Cara Spencer

Cara Spencer
Spencer in 2017
48th Mayor of St. Louis
Assumed office
April 15, 2025
Preceded byTishaura Jones
Member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen
In office
April 21, 2015 – April 15, 2025
Preceded byCraig Schmid
Succeeded byJami Cox Antwi
ConstituencyWard 20 (2015–2023)
Ward 8 (2023–2025)
Personal details
Born (1978-09-11) September 11, 1978 (age 48)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationTruman State University (BS)

Cara Spencer (born September 11, 1978) is an American politician who has been the 48th and current mayor of St. Louis, Missouri since 2025. She was on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen as alderwoman of Ward 8 from 2023 to 2025. She represented Ward 20 from 2015 to 2023.

2025 mayoral campaign

On May 23, 2024, Spencer announced her second candidacy for mayor of St. Louis in 2025, running against the incumbent Mayor Tishaura Jones.

On March 4, Spencer won the nonpartisan primary for mayor of St. Louis, earning 68% of the vote. On April 8, 2025, Spencer defeated Jones in the general election, receiving 64.2% of the popular vote.

References

  1. ↑ Huguelet, Austin (March 30, 2025). "Cara Spencer Says St. Louis Can Do Better. If She Becomes Mayor, Will She Deliver?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lippmann, Rachel (May 23, 2024). "Alderwoman Cara Spencer plans second run for St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ Knox, Samir (Jan 28, 2025). "Clayco's Bob Clark gives large donation supporting Cara Spencer for St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  4. ↑ Krull, Ryan (March 4, 2025). "Spencer wins mayoral primary, with Jones a distant second". St Louis Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lippmann, Rachel (April 9, 2025). "Spencer wins St. Louis mayor race, ousting Jones in bitter rematch". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

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