Kay Waldo Barnes was born on March 30,1938 and is a former American politician and two-term Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, and the first woman to be elected to the office.
13 Facts About Kay Barnes
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Kay Barnes was the Democratic nominee for of the United States House of Representatives in the 2008 election against Republican incumbent Sam Graves.
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Kay Barnes's father was the younger brother of Walter L Cronkite, making her a niece of famous journalist Walter Cronkite.
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Kay Barnes was elected to the Kansas City council in 1979.
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Kay Barnes is credited with the Sprint Center arena in Kansas City that opened on October 10,2007.
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Kay Barnes was first elected mayor on her birthday in 1999, and re-elected for a second term in 2003.
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Kay Barnes was succeeded as mayor of Kansas City on May 1,2007, when Mark Funkhouser took office.
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At Missouri Democratic functions, beginning in April, 2007, Mayor Kay Barnes made it clear that she was seriously considering a run for Congress in 2008, and on May 14,2007, she officially announced her candidacy.
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Kay Barnes had spent most of her life in the district; she lives in the 6th's portion of Kansas City, and grew up in St Joseph, the largest city entirely in the 6th.
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Kay Barnes even lost the district's share of Kansas City.
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Kay Barnes is Senior Director for University Engagement at Park University.
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Kay Barnes is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
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Kay Barnes married secondly Frank Merritt Barnes on December 6,1988 in Kansas City.