List of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska

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Former mayor David Bronson Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson. Anchorage Assembly Meeting, September 30, 2021.jpg
Former mayor David Bronson

This is a list of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Anchorage was incorporated as a city on November 23, 1920. The Greater Anchorage Area Borough, which encompassed the city, was created in January 1964. The two were merged in a unified government called the Municipality of Anchorage on September 15, 1975. Under the current mayoral system, the mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage is elected in a non-partisan election to a three-year term and they are limited to two terms in office. [1]

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List of mayors

City of Anchorage

No.ImageNameTerm startTerm end
1 Leopold David.jpg Leopold David November 26, 1920April 11, 1923
2 Michael Joseph Conroy (cropped).jpg M. Joseph Conroy April 11, 1923October 8, 1924
3 Charles W. Bush 1924 Anchorage.jpg Charles Bush October 8, 1924January 1, 1926
4 No image.svg Chris M. Eckmann January 1, 1926May 9, 1927
5 No image.svg Will Clayson May 9, 1927April 9, 1928
6 No image.svg Grant Reed April 9, 1928April 10, 1929
7 James Delaney Anchorage 1924.jpg James Delaney April 10, 1929April 11, 1932
8 No image.svg Oscar S. Gill April 11, 1932April 7, 1933
9 No image.svg Thomas J. McCroskey April 7, 1933January 1, 1934
10 No image.svg Oscar S. Gill January 1, 1934April 11, 1936
11 No image.svg Herbert E. Brown April 11, 1936April 12, 1937
12 No image.svg Joseph H. Romig April 12, 1937April 11, 1938
13 No image.svg Herbert E. Brown April 11, 1938April 8, 1940
14 No image.svg George Vaara April 8, 1940April 9, 1941
15 No image.svg William Alex Stolt April 9, 1941April 10, 1944
16 No image.svg Ray Wolfe April 10, 1944April 9, 1945
17 No image.svg John E. Manders April 9, 1945March 18, 1946
- No image.svg Winfield Ervin Jr.
(Acting)
March 19, 1946April 8, 1946
18 No image.svg Francis C. Bowden April 8, 1946April 12, 1948
19 Z. J. Loussac in later life.jpg Zachariah J. Loussac April 12, 1948October 8, 1951
20 No image.svg Maynard L. Taylor Jr. October 8, 1951October 12, 1955
21 No image.svg Ken Hinchey October 12, 1955May 1, 1956
22 No image.svg Anton Anderson May 1, 1956October 21, 1958
- No image.svg Hewitt Lounsbury
(Acting)
October 21, 1958October 7, 1959
23 George Byer as Anchorage mayor, 1959.jpg George Byer October 7, 1959October 9, 1961
24 No image.svg George Sharrock October 9, 1961October 12, 1964
25 Elmer Rasmuson as Senate candidate (cropped).jpg Elmer E. Rasmuson October 12, 1964October 9, 1967
26 George M. Sullivan October 9, 1967September 16, 1975

Greater Anchorage Area Borough

ImageNameTerm startTerm end
No image.svg John Asplund
(1913–1994)
January 1964October 3, 1972
Jack Roderick Mayor of Anchorage.jpg Jack Roderick
(1926–2020)
October 3, 1972September 16, 1975

Municipality of Anchorage

No.ImageNameTerm startTerm endParty affiliation
1 George M. Sullivan September 16, 1975December 31, 1981  Republican
2 GovTonyKnowles (1).jpg Tony Knowles January 1, 1982December 31, 1987  Democratic
3 Tom Fink 1975 (1).jpg Tom Fink January 1, 1988June 30, 1994  Republican
4 Rick Mystrom July 1, 1994June 30, 2000  Republican
5 George Wuerch 2003 (1).jpeg George Wuerch July 1, 2000June 30, 2003  Republican
6 Mark Begich, Mayor of Anchorage hi res (1).jpg Mark Begich July 1, 2003January 3, 2009  Democratic
- Matt Claman (3932786742).jpg Matt Claman
(Acting)
January 3, 2009July 1, 2009  Democratic
7 Dan Sullivan (mayor).jpg Daniel A. Sullivan July 2, 2009June 30, 2015  Republican
8 Ethan Berkowitz (27438918357).jpg Ethan Berkowitz July 1, 2015October 23, 2020  Democratic
- Austin Quinn-Davidson
(Acting)
October 23, 2020July 1, 2021  Independent
9 Dave bronson (1).jpg Dave Bronson July 1, 2021July 1, 2024  Republican
10 Assembly Member Suzanne LaFrance (cropped).jpg Suzanne LaFrance July 1, 2024Incumbent  Independent

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References

  1. Bell, Chanon (February 2011). "History of County Term Limits" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Counties. Retrieved April 9, 2019.