Mark Funkhouser
Mark Funkhouser (born October 4, 1949) is an American author and politician. He was the 53rd mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from May 1, 2007 until May 2, 2011. He was the Kansas City's city auditor. He is the publisher of Governing magazine. He is also the author of the blog, "Bring on the Funk, and the book, Honest, Competent Government: The Promise of Performance Auditing.