Henry McClure isn’t hiding his bigotry. A former real estate developer turned right-wing provocateur, McClure is now running to be the mayor of Topeka — Kansas’ capital and a city that currently holds a perfect 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index. McClure has a long and well-documented history of posting anti-LGBTQ+ statements, mocking transgender inclusion, and railing against DEI initiatives. He has actively undermined LGBTQ+ visibility online and amplified conspiracy theories targeting queer people and allies.
Now, McClure is vying to become mayor — and roll back Topeka’s national reputation for equality. He’s running on a platform that includes gutting inclusion efforts, scaling back city support for Pride and LGBTQ+ programs, and pushing a far-right agenda that mirrors Moms for Liberty and other anti-LGBTQ+ groups nationwide.
Agenda PAC is exposing McClure’s extremism, equipping allies with resources, and laying the groundwork to ensure he’s defeated.
Key Vulnerabilities
Henry McClure has a documented history of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on social media and in interviews.
He amplified far-right influencers attacking LGBTQ+ inclusion and DEI.
McClure’s mayoral platform threatens Topeka’s nationally recognized LGBTQ+ protections.
Topeka currently scores 100 on HRC’s Municipal Equality Index. McClure’s own statements suggest he would target the city’s DEI office, end official Pride support, and reject LGBTQ+-inclusive policies.
McClure ran and lost a Republican campaign for county commission in 2024.
He is now using the mayoral race to expand his political reach, but his record makes him vulnerable in a general election.Equal Pay Act for equal pay in 2018.
Henry McClure has built his mayoral campaign on division, extremism, and far-right grievance politics—and now he’s trying to take that agenda to City Hall. A failed county commission candidate turned conspiracy peddler, McClure isn’t just running for office—he’s threatening to dismantle Topeka’s national reputation for equality.
He has:
A long public record of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, mocking Pride events, transgender inclusion, and DEI initiatives.
Amplified conspiracy theories targeting queer communities, public health efforts, and election security.
Pledged to gut Topeka’s DEI programs, defund inclusive services, and politicize the city’s nonpartisan government.
