List of mayors of Long Beach, California

This is a list of mayors of Long Beach, California.

Mayor of Long Beach
Incumbent
Robert Garcia
since July 15, 2014
Term lengthFour years
PrecursorPresident of the Board of Trustees
Inaugural holderCharles H. Windham
Websitelongbeach.gov/mayor/

The current mayor is Robert Garcia, who has been in office since July 15, 2014.[1] He is the first Latino American and openly LGBT person to hold the position. He is also the youngest, being 36 years old when first elected.[2]

History

Prior its creation, the equivalent to the office of mayor was referred to as the President of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was officially created in 1908, following the completion of the new city charter. Until 1988, the mayor was indirectly elected by the city council from amongst themselves. The first mayor to be directly elected was Ernie Kell in 1988.[3]

List of Mayors
NameTerm
Charles H. Windham1908 – 1912
Ira S. Hatch1912 – 1914
Louis N. Whealton1914 – 1915
William T. Lisenby1915 – 1921
Charles A. Buffum1921 – 1924
Ray R. Clark1924 – 1926
Fillmore Condit1926 – 1927
Oscar Hauge1927 – 1930
Asa E. Fickling1930 – 1933
M. E. Paddock1933 – 1934
Carl Fletcher1934 – 1936
Thomas M. Eaton1936 – 1938
Clarence E. Wagner1938 – 1939
Francis H. Gentry1939 – 1942
Clarence E. Wagner1942 – 1945
Herbert E. Lewis1945 – 1947
Burton W. Chace1947 – 1953
Lyman B. Sutter1953 – 1954
George Vermillion1954 – 1957
Ray C. Kealer1957 – 1960
Edwin W. Wade1960 – 1975
Thomas Clark1975 – 1980
Eunice Sato1980 – 1982
Thomas Clark1982 – 1984
Ernie Kell1984 – 1994
Beverly O'Neill1994 – 2006
Robert "Bob" Foster2006 – 2014
Robert Garcia2014 –

See also

References
  1. "Mayor". longbeach.gov.
  2. Forty Under 40, May 2010, retrieved January 29, 2012
  3. "History". longbeach.gov.
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