Kansas City has been in the news a lot lately. The Chiefs’ repeated trips to the Super Bowl and the constant updates on pop star Taylor Swift and tight end Travis Kelce’s relationship keep the growing city in the national conversation.
But there’s one area of the news cycle that many may be surprised to find Kansas City in: the New York City mayoral race.
New York City’s 2025 election has captured nationwide attention. That’s mostly thanks to candidate Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblymember and democratic socialist who leads his opponents — former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in the primary election, and Republican Curtis Sliwa — by double digits in virtually every poll…