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In the 2019 mayoral election, Lucas was elected Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri after receiving approximately 59% of the vote.

Housing policy became a primary focus once Lucas was situated on City Council. His housing policy aimed to ensure housing availability for Kansas City families is geared toward the symmetrical development of new housing supply along with the renovation of existing properties. Lucas played a decisive role in shaping a 2018 ordinance that defined affordable rent as equaling 30% or less of the city's median income, what was then $1,100 a month. In an interview with the Kansas City Business Journal, Lucas explained that while he realized "that $1,000 a month is still pretty high for a lot of people, but what we’re trying to do is say that we will not give incentives based on affordability standards for units that are north of that figure.” He is currently Chair of the City Council Housing Committee. Quinton also serves on committees related to Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development; the Airport; Transportation and Infrastructure; Neighborhoods and Public Safety.

Quinton Lucas lives in the historic 18th and Vine district.

In the summer of 2017, Lucas targeted crime with a concerted strategy. He proposed a Five Point plan to (1) fund social workers in each police patrol division, (2) deploy officers to economically distressed areas and not just entertainment districts, (3) recruit diverse candidates for the police force, (4) challenge the necessity of incarcerating citizens for municipal offenses, and (5) appeal to the state of Missouri to adequately fund Kansas City's criminal justice system to lighten the load of public defender cases and improve overall pay.

In 2015, Lucas won a city council seat representing the Third-District-at-Large, gaining more than 70% of the vote. His message was concerned with bridging the gaps between east and west in a divided city. When asked what was the greatest challenge facing Kansas City, Lucas said, "How do we get people from jobs in my part of the city, the east side of Kansas City, off into other parts of the city or even to Kansas?"

Quinton Lucas joined the University of Kansas faculty of Law in 2012.

Quinton Lucas (born August 19, 1984) is an American law school professor, community leader, and the current 55th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, having been elected in 2019. He is the city’s third African-American mayor.