Crispin Rea

Candidate for Kansas City Mayor. The election date hasn't been announced yet.

Running for this seat

Registered a campaign committee: Missouri Ethics Commission, November 4, 2026
Reported by news coverage: KCUR, May 20, 2026
Reported by news coverage: KCTV5, May 15, 2026
Reported by news coverage: The Kansas City Star (via Yahoo News), May 16, 2026

Not on the ballot yet: the official list comes from Kansas City, Missouri, Office of the City Clerk. How we list candidates.

Background

Kansas City Council member, 4th District at-large; Special Victims Unit prosecutor

Kansas City native raised on the city's east side. He works as a Special Victims Unit prosecutor and holds the 4th District at-large seat on the City Council. He is a member of the firefighters' union Local 42 and a nonprofit volunteer.

In their own words

Safe neighborhoods: "evidence-based crime prevention programs" and cleaning up abandoned properties and illegal dumping
Prioritize basic city services with transparency and accountability
Support economic growth
Public safety balancing enforcement with "alternatives to incarceration and social services"

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Crispin Rea yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

Sources

← Kansas City Mayor · Kansas City municipal election, 2027

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