Cara Spencer
Cara Spencer | |
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Spencer in 2017 | |
| 48th Mayor of St. Louis | |
| Assumed office April 15, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tishaura Jones |
| Member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen | |
| In office April 21, 2015 – April 15, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Schmid |
| Succeeded by | Jami Cox Antwi |
| Constituency | Ward 20 (2015–2023) Ward 8 (2023–2025) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1978 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Truman State University (BS) |
Cara Spencer (born September 11, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 48th and current mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. She served on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen as alderwoman of Ward 8 from 2023 to 2025; she represented Ward 20 from 2015 to 2023.
Spencer ran in the 2021 St. Louis mayoral election, finishing second in the primary election, then losing the general election to Tishaura Jones. In the 2025 election, she waged a political comeback, and defeated Jones. She is the city's third consecutive female mayor.