Ryana Parks-Shaw

Running for this seat

• Registered a campaign committee: Missouri Ethics Commission, November 4, 2026
• Reported by news coverage: KCTV5, May 15, 2026
• Reported by news coverage: KCUR, May 20, 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, 5th District; Mayor Pro Tem

Longtime health care executive who has also run an Avon business. She won the 5th District council seat in 2019, was reelected unopposed in 2023, and was appointed mayor pro tem. She has served on the boards of Starlight Theatre and the Kansas City Zoo and founded Operation Backpack, a school-supply giveaway at Swope Park. She launched her mayoral campaign in August 2025.

In their own words

• "I believe I am the right candidate to lead Kansas City through its next phase"

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Ryana Parks-Shaw yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

Sources

• martincitytelegraph.com/introducing-mayor-pro-tem-ryana-parks-shaw/
• digital-release.fox4kc.com/?p=4020278
• kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2026-05-20/kansas-city-mayor-election-cris
• kctv5.com/2026/05/15/list-mayoral-candidates-running-mayor-kansas-city