Mayor Carson Ross
Mayor Carson Ross, 78
Carson, a Blue Springs resident for nearly 50 years, was the first African American elected as Mayor of Blue Springs, a position he has held since 2008. He also serves as chair of the Mid-America Regional Council Board of Directors, Missouri co-chair of the MARC Total Transportation Policy Committee, president of the Eastern Jackson County Betterment Council and chair of the Mayor’s Advisory Board for the Little Blue Valley Sewer District. He also has served Blue Springs and surrounding regions for numerous years in an array of capabilities, including president of the St. Mary’s Medical Center Board of Associates, Board of Centerpoint Medical Center, member of the Carondelet Health Board, the Missouri Air Conservation Commission and former chair of the Missouri Veterans Commission, among many others. Outside of his legislative duties, Carson worked for 39 years for Hallmark Cards, the company from which he retired. Carson has received multiple awards and recognitions, including the Kansas City Globe’s Lifetime Award of Most Influential African Americans in the Greater KC Area, the Senior Service Award from Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and the Distinguished Service Award from the Missouri Municipal League.
