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The Mayor of the City of Waco is the official head of the city of Waco in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] Waco was incorporated in 1856.[2]

Name Portrait Term start Term end Notes / citation
J. M. Smith 1856 [3]
T. G. Jones [3]
W. D. Chambers [3]
R. N. Goode [3]
Ernest Albertis McKenney [3]
I. N. Mullins [3]
C. B. Way [3]
B. F. Harris [3]
Jacob Long [3]
John C. West [3]
Augustine J. Byrd December 17, 1875 1878 Elected December 17, 1875.[4] Succeeded by E. A. Sturgis[5]
Former confederate soldier.[6]
E. A. Sturgis 1878 1884 [5]
W. H. Wilkes 1884 1886 [5]
E. A. Sturgis
(2nd term) 		1886 1888 Source indicates that Sturgis was mayor in 1886[5][7] and was succeeded by A. Hinchman[8]
Acanthus Hinchman 1890 Sources conflict as to when Hinchman's term began in 1888[8] or 1890[9]
Champe Carter McCulloch 1895 1895
W. H. Wilkes
(2nd term) 		1896 1896
Champe Carter McCulloch
(2nd term) 		1897 1899
J. W. Riggins 1900 1902
Allen Sanford 1903 1903
Jas. B. Baker 1904 1909
H. D. Mistrot 1910 1911
J.H. Mackey 1912 1913
J. W. Riggins
(2nd term) 		1914 1915
John Dollins 1916 1917
Ed McCullough 1918 1919
Ben C. Richards 1920 1923
Thos P. Stone 1924 April 9, 1926 Resigned April 9, 1926
J. W. Holloway April 9, 1926 April 15, 1926
H. F. Connally April 15, 1926
A. Baker Duncan 1927
T.D. Brooks 1928
T.F. Bush 1930
G.H. Zimmerman 1932
Carl Mason 1934 November 11, 1934 Resigned
John F. Sheehy November 11, 1934
Jos W. Hale 1935
Charles Gray Catto 1937
Geo. O. Jones 1938
T.M. Gribble 1939
L.T. Murray 1940
D. T. Hicks 1941
Hubert Johnson 1942
Berry Williams 1943
A.N. Denton 1944
Frank L. Wilcox 1945
Richard C. Bush 1946
J.E. Hawkins 1948
L.M. Crow 1949
L. H. Bradshaw 1952
Ralph R.Wolf 1953
H.F. Connally, Jr. 1954
O.B. Robertson 1955
D.T. Hicks, Jr. 1956
Truett K. Smith 1957
Joe L. Ward, Jr. 1958
Madison Clement 1959
Billy J. Hinton 1960
Maurice C. Barnes 1961
Stanton Brown, Jr. 1962
W.B. Lenamon 1963
Roger N. Conger 1964
J. Ernest Pardo 1965
P.M. Johnston 1966
H. Malcolm Louden 1968
Howard Dudgeon, Jr. 1969
Travis Du Bois, Jr. 1970
Karl M. May 1971
Bill McDavid April 11, 1972 November 15, 1972 [10]
Harold Mathias November 1972
Oscar N. Du Conge 1974 First African-American mayor of Waco
L.Ted Getterman, Jr. 1975
Milburn Smith 1976 September 21, 1976
J. R. Closs September 21, 1976 [11]
J. Leigh Brooks 1977
Lois Ted Getterman, Jr. 1978
J.P. Davis 1979
George Chase April 5, 1980 October 14, 1980
David S. Dow October 14, 1980
Billy H. Davis 1981
Roland Arriola, Jim Mathis 1982
Malcolm P. Duncan, Sr. 1984
Ruben M. Santos 1985
LaNelle McNamara 1986 [12]
David Sibley 1987 1988
R.D. Pattillo 1988
Charles Reed 1990
J. Robert Sheehy, Sr. 1992
Michael D. Morrison 1996 2000
Linda Ethridge 2000
Mae Jackson† May 2004 February 11, 2005 First elected African-American and first female African-American mayor of Waco.
Died while in office on February 11, 2005; replaced by Mayor pro tem Robin G. McDurham.[1]
Robin G. McDurham February 21, 2005 May 17, 2005 Sworn in on February 21, 2005.
Served as mayor after the death of mayor Mae Jackson until a special election on May 7, 2005.[1]
Virginia DuPuy May 17, 2005 May 18, 2010 Sworn in on May 17, 2005 after special election held on May 7, 2005.
Won in general election for mayor on May 13, 2006 and sworn in on May 16, 2006.
She went on to win reelection in 2007, 2008, and 2009.[1]
Jim Bush May 18, 2010 2012
Malcolm P. Duncan Jr. 2012 2016
Kyle Deaver 2016 2020
Dillon Meek 2020 2024 Meek announced that he would not stand for reelection in May 2024.
Jim Holmes 2024 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "City of Waco Mayor and Council 1895 - present" (PDF). City of Waco.
  2. ^ Conger, Roger N. "Waco, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. The First Presbyterian Church of McLennan County (later renamed First Presbyterian Church) was organized by Rev. Thomas Alexander, Rev. John M. McChord, and Rev. Samuel. C. Taylor in May 1855. The following year Waco Village was incorporated as the town of Waco, and a new county courthouse was built that year.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mayor, Waco (Tex. ). (January 1914). Municipal Hand Book of the City of Waco: Mayor's Message and Reports of All Departments of the City. p. 263.
  4. ^ "A. J. Byrd was elected mayor of Waco". The Galveston Daily News. December 28, 1875 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 596-597. ISBN 978-1-4035-0020-5.
  6. ^ "Finders Keepers, Volume 11, Number 4 - Major Augustine J. Byrd". The Portal to Texas History. Fall 2013. p. 14.
  7. ^ "That Bridge Matter - Statements from Directors and ex-President E. A. Sturgis". The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 3 No. 181. June 9, 1886.
  8. ^ a b "Obituary for Major A. Hinchman". Waco Semi-Weekly Tribune. April 16, 1910 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 626-627. ISBN 978-1-4035-0020-5.
  10. ^ "Fluoridation Approved, New Mayor, Tax Raise At City Council". The Waco Citizen. April 13, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Closs Asks For County Seat". The Waco Citizen. January 16, 1975 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Copeland, Mike (September 14, 1986). "Waco's Methos of Picking Out Mayor Analyzed". Waco Tribune-Herald – via Newspapers.com.
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