Carl R. Gerlach is the mayor of Overland Park, Kansas

Overland Park, Kansas

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...

. He was elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Prior to that, he served on the city council from 1995 to 2005.

Gerlach earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1976 from Kansas State University

Kansas State University

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, where he also played on the men's basketball team. He was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks

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 in 1976, but was released from his contract due to an injury suffered during training. Soon thereafter he started a career in the promotional products

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 industry.

External links

• Q&A: Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach from the Kansas City Business Journal
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