Councilman Eric Bunch proudly represents Kansas City’s 4th District and is currently serving his second term on the City Council. A longtime transit advocate and champion for safer streets, Eric has built his public service around the belief that cities work best when they are designed for people. He serves as Vice Chair of the Neighborhood, Planning and Development Committee and is a member of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Operations Committee, where he focuses on policies that strengthen neighborhoods, improve infrastructure, and deliver reliable city services residents can count on.

In 2017 Eric led the advocacy campaign that ended the burdensome and decades old policy that required homeowner responsibility for sidewalk maintenance and for secured $150 million dedicated to sidewalk repair across Kansas City. This landmark achievement was made possible through sustained community organizing and direct action, reflecting Eric’s hands-on approach to governance and his belief that meaningful change is driven by informed, engaged communities.

A cofounder of BikeWalkKC, Eric has spent years advancing policies that support walking, biking, and transit as essential components of a healthy, connected city. He is a strong Vision Zero advocate, working to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries, and a firm believer that reliable city services like safe sidewalks and streets, reliable transit, and basic infrastructure are foundational to quality of life for every Kansas Citian.

In addition to his work on the City Council, Eric serves on the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Board, collaborating with local governments across the region on planning, transportation, and environmental initiatives, and on the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) Board, helping guide the region’s public transit system toward a more reliable and rider-focused future.

Eric and his wife, Kaitlyn, live in Midtown Kansas City with their son, Liam, and twin daughters, Helen and Vivian. He believes transformation can only happen by building strong relationships with the community and elevating the collective understanding of how policy, planning, and public space shape quality of life.