Ken McClure (Politician)
Ken McClure | |
|---|---|
| 66th Mayor of Springfield | |
| Assumed office April, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Stephens |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Missouri State University (BA) University of Missouri (MS) |
Ken McClure is an American politician who is the mayor of Springfield, Missouri, currently serving his third term in office. He was first elected mayor in 2017, and reelected in 2019 and 2021.[1]
Education and Professional Life[edit]
McClure graduated from Missouri State University in 1972 with a degree in history, and then obtained a Master's in History from the University of Missouri in 1974.[2] Upon finishing, he worked for the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee and Missouri Department of Economic Development. McClure worked for City Utilities of Springfield from 1990 to 1997. In 2004, McClure took a up the position of transition director in for newly elected Governor of Missouri Matt Blunt, whom had been a student of McClure.[3] McClure took on the position of Chief of staff for Blunt until resigning for a position at Missouri State in 2006.[4] He retired from Missouri State University in July 2015, having served as Vice President for Administrative and Information Services, in the same year McClure was elected to Seat D of the Springfield City Council, and in 2017 was subsequently elected to the position of mayor.[5] He was reelected unopposed in 2019 and once more in 2021.[6] He lead the city's response to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in 2020.[7][8][9][10][11]
Electoral History[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ken McClure | 14,960 | 68.27 | |
| Independent | Kristi Fulnecky | 6,952 | 31.73 | |
| Total votes | 21,912 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ken McClure (Inc.) | 10,250 | 67.47 | |
| Independent | Marcus Aton | 5,341 | 32.53 | |
| Total votes | 15,591 | 100.00 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Staff Directory • Springfield, MO • CivicEngage". www.springfieldmo.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ↑ "Ken McClure". search.missouristate.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ↑ "Blunt's chief of staff resigns for job at MSU". STLPR. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/07/24/daily44.html. Retrieved 2022-04-09. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Ken McClure wins the race for Springfield mayor, council members list". KOLR - OzarksFirst.com. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ↑ KY3 Staff (2021-04-06). "Ken McClure wins re-election as Springfield mayor".
- ↑ "Transcript: Springfield, Missouri, Mayor Ken McClure on "Face the Nation," July 18, 2021". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ↑ Oshin, Olafimihan (2021-07-18). "Missouri mayor says solution to COVID-19 surge is vaccination". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ↑ "US surgeon general: Covid misinformation 'spreading like wildfire' on social media". the Guardian. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ↑ "Personas no vacunadas contra covid-19 corren riesgo de sufrir el virus más grave de sus vidas". CNN (in español). 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ↑ Press, JAY REEVES The Associated; July 18, Updated; 2021; Comments, 3:10 p m Share on Facebook Share on TwitterView. "'I am worried about what is to come.' US surgeon general says he's concerned about worsening pandemic - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ↑ https://greenecountymo.gov/county_clerk/election/result_output.php?id=1001. Missing or empty
|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ Lin, Francis (April 6, 2021). "Ken McClure wins the race for Springfield mayor, council members list". ozarksfirst.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Unknown parameter
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