List of mayors of Albuquerque

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Mayor of Albuquerque
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Incumbent
Tim Keller
since December 1, 2017
Term length Four years
(No term limits)
Formation1885
Website Office of the Mayor

The mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico is the chief executive officer of the city, elected for a four-year term. There are no term limits for the mayor. Under the New Mexico State Constitution, municipal elections are nonpartisan. The 30th and current mayor is Tim Keller, a Democrat.

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History

Henry N. Jaffa was elected the first mayor of Albuquerque in 1885. The city was governed by a mayor until the transition to a City Commission government in 1917. [1] Under this system, the leader of city government in Albuquerque was the Chairman of the City Commission. In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the commission system with a city council system. After the change occurred, voters once again elected a mayor. [2]

Duties and powers

Albuquerque has a strong mayor council form of government, giving the mayor the position of chief executive of the city. The mayor is given the authority to appoint and remove officials from city posts, and is required to propose a budget each year. Most of the mayor's appointments and proposals are subject to approval by the Albuquerque City Council, but the mayor has the power of veto or approval of City Council legislation. The organization of the mayor's office changes with administration, but is almost always governed by a chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and director of communications.

List of mayors

Mayor (1885–1917)

MayorTermParty
Henry N. Jaffa July 7, 1885 [3] – April 13, 1886 Independent
George Lail April 13, 1886 [4] – April 12, 1887 [5] Democratic
William B. Childers April 14, 1887 [6] – April 11, 1888 Democratic
Arthur E. Walker April 11, 1888 [7] – April 10, 1889 Republican
G. W. Meylert April 10, 1889 [8] – April 9, 1890 Republican
Michael Mandell April 9, 1890 [9] – April 15, 1891 Democratic
Joseph Exum Saint April 15, 1891 [10] – April 18, 1892 Republican
George S. Easterday April 18, 1892 [11] – April 17, 1893 Democratic
Neill Brooks Field April 17, 1893 [12] – April 21, 1894 Democratic
John F. Luthy April 21, 1894 [13] – April 15, 1895 Republican
Joseph C. Baldridge April 15, 1895 [14] – April 19, 1897 Republican
Strickland Aubright April 19, 1897 [15] – April 18, 1898 Republican
Frank Willey Clancy April 18, 1898 [16] – April 17, 1899 Republican
Owen N. Marron April 17, 1899 [17] – April 1902 Democratic
Charles F. Myers April 1902 – April 1904 Republican
Frank McKee April 1904 – April 1908 Republican
Felix H. Lester April 1908 – April 1910 Democratic
John W. Elder April 1910 – April 1912 Republican
D. K. B. Sellers April 1912 – April 1914 Democratic
David H. Boatright April 1914 – April 1916 Republican
Henry Westerfeld April 1916 – December 3, 1917 [1] Republican

Chairman of the City Commission (1917–1974)

Chairman of the City CommissionTermParty
Charles F. Wade December 4, 1917 [18] – May 24, 1919 [lower-alpha 1] [19] Republican
Walter Connell June 1919 – April 4, 1922 [20] Democratic
William R. Walton April 19, 1922 [21] – December 19, 1922 [lower-alpha 2] [22] Democratic
Edwin B. Swope December 19, 1922 – February 23, 1925 [lower-alpha 2] [23] Democratic
Clyde Tingley February 25, 1925 [24] – January 14, 1935 [lower-alpha 2] Democratic
Charles Henry Lembke January 14, 1935 [25] – January 29, 1938 [lower-alpha 2] Democratic
Clyde Elmer Oden January 29, 1938 [26] – October 11, 1939 [lower-alpha 3] Democratic
Clyde Tingley October 11, 1939 [27] – April 9, 1946 Democratic
Albert E. Buck April 9, 1946 [28] – August 12, 1947 [lower-alpha 3] Republican
Frank W. Darrow August 12, 1947 [29] – October 10, 1947 Republican
Clyde Tingley October 10, 1947 [30] – January 27, 1948 Democratic
Ernest Everly January 27, 1948 [31] – October 2, 1951 [32] Republican
Clyde Tingley October 9, 1951 [33] – April 13, 1954 [lower-alpha 3] Democratic
Maurice Sanchez April 13, 1954 [34] – April 10, 1962 Republican
Archie Westfall April 10, 1962 [35] – April 12, 1966 [36] Republican
Ralph S. Trigg April 18, 1966 [37] – October 9, 1967 [38] Republican
Pete V. Domenici October 16, 1967 [39] – March 3, 1970 [lower-alpha 3] Republican
Charles E. Barnhart March 3, 1970 [40] – October 11, 1971 Republican
Harry E. Kinney October 11, 1971 [41] – February 21, 1973 [lower-alpha 3] Republican
Louis E. Saavedra February 21, 1973 [42] – December 10, 1973 [lower-alpha 3] Democratic
Ray R. Baca December 10, 1973 [43] – April 1, 1974 [lower-alpha 3] Democratic
Richard G. Vaughan April 1, 1974 [44] – June 30, 1974 Republican
  1. Died in office.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Resigned from City Commission.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stepped down as chairman, but remained on City Commission.

Mayor (since 1974)

MayorTermParty
Harry Kinney mid1990s.jpg Harry E. Kinney July 1, 1974 – November 1977 Republican
David Rusk December 1977 – November 1981 Democratic
Harry Kinney mid1990s.jpg Harry E. Kinney December 1981 – November 1985 Republican
Ken Schultz December 1985 – November 1989 Democratic
Louis E. Saavedra December 1989 – November 1993 Democratic
MartinChavez (cropped).jpg Martin Chávez December 1993 – November 1997 Democratic
JimBaca (148013469).jpg Jim Baca December 1997 – November 2001 Democratic
MartinChavez (cropped).jpg Martin Chávez December 2001 – November 2009 Democratic
Mayor Richard J. Berry first photo.jpg Richard J. Berry December 2009 – November 2017 Republican
Tim Keller (48072699053) (cropped).jpg Tim Keller December 2017 – present Democratic

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