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The Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council, the Missouri- Kansas Laborers’ District Council, the Mid- America Carpenters Regional Council, and Teamsters Locals 41 and 541 have endorsed Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan in her bid for Kansas City, MO’s 4th In-District City Council seat as of the time of this printing.

She becomes the first non-incumbent candidate to gain serious support from organized labor in Kansas City, MO for the upcoming city council election cycle.

Kansas City’s 4th In- District–which includes many of the working-class neighborhoods in southern Clay County, a portion of the Historic Northeast, Downtown, Midtown, and the Westside–is typically the city’s most progressive council district and is currently represented by term-limited Councilmember Eric Bunch. The district is also the most Hispanic in the city.

“Kansas City’s union members aren’t just proud to back Rebeca, we are fired up and ready to work hard to spread her message. Rebeca is the sort of progressive champion that has a futuristic vision of this city that puts the needs of ordinary people first. Working-class people deserve more. They deserve to be able to afford to live where they work, public transit, good jobs, and to have a government that works for them, plain and simple, and Rebeca understands that to her very bones,” said Ralph Oropeza, Business Manager of the Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council.

“We are excited to be supporting such a young, driven, and community-minded individual for Kansas City’s Council,” said Zack Dunn, the Political Director of the Missouri-Kansas Laborers’ District Council. “Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan will have the full support of the Laborers to ensure she is the next councilwoman of the 4th District.”

Rebeca has been a regular presence at union events and in Kansas City for years now, both in political work and on-the-ground advocacy. She has advocated alongside tenant and immigrant rights organizations to establish and fund Kansas City’s Office of Language Access, contributed to the fight for Kansas City’s Tenant Bill of Rights, was elected the vice president of the Westside Neighborhood Association, and has regularly knocked doors for union-endorsed candidates in multiple cycles.

“I don’t take the support of organized labor lightly and I want union members to know that. A union endorsement isn’t just a check box, it’s a badge of honor. I know the blood and sweat that makes an endorsement possible. I can’t wait to work to make Kansas City an easy place for working-people to live,” said Rebeca, who’s husband is a member of Laborers Local 264. “Unions are a keypart of how we solve a wide-range of issues, including our affordable housing crisis.”

She serves on a number of Economic Development boards, serving as the Vice Chair of the Board for the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, (LCRA) as a Commissioner on the Board for the Enhanced Enterprise Zone, and as Commissioner on the Advisory Board for the Chapter 353 Program.

Her involvement has gained her a number of accolades, including the 2024 Jackson County Young Democrat of the Year Award and the endorsement of former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

“I’m proud to announce that I am endorsing Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan for Kansas City, MO’s 4th District City Council seat. Anyone who’s been in the city for long has seen Rebeca show up time and time again. She is a bold, values-driven, pragmatic leader with genuine roots in poor and working-class America. I know that she will stand up for working families and work to create a more fair city for all. Rebeca’s potential is enormous. She’s one of our city’s most promising emerging progressive leaders and I know that she will bring the heart, hustle, and vision that Kansas City needs. I know that our city and residents will be better off with her voice on Council,” said Jason Kander, the last Democrat elected state-wide in Missouri.

“This campaign isn’t about me – it’s about all of us and deciding what sort of city we want to be. This is about building a Kansas City that is affordable, accessible, sustainable, safe, and thriving with opportunity. I want a city where everyone, regardless of zip code, can afford to live and pursue their dreams, raise a family, start a business, and grow old with dignity. I want to center everyday people in my campaign to ensure we all have a real seat at the table, and can build a welcoming city we can be proud of. This is about a city that works for you and your loved ones,” said Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan, who says she wants to focus on quality of life issues, affordable housing, and basic infrastructure.

Amezcua – Hogan is the youngest child of immigrants from Mexico. She lives in a Laborers’ Local 264 home and has been a Kansas Citian for almost her entire adult life.

The next Kansas City, MO City Council primary election is slated to occur in the spring of 2027. Rebeca does not currently have an opponent.