List of mayors of Mesa, Arizona
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Mayor of Mesa, Arizona | |
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since 2014 | |
Type | Mayor |
Member of | City council |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | July 15, 1883[1] |
First holder | Alexander Findlay Macdonald |
Deputy | Vice mayor |
Salary | $74,745.16[2] |
Website | https://www.mesaaz.gov/government/mayor-council |
Elections in Arizona |
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The following is a list of the mayors of Mesa, Arizona.
Mayors
[edit]# | Portrait | Mayor | Took Office | Left Office | Ref. |
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Alexander Findlay MacDonald | 1883 | 1885 | [3] |
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Alvin Franklin Stewart | 1885 | 1886 | |
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George Passey | 1886 | 1888 | |
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William Johnson LeBaron | 1888 | 1896 | |
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James Rouse Turman | 1896 | 1898 | |
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David Tully LeBaron Jr. | 1898 | 1899 | |
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William A. Kimball | 1899 | 1900 | [4] |
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Jedidiah Grant Peterson (1st term) |
1900 | 1902 | [5] |
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Charles M. Mullen | 1902 | 1904 | |
10 | ![]() |
John L. Waring | 1904 | 1906 | |
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Phil Metz | 1906 | 1908 | |
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John D. Loper | 1908 | 1908 | |
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Lionel Brand Johnson | 1908 | 1908 | |
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John H. Barnett | 1908 | 1910 | |
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Ralph Fleetwood Palmer | 1910 | 1912 | |
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John Taylor LeSueur | 1912 | 1914 | [4] |
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Max Viault | 1914 | 1916 | [6] |
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Paul Baxter Beville | 1916 | 1918 | [6][7] |
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Dan H. Kleinman | 1918 | 1922 | [8][9] |
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Robert Scott | 1922 | 1924 | [8] |
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Jedidiah Grant Peterson (2nd term) |
1924 | 1936 | [5] |
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Linford B. Werner | 1936 | 1938 | [10] |
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George Nicholas Goodman (1st term) |
1938 | 1942 | [11] |
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John A. Hamblin | 1942 | 1944 | [12] |
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Zebulon Pearce | 1944 | 1946 | [13] |
26 | ![]() |
George Nicholas Goodman (2nd term) |
1946 | 1948 | [11][13] |
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Frank E. Bendick | 1948 | 1950 | [14] |
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Oscar Virgil Crismon | 1950 | 1952 | [15] |
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George Nicholas Goodman (3rd term) |
1952 | 1956 | [11][16] |
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Richard G. Johnson Sr. | 1956 | 1958 | [17] |
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Egbert J. Brown | 1958 | 1966 | [18] |
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Jack Taylor | 1966 | 1972 | [19][20] |
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Eldon W. Cooley | 1972 | 1976 | [21][22][23] |
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Wayne C. Pomeroy | 1976 | 1980 | [24][25] |
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Don W. Strauch | 1980 | 1984 | [26] |
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Sumner "Al" Brooks | 1984 | 1988 | [27][28] |
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Margaret "Peggy" Rubach | 1988 | 1992 | [29] |
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William "Willie" Wong | 1992 | 1996 | [30][31] |
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Wayne Brown | 1996 | 2000 | [32] |
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Keno L. Hawker | 2000 | 2008 | [33] |
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Scott W. Smith | 2008 | 2014 | [34][35] |
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Alex Finter | 2014 | 2014 | [36] |
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John Giles | 2014 | Incumbent | [37] |
References
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- ^ "Mesa City Charter Article II Section 202". library.municode.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Mesa mayors". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ a b "Temple Historic District". Mesaaz.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ a b "Death Claims Mesa Pioneer, Jed Peterson". The Arizona Republic. February 6, 1955. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ a b "Paul Beville Mesa's Mayor". Arizona Republican via Newspapers.com. June 8, 1916. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Beville Busy". Arizona Republic. September 19, 1916. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ a b "State Armory to be Built at Mesa for Battery Home". Arizona Republican via Newspapers.com. June 16, 1922. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Mayor Wins Election Bet". Arizona Republican via Newspapers.com. October 29, 1920. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Linford Werner dies; former mayor of Mesa". Arizona Republic. May 31, 1978. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ a b c "George N. Goodman". Arizona Republic. November 4, 1959. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Mesa Budget Meet Scheduled Tonight". Arizona Republic. June 30, 1942. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ a b "Mesa Council Names Mayor". Arizona Republic. June 20, 1946. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Mesa Mayor is Elected". Arizona Republic. June 16, 1948. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Mesana Map Fight Plans for Clinic". Arizona Republic. April 7, 1951. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "New Mesa City Council Elects Goodman Mayor". Arizona Republic. June 4, 1952. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Johnson New Mesa Mayor". Arizona Republic. June 12, 1956. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Egbert J. Brown". Arizona Republic. April 7, 1989. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Jerald Jackson "Jack" Taylor". Arizona State Library. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Jack Taylor Elected Mesa Mayor". Arizona Republic. June 7, 1966. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "East Valley loses another long-time founder". news.asu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "History / Cooley Family History". www.husd.org. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Gersema, Emily (2007-05-15). "Former Mesa Mayor Eldon W. Cooley dies at 89". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Bowling, Joshua. "Former Mesa Mayor and WWII hero Wayne Pomeroy dies at 96". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Wayne Pomeroy | Downtown Mesa". downtownmesa.com. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Mark, Jay. "Mesa history: Remembering Mayor Don Strauch". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Nelson, Gary. "Mesa Indian ruins open after decades of effort". USA Today. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Four Generations Light the Menorah, 1986". Arizona Memory Project. December 31, 1986. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Mayoral race offers 'incumbent' edge to councilwoman". Arizona Republic. October 9, 1987. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Pineda, Paulina. "Notable Asian Americans in Arizona business and politics". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Groff, Garin (2011-10-27). "Light-rail expansion will claim former Mesa mayor's land, possibly business". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Reese, Michelle (2013-05-17). "Mesa Mayor Wayne Brown remembered for moving city 'forward'". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Boyd, Lillian. "'A strong advocate for Mesa': Keno Hawker, former Mesa mayor and City Council member, dies at 76". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Scott Smith for Mesa". Scott Smith for Mesa. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Smith was good for Mesa, is good for Ariz". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Nelson, Gary. "Mesa's next mayor knows heat comes with job". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Dominguez, Maritza (February 11, 2023). "What to know about Mesa Mayor John Giles". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.