Mark Funkhouser (born October 4, 1949) is an American author and politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, serving one four-year term from May 1, 2007 until May 2, 2011.
Prior to serving as the city's mayor, Funkhouser served as Kansas City's city auditor.
Currently, he serves as 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.