 2019 Kansas City mayoral election took place on June 18,2019,to elect the next mayor of Kansas City,Missouri. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections,and was officially nonpartisan.
Mark Ronald Holland is an American pastor,politician,and community leader who served as the 28th mayor of Kansas City,Kansas between 2013 and 2018. A Democrat,he was the party's nominee for U.S. Senator from Kansas in the 2022 election,losing to Republican Jerry Moran in a landslide.
Sharice Lynnette Davids is an American attorney,former mixed martial artist,and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents a district that includes most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area,including Kansas City,Overland Park,Prairie Village,Leawood,Lenexa,and Olathe.
Robert Edward Sauls is a Democratic member of the Missouri General Assembly,representing the state's 21st House district. He currently serves as the ranking minority member on the Crime Prevention and Public Safety committee,in addition to his positions on the following committees;Fiscal Review,Insurance Policy,Judiciary,Rules - Legislative Oversight,and Special Committee on Homeland Security. On April 23,2019,Representative Sauls was named a,"Freshman to Watch" by the Missouri Times.
Asa Beebe Cross was an American architect. He studied architecture under Thomas Walsh and John Johnson. He primarily worked in Kansas City where it is estimated that he designed more than 1,000 structures. He designed Union Depot in Kansas City,Seth E. Ward Homestead for Seth Ward,Old Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City,Missouri,and the Vaile Mansion. He designed many homes in Quality Hill. His grandson,Alfred E. Barnes,was also an architect.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Wheatley-Provident Hospital is a historic site at 1826 Forest Avenue in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City,Missouri. It was founded in 1902 and became Kansas City's first hospital for Black people.
Tom Love is an American businessman,educator,and politician who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1992. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Kansas's 3rd congressional district in the 2020 election,placing fifth in the Republican primary.
Barbara Anne Washington is an American politician and attorney who currently serves as a member of the Missouri Senate from the 9th district. Elected to the Senate in 2020,she was previously a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 23rd district from 2018 to 2021.
Elections are held every four years in the off-year immediately after US presidential election years in Overland Park,Kansas to elect the city's mayor. Elections for city officials in Johnson County are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If more than two candidates file to run for office,a primary must be held on the first Tuesday in August.
Adam Thomas is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 26th district. He assumed office in 2019.
