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David Alvey | |
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29th Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas | |
In office January 8, 2018 –December 13, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mark Holland |
Succeeded by | Tyrone Garner |
Personal details | |
Born | Wyandotte County,Kansas,U.S [1] |
Spouse | Ann Marie [1] |
Children | 5 [1] |
Alma mater | St. Louis University [1] |
David Alvey is an American politician who served as the mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City,Kansas from 2018 to 2021. [2] He was elected on November 7,2017,when he defeated incumbent Mark Holland. [3] [4] He took office on January 8,2018.
Alvey lost re-election to Tyrone Garner on November 2,2021.
Wyandotte County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census,the population was 169,245,making it Kansas's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City,with which it shares a unified government. Wyandotte County also includes the city of Bonner Springs. The County is directly north of Johnson County,Kansas,and west of Kansas City,Missouri.
Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas,on the border with Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population was 609,863,making it the most populous county in Kansas. Its county seat is Olathe. Largely suburban,the county contains a number of suburbs of Kansas City,Missouri,including Overland Park,a principal city of and second most populous city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas,and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City,Missouri,after which it is named. As of the 2020 census,the population of the city was 156,607,making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is situated at Kaw Point,the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Bonner Springs is a city in Wyandotte,Leavenworth,and Johnson counties,Kansas,United States. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census,the population of the city was 7,837. Bonner Springs was incorporated as a city on November 10,1898. Bonner Springs is home to the Azura Amphitheater,the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame,Wyandotte County Historical Museum,and the annual Kansas City Renaissance Festival.
The Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in northeastern Oklahoma. They are descendants of the Wendat Confederacy and Native Americans with territory near Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. Under pressure from Haudenosaunee and other tribes,then from European settlers and the United States government,the tribe gradually moved south and west to Michigan,Ohio,Kansas,and finally Oklahoma in the United States.
The Wyandotte Constitution is the constitution of the U.S. state of Kansas.
Legends Field is a baseball park in Kansas City,Kansas,located in the Kansas City neighborhood of Piper. It is the home of the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. It was formerly home of the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. It is located in the Village West area at 1800 Village West Parkway. Many local area High School teams,including Bonner Springs High School,in their annual Butch Foster Memorial Baseball Classic play at the ballpark. It has been used for concerts and some community events.
Stan S. Frownfelter is an American businessman and former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 37th district in Wyandotte County. He was first elected in 2006 and took office on January 3,2007. He served as the House Assistant Minority Leader from 2017 to 2019. Until 2020,he had never faced primary opposition.
The mayor of Kansas City,Kansas is the highest official of the city government. In 1997,voters approved the consolidation of the Kansas City,Kansas government with that of Wyandotte County. The office has since been referred to as "mayor/CEO" of the "United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City,Kansas." However,in popular terms,the head executive is called the mayor.
Samuel William Alvey is an American professional mixed martial artist,who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2008,Alvey has also formerly competed for Bellator,King of the Cage,the MFC,and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 16:Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson.
The 1972 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 7,1972. All fifty states and the District of Columbia,were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College,which voted for President and Vice President.
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.
Aaron Coleman is an American politician. A Democrat,he was the Kansas House Representative for the 37th district. The district covers the Turner neighborhood and parts of the Argentine and Armourdale neighborhoods of Kansas City in Wyandotte County,Kansas. He was first elected in 2020 at the age of 20.
Under U.S. law,a state requires a constitution. A main order of business for Territorial Kansas was the creation of a constitution,under which Kansas would become a state. Whether it would be a slave state or a free state,allowing or prohibiting slavery,was a national issue,because it would affect voting in the polarized U.S. Senate. Because of tensions over slavery,four quite different constitutions of Kansas were drafted.
Timothy H. Johnson is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 38th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 11,2021.
The 2017 Kansas City,Kansas mayoral election took place on November 7,2017,to elect the Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City,Kansas. The election is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Mark Holland ran for reelection and faced David Alvey in the general election. Alvey and Holland received 51.84% and 47.4% of the vote respect. Holland conceded on election night.
The 2013 Kansas City,Kansas mayoral election took place on April 2,2013,to elect the Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City,Kansas. The election is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Joe Reardon did not run for a third term. Mark Holland and Ann Murguia were on the ballot in the general election. Holland defeated Murguia by over 1,500 votes.
The 2021 Kansas City,Kansas mayoral election was held on November 2,2021 for the office of Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City,Kansas. The election was officially nonpartisan,with a primary being held on August 3,2021. Incumbent David Alvey and Tyrone Garner took the top two spots in the primary election and were on ballot in the general election. Garner defeated Alvey,becoming the first African-American mayor of Kansas City.
Tyrone A. Garner is an American politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as the 30th mayor of Kansas City,Kansas since 2021. He previously served as the deputy chief of the Kansas City Police Department (KCKPD).