Kay Barnes (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Missouri (6)
- Birth Date: March 30, 1938
- Web site: http://www.kay4congress.com
- E-mail address: info@kay4congress.com
Education
- University of Kansas, B.A.
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, M.A.
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, M.P.A.
Kay Barnes was born in St. Joseph and she now resides in North Kansas City. She earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education at the University of Kansas and a master's degree in secondary education and public administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Barnes was elected as the first female mayor of Kansas City in 1999 and served two terms, until 2007.
She is a professor of public administration at Park University in Parkville.
Barnes is a widow. Her second husband, Frank Barnes, died in 2000. She has two children.
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