List of mayors of Bend, Oregon

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This is a list of mayors of Bend, Oregon . The City of Bend was incorporated in 1904 and the first election for city leaders was held that year. The first mayor, Arthur L. Goodwillie, took office on January 4, 1905. Mayors were elected until Bend's charter was changed in 1928 following controversies sparked under the term of E.D. Gilson. [1] The modified charter called for city councilors to appoint one member of the council to serve as mayor for a two-year term. The 1928 charter also moved Bend to a council–manager form of government, where the mayor leads city council while a city manager oversees day-to-day city operations. In May 2018, Bend voters approved charter amendments bringing back the direct election of the mayor.

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Bend's mayors currently serve four-year terms and are directly elected by voters. The next election for mayor will be November 2022. The office is nonpartisan, meaning there is not a primary election or partisan affiliation on the ballot.

List

MayorTerm startTerm end
Directly elected mayors
Arthur L. Goodwillie [1] January 19051911
Urling C. Coe [1] [2] 19111912
George P. Putnam [1] [3] 19121913
Harry "Ham" Miller [1] 19131915
? Eastes [4] [5] [6] c. 1916???
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Edgar Dewitt Gilson [7] 19211922
Robert Fox19231928
Council-appointed mayors
Herbert E. Allen ???January 1929
George P. GoveJanuary 1929January 1931
J. F. HoschJanuary 1933January 1935
Fred S. Simpson [8] January 1935January 1943
A. T. NiebergallJanuary 1943January 1947
G. W. McCannJanuary 1947January 1948
Hans Slagsvold [9] January 1948January 1949
Ted D. Sexton [10] January 1949January 1951
W. T. Welcome [11] January 1951January 1953
Richard W. Brandis [12] [9] January 1953January 1955
Hans Slagsvold [9] January 1955January 1956
Hap Taylor [13] January 1956January 1957
Web M. Loy [14] January 1957January 1958
Mel Rogers [14] January 1958January 1959
Jack C. Dempsey [15] January 1959January 1960
William E. Miller [16] January 1960January 1961
E. L. Nielsen [17] [18] January 1961January 1962
Jack C. Dempsey [19] January 1962January 1965
Paul Reynolds [20] [21] January 1965January 1966
Charles B. Hinds [22] January 1966January 1968
Leon Devereaux [23] [24] [25] January 1968January 1969
 ??? ??? ???
Roger SmithJanuary 1975January 1977
Clay C. ShephardJanuary 1977January 1979
Dick Carlson [26] January 1979January 1981
Ruth Burleigh (first woman mayor of Bend) [27] January 1981January 1983
Samuel Langmas [28] January 1983January 1985
Mike Rose [29] January 1985January 1987
Bruce H. DevlinJanuary 1987January 1989
Bill Friedman [30] January 2001January 2003
Oran Teater [31] January 5, 2003January 5, 2005
Bill Friedman [32] [33] January 5, 2005January 5, 2007
Bruce Abernethy [34] January 5, 2007January 5, 2009
Kathie Eckman [35] January 5, 2009January 5, 2011
Jeff T. Eager [36] January 5, 2011January 5, 2013
Jim Clinton [37] January 5, 2013January 4, 2017
Casey Roats [38] January 4, 2017January 4, 2019
Direct election resumes
Sally Russell [39] January 5, 2019Incumbent

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