How to watch St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones' inauguration

The inauguration ceremony for the city's new mayor will begin Tuesday at noon.

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Another piece of St. Louis history is set to take place tomorrow. The inauguration of St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones—the city's 47th mayor and the first African-American woman elected to the office in St. Louis—is scheduled for noon, in the rotunda of St. Louis City Hall. The third and fourth floors of the rotunda will remain open; however, due to COVID-19, officials are encouraging St. Louisans to watch the inauguration ceremonies from home via STL TV. Observers at City Hall will need to submit to a temperature screening as well as wear a mask and practice social distancing inside the rotunda.

Before Jones is sworn in, there will be featured speakers including Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, East St. Louis Mayor Robert Eastern III, former Missouri senator Shalonn Kiki Curls, and Kwame Building Group Chairman and CEO Anthony Thompson. Comptroller Darlene Green will also be sworn in at noon. Six members of the Board of Aldermen will be sworn in earlier, at 10 a.m. Those are:

  • Brandon Bosley (Ward 3)
  • Dan Guenther (Ward 9)
  • Sarah Martin (Ward 11)
  • Tom Oldenburg (Ward 16)
  • John Collins-Muhammad (Ward 21)
  • Pam Boyd (Ward 27)

Recently, Jones announced her Transition Committee. That committee includes:

  • Les Bond, chief executive officer of Attucks Asset Management, LLC
  • Jared Boyd, chief of staff and counsel of the St. Louis City Treasurer’s Office 
  • Rodney Boyd, partner with Nexus Group 
  • Patrick R. Brown, former chief of staff in St. Louis Mayor’s Office and community development executive with Ameren Missouri
  • Nancy E. Cross, former vice-president of SEIU Local 1 
  • Nahuel Fefer, Justice Catalyst Fellow at ArchCity Defenders and former senior advisor in St. Louis Mayor’s Office 
  • Bob Fox, retired business owner
  • Sandra M. Moore, managing director and chief impact officer with Advantage Capital 
  • Rosetta Okohson-Reb, managing partner and chief executive officer of MO Political Consulting 
  • Kayla M. Reed, executive director of Action St. Louis 
  • Blake Strode, executive director of ArchCity Defenders  
  • Mike Talboy, former Missouri state representative and director of governmental affairs of Burns & McDonnell  
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