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Quinton Lucas

Democratic · Mayor of Kansas City · Missouri · Spectrum score -46

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Quinton Lucas is Mayor of Kansas City in Missouri. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Quinton Donald Lucas is an American politician, lawyer, and academic.

Term ends: Jul 31, 2027
Email: quinton.lucas@kcmo.org
Phone: 816-513-3600
Office: 414 E 12th Street, 29th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64106
Website: Official site
Wikipedia: Background

Salary: —

Where Quinton stands on the spectrum

Quinton Lucas scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Quinton Donald Lucas is an American politician, lawyer, and academic. On August 1, 2019, he became the 55th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, the youngest Kansas City mayor since 1855, and the city's third African-American mayor. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 68

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Sources

Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
Open States people (municipalities)
kcmo.gov
en.wikipedia.org
Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.