1. Quinton Donald Lucas was born on August 19,1984 and is an American politician elected in 2019 as the 55th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.
18 Facts About Quinton Lucas
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Quinton Lucas was a volunteer instructor at prisons in New York and Kansas, where he taught courses on constitutional law.
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Quinton Lucas was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Quincy Bennett Johnson, a single mother.
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Quinton Lucas grew up in Kansas City's low-income East Side and never met his father.
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Quinton Lucas was given a scholarship to attend The Barstow School, a prestigious private school.
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Quinton Lucas said the disparity between his ambitions and social background fostered a conflict of identity.
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Quinton Lucas was reluctant to leave Kansas City upon graduation and, following his college counselor's advice, attended Washington University in St Louis.
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Quinton Lucas majored in political science at Washington University and studied in South Africa.
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Quinton Lucas attended Cornell Law School, encouraged by a professor to assist in Curtis Osborne's appeal for clemency.
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Quinton Lucas joined the University of Kansas Faculty of Law in 2012 where he taught administrative law, contract law, and securities regulation.
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In 2015, Quinton Lucas ran for a city council seat in the Third District at Large.
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Quinton Lucas's campaign advocated for the selling of Kemper Arena instead of costly demolition, and supported public transit with future and current rail systems.
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Quinton Lucas's primary focus in city council became housing policy.
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Quinton Lucas advocated for the development of new housing supply and the renovation of existing properties.
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In June 2021, Quinton Lucas co-founded a coalition of 11 mayors, called Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity, which aims to create pilot programs that address reparations for slavery in the United States.
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Quinton Lucas is a member of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.
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Quinton Lucas is a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, reportedly taking detailed notes on the performances of Kansas City sports teams.
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Quinton Lucas married his longtime girlfriend Katherine Carttar on April 9,2021.