List of mayors of Sioux City, Iowa
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The following is a list of the mayors of Sioux City, IA.
Sioux City mayoral elections take place on the same day as the U.S. presidential election. Inauguration typically takes place on the following January 1st.
In total, there have been 64 mayors of Sioux City. However, only 4 of whom were elected by the populus; The first being Craig Berenstein in 1996.
Name (Time-Served)(† = "deceased") Fun Fact.
19th Century
John K. Cook (1861-1862)† founded Sioux City in 1854.[1]
Uziel Follett (1867-1867)†
S.B. Jackson (1878-1879)†
W.Z. Swartz (1881-1881)†
Jonas M. Cleland (1886-1886)†
E.C. Palmer (1890-1890)† He was one of the founders of Palmer Candy Company, the oldest candy store in Sioux City.[2]
Daniel Hedges (1891-1891)†
20th Century
George Weare (1901-1901)†
Wallace M. Short (1918-1923)† At the time, he was the longest serving mayor in Sioux City history.[3]
W.D. Hayes (1930-1938)† Only 7 years after Short, Hayes beat his longevity by 3 years.
Dan J. Conley (1950-1951)†
Ralph Henderson (1952-1953)†
George Young (1954-1954)†
W.W. Wilson (1960-1960)†
Stanley L. Greigg (1964-1964)† He is the youngest Sioux City Mayor at the age of 33.[4]
Earle Grueskin (1968-1969)†
Jim Wharton (1980-1981) He and his wife won the Deming Award in 2017. [5]
Kenneth Lawson (1982-1983)†
Robert "Bob" Scott (1990-1997) Only Sioux City Mayor to serve two non consecutive terms. (Four Year Terms Are Introduced)
Craig Berenstein (1997-2004) First public elected mayor. Before this, the council voted when there was a vacancy.
21st Century
Dave Ferris (2004-2008) [6]
Mike Hobart (2008-2012)
Bob Scott (2012-2020) Sitting Mayor, and the longest Sioux City mayor (15 years).[7] He says he does not plan on running again in 2020.
Next Election Planned For November 3, 2020
References
- ^ User, Super. “Cook, Dr. John.” Sioux City History, www.siouxcityhistory.org/notable-people/15-dr-john-cook.
- ^ "Iowa History Special Project". iagenweb.org. Retrieved 2018-08-03
- ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. “Mayors of Sioux City, Iowa.” The Political Graveyard, politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/siouxcity.html.
- ^ "Young Man Greigg Wins His Chance," Des Moines Register, 1964-11-29, at L-1.
- ^ Branch, Blake. “Bev & Jim Wharton Honored with Deming Award Chamber Banquet.” HOME - KTIV News 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and Sports, 15 Sept. 2017, www.ktiv.com/story/36372378/2017/09/Friday/bev-jim-wharton-honored-with-deming-award-chamber-banquet.
- ^ Zerschling, Lynn. “Ferris Named Mayor; Forneris Is pro Tem.” Sioux City Journal, 6 Jan. 2004, siouxcityjournal.com/news/ferris-named-mayor-forneris-is-pro-tem/article_c5c21dc9-b568-54d7-851a-d17294216d40.html.
- ^ “Scott Sworn in as Sioux City's Longest-Serving Mayor.” HOME - KTIV News 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and Sports, 4 Jan. 2016, www.ktiv.com/story/30882377/2016/01/Monday/sioux-city-appoints-longest-serving-mayor-and-other-council-members.