Kay Barnes
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Mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri
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| In office May 2003 – May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Emannuel Cleaver |
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| Succeeded by | Mark Funkhouser |
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| Born | March 30, 1938 St. Joseph, Missouri |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Unknown |
| Children | Unknown |
| Residence | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Website | http://www.kcmo.org/Mayor |
Kay Waldo Barnes (born March 30, 1938) is the current mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. She was elected on her birthday in 1999, and re-elected for a second term in 2003. She is a Democrat and is the first woman mayor of Kansas City. Mayor Barnes has received the most credit for her work in improving Downtown Kansas City and working for beginning the revitalization of the urban core. She is also credited with the Sprint Center arena in Kansas City that is scheduled to be completed in mid or late 2007 around the time when her term will expire.
A native of St. Joseph, Missouri she is a cousin of famous newsman Walter Cronkite ([1]).
She has a B.S. degree in secondary education from the University of Kansas and a masters in secondary education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
In 1974 she was one of the first two women on the Jackson County Legislature. She was elected to the Kansas City council in 1979.
She was president of Kay Waldo, Inc., a human resources development firm until she retired.
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| Preceded by Emmanuel Cleaver |
Mayors of Kansas City, Missouri 1999-2007 |
Succeeded by Mark Funkhouser |
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