List of mayors of Rochester, New York

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Mayor of Rochester
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Incumbent
Malik Evans
since January 1, 2022
Style The Honorable
Term length Four years; renewable
Inaugural holder Jonathan Child
Formation1834
Salary$143,000 (2017)
Website City of Rochester

The following is the complete list of the mayors of the city of Rochester, New York .

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Rochester's city charter defines the mayor as the chief executive of the city, empowered to enforce all local laws and make appointments to all appointed local offices. [1]

When Rochester was incorporated in 1834, the mayor was initially appointed by the city council and had few responsibilities beyond presiding over council meetings. In 1840, the New York state legislature passed a law making the mayors of all incorporated cities elective. Various amendments to the city charter during the 19th century gave the mayor additional powers of appointment. [2] In 1898, the state legislature adopted a uniform charter for all cities, establishing a mayor-council government where the mayor controlled all executive functions and appointments. [3] In 1925, Rochester modified its charter in a referendum to switch to a council-manager government, where the mayor was ceremonial and executive functions were handled by a city manager appointed by the council. [4] A second referendum in 1984 changed the city charter back to a mayor-council government. [5]

List of Mayors of Rochester

#TermMayorParty
1June 1834 - 1835 Jonathan Child   Whig
2July 1835 - December 1836 Jacob Gould   Democrat
3December 1836 - 1837 Abraham M. Schermerhorn   Whig
4March 1837 - 1838 Thomas Kempshall   Whig
51838 - December 1838 Elisha Johnson   Democrat
6December 1838 - December 1839 Thomas H. Rochester   Whig
7December 1839 - 1840 Samuel G. Andrews   Whig
81840 - 1842 Elijah F. Smith   Whig
9March 1842 - 1843Charles J. Hill  Democrat
101843 - 1844Isaac Hills  Democrat
11March 1844 - March 1845John Allen  Whig
12March 1845 - 1847William Pitkin  Whig
131847 - 1848John B. Elwood  Democrat
141848 - 1849Joseph Field  Democrat
15March 1849 - 1850Levi A. Ward  Whig
16March 1850 - 1851Samuel Richardson  Democrat
171851 - 1852Nicholas E. Paine  Democrat
181852 - 1853Hamblin Stillwell  Democrat
191853 - 1854John Williams  Democrat
201854 - 1855 Maltby Strong   Whig
211855 - 1856Charles J. Hayden  American
221856 - 1857 Samuel G. Andrews   Republican
231857 - 1858Rufus Keeler  Democrat
241858 - 1859 Charles H. Clark   Democrat
251859 - 1860Samuel W.D. Moore  Republican
261860 - 1861Hamlet D. Scrantom  Republican
27March 1861 - April 1862John C. Nash  Republican
28April 1862 - April 1863Michael Filon  Democrat
29April 1863 - March 1864Nehemiah C. Bradstreet  Democrat
30March 1864 - March 1865James Brackett  Democrat
31March 1865 - 1866Daniel D.T. Moore  Republican
321866 - 1867Samuel W.D. Moore  Republican
33March 1867 - 1869Henry L. Fish  Democrat
341869 - 1870Edward M. Smith  Republican
351870 - 1871John Lutes  Democrat
36April 1871 - April 1872Charles W. Briggs  Republican
37April 1872 - 1873 Abel Carter Wilder   Republican
381873 - 1874 George W. Aldridge, Sr. (acting)  Republican
391874 - 1876George G. Clarkson  Republican
401876 - 1890 Cornelius R. Parsons   Republican
411890 - 1892William Carroll  Democrat
421892 - 1894 Richard J. Curran   Republican
43April 1, 1894 - January 22, 1895 George W. Aldridge   Republican
44January 22, 1895 - December 31, 1895 Merton E. Lewis (acting)  Republican
45January 1, 1896 - December 31, 1899George E. Warner  Democrat
46January 1, 1900 - December 31, 1901George A. Carnahan  Republican
47January 1, 1902 - December 31, 1903 Adolph J. Rodenbeck   Republican
48January 1, 1904 - December 31, 1907 James G. Cutler   Republican
49January 1, 1908 - December 31, 1921 Hiram Edgerton   Republican
50January 1, 1922 - June 17, 1926 Clarence D. Van Zandt   Republican
51June 22, 1926 - January 3, 1928Martin B. O'Neil  Republican
52January 3, 1928 - March 5, 1930Joseph C. Wilson  Republican
53March 5, 1930 - January 2, 1932Vice Mayor Isaac Adler & City Manager Stephen B. Story (acting)  Republican
54January 2, 1932 - April 28, 1933Charles S. Owen  Democrat
55April 28, 1933 - January 2, 1934Percival D. Oviatt  Republican
56January 2, 1934 - December 31, 1937Charles Stanton  Republican
57January 1, 1938 - December 31, 1938Lester B. Rapp  Republican
58January 10, 1939 - June 14, 1955 Samuel B. Dicker   Republican
59June 14, 1955 - December 31, 1961Peter Barry  Republican
60January 1, 1962 - December 31, 1963Henry E. Gillette  Democrat
61January 1, 1964 - December 31, 1969Frank Lamb  Democrat
62January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1973 Stephen May   Republican
63January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1993 Thomas P. Ryan, Jr.   Democrat
64January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2005 William A. Johnson, Jr.   Democrat
65January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2010 Robert "Bob" J. Duffy   Democrat
66January 1, 2011 - January 18, 2011 Thomas S. Richards (interim)  Democrat
67January 18, 2011 - April 11, 2011R. Carlos Carballada (interim)  Democrat
68April 11, 2011 - December 31, 2013 Thomas S. Richards   Democrat
69January 1, 2014 - December 1, 2021 Lovely Warren   Democrat
70December 2, 2021 - December 31, 2021James Smith (interim)  Democrat
71January 1, 2022 - present Malik Evans   Democrat

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References

  1. "Article III, Powers and duties of Mayor". Charter of the City of Rochester. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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  3. McKelvey, Blake (January 1969). "His Honor, the Mayor of Rochester: 1900-1928" (PDF). Rochester History. 31 (1): 1.
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