Ryana Parks-Shaw

Ryana Parks-Shaw

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Mayor of Kansas City

Kansas City City Council District 5

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Alissia Canady

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

June 20, 2023

Next election

June 22, 2027

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Ryana Parks-Shaw is a member of the Kansas City City Council, representing District 5. She assumed office on August 1, 2019. Her current term ends on August 1, 2027.

Parks-Shaw is running for election for Mayor of Kansas City. She declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on June 22, 2027.^[source]

Although city council offices are officially nonpartisan, Parks-Shaw is a member of the Democratic Party. She was a Democratic candidate who sought election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 30. Parks-Shaw lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on August 7, 2018.

Elections

2027

See also: Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2027)

General election

The general election will occur on June 22, 2027.

General election for Mayor of Kansas City

Ryana Parks-Shaw is running in the general election for Mayor of Kansas City on June 22, 2027.

		Candidate
		Ryana Parks-Shaw (Nonpartisan)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin McManus (Nonpartisan)

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2023

See also: City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)

General election

General election for Kansas City City Council District 5

Incumbent Ryana Parks-Shaw won election in the general election for Kansas City City Council District 5 on June 20, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryana Parks-Shaw (Nonpartisan)	100.0	5,509

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,509
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kansas City City Council District 5

Incumbent Ryana Parks-Shaw advanced from the primary for Kansas City City Council District 5 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryana Parks-Shaw (Nonpartisan)	96.3	5,551
		Other/Write-in votes	3.7	216

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,767
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2019

See also: City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)

General election

General election for Kansas City City Council District 5

Ryana Parks-Shaw defeated Edward Bell in the general election for Kansas City City Council District 5 on June 18, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryana Parks-Shaw (Nonpartisan)	67.7	7,115
		Edward Bell (Nonpartisan)	32.3	3,398

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,513
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kansas City City Council District 5

Ryana Parks-Shaw and Edward Bell defeated Bryan Dial, Mitchell Suddath, and Stephan Gordon in the primary for Kansas City City Council District 5 on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryana Parks-Shaw (Nonpartisan)	56.6	4,651
✔		Edward Bell (Nonpartisan)	15.2	1,248
	Submit photo	Bryan Dial (Nonpartisan)	12.1	994
	Submit photo	Mitchell Suddath (Nonpartisan)	8.0	655
	Submit photo	Stephan Gordon (Nonpartisan)	7.4	609
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	60

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,217
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2018

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 30

Jon Patterson defeated Ryana Parks-Shaw and Brad Eichstadt in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Patterson (R)	51.7	9,162
		Ryana Parks-Shaw (D)	45.5	8,069
	Submit photo	Brad Eichstadt (L)	2.8	494

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,725
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 30

Ryana Parks-Shaw advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 30 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryana Parks-Shaw	100.0	3,939

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,939
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 30

Jon Patterson defeated Chris Hankins and James Lowman in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 30 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Patterson	55.1	2,568
	Submit photo	Chris Hankins	34.9	1,627
		James Lowman	9.9	463

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,658
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 30

Brad Eichstadt advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 30 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brad Eichstadt	100.0	50

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Campaign themes

2027

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2023

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2019

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Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 18, 2020

See also: Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

Parks-Shaw, along with five other Kansas City Council members, including Eric Bunch and Dan Fowler, were self-quarantined after two council members were informed that might have been exposed to coronavirus after attending a conference for city leaders in Washington D.C.

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Preceded by Alissia Canady	Kansas City City Council District 5 2019-Present	Succeeded by -