Mark Funkhouser
Mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri
In office May 2007 – May 2011
Preceded by	Kay Waldo Barnes
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	1950 West Virginia
Political party	Democrat
Spouse	Gloria Funkhouser
Children	Andrew Funkhouser, Tara Funkhouser
Residence	Kansas City, Missouri
Website	http://www.kcmo.org/Mayor

Mark Funkhouser (born 1950)^[1] is the mayor-elect of Kansas City, Missouri, and a former city auditor for the same. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kay Waldo Barnes is the current mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Kansas City may refer to: Places: Kansas City Metropolitan Area Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri North Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Kansas City, Oregon Kansas City, Tennessee Or: Kansas City standard, in computing refers to a standard for storage of data on audio cassettes Deuce-to-seven low... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ...

Funkhouser grew up in West Virginia. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Thiel College, his M.A. in Business Administration from Tennessee State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Thiel College is a liberal arts college associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Greenville, Pennsylvania. ... Tennessee State University (TSU) is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational land-grant university founded in 1912. ... The University of Missouri-Kansas City (abbreviated UMKC) is an institution of higher learning located in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

Funkhouser became the city auditor in 1988 and relinquished his post in 2006. He also contributes to Local Government Auditing Quarterly and has taught in a number of regional universities. He is also in the process of completing a book covering international government auditing practices. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Announcing his candidacy for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in late 2006, Funkhouser was eventually endorsed by the Kansas City Star and emerged as one of two candidates following the February mayoral primary. Kansas City, Missouri mayors served one year terms until 1946 when they began serving four-year terms. ... The Kansas City Star is a newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

Funkhouser won the mayoral election on March 27, 2007 narrowly defeating his opponent Alvin Brooks, the Mayor Pro-Tempore. Funkhouser won by a few more than 1,000 votes, and his tenure is set to begin on May 1. ^[2] March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...

During the campaign Funkhouser wore an orange tie as a tribute to his Ukraine roots and its Orange Revolution. He had been very critical of some of the massive spending on big projects during the Kay Barnes administration which has resulted in a surge of construction in Downtown Kansas City including the Sprint Center which still does not have a professional hockey or basketball team. One of his campaign advertisements depicted "pigs at the trough." He was quoted on KCTV: Orange-clad supporters of Viktor Yushchenko gather in Independence Square in Kiev. ... Kay Barnes (fullname Kay Waldo Barnes) is the current mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, a major American city with a population around 448,000 people, located on the northwestern boarder of Missouri. ... View from atop the Liberty Memorial; The Loop and Crossroads skyline, Crown Center isnt shown. ... The Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena being built in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. ... Categories: Move to Wiktionary | Stub ... For the North Korean TV channel, see Korean Central Television KCTV (channel 5, DTV 24), KCTV5 is the CBS affiliate television station in the Kansas City Designated market area. ...

"We've been buying stuff," he said. "What we don't know is whether what we bought is what is worth what we paid for it."^[3]

His opponent in the contest Alvin Brooks had focused on the city's high crime rate and said that lack of education was the root of the problem and was going to encourage corporations to adopt public schools if he became mayor.

Kay Barnes (fullname Kay Waldo Barnes) is the current mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, a major American city with a population around 448,000 people, located on the northwestern boarder of Missouri. ... Kansas City, Missouri mayors served one year terms until 1946 when they began serving four-year terms. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

References and notes

• Official Campaign Website

1. ^ Biographies refer to him as being 57 as mayor elect.
2. ^ Funkhouser wins mayor's race Kansas City Star, 27 March 2007.
3. ^ Kansas City heads to polls Tuesday to pick next mayor - KCTV