Quinton Lucas
Profile
Quinton Lucas is an American politician, lawyer, and academic serving as the 55th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, since 2019. Raised in Kansas City, he overcame childhood poverty to attend Washington University in St. Louis and Cornell Law School. Before his election as mayor, he served on the Kansas City Council and worked as a law professor at the University of Kansas. His mayoral tenure has focused on public safety, infrastructure development, and progressive social policies, including affordable housing initiatives and the decriminalization of marijuana.
Details
- Born
- August 19, 1984 · 41 years old
- Birth place
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Education
- The Barstow School, Washington University in St. Louis, Cornell Law School
- Career
- Law clerk, commercial litigation attorney, law professor at the University of Kansas School of Law
