List of mayors of Bloomington, Illinois

Not to be confused with List of mayors of Bloomington, Indiana.

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Bloomington, Illinois, United States.

Mayor of Bloomington
Logo of Bloomington
Incumbent Mboka Mwilambwe since 2021
Formation	1850
First holder	David I. Perry

• David I. Perry, 1850 ^[1]
• Charles P. Merriman, 1851 ^[1]
• John H. Wickizer, 1852 ^[1]
• William Wallace, 1853 ^[1]
• John W. Ewing, 1854 ^[1]
• Franklin Price, 1855-1856 ^[1]
• Amasa J. Merriman, 1857-1858, 1863 ^[1]
• John M. Stillwell, 1859, 1868-1869 ^[1]
• H. S. Herr, 1860 ^[1]
• George W. Parke, 1861-1862 ^[1]
• Joel Depew, 1864 ^[1]
• E. H. Rood, 1865-1867, 1880 ^[1]
• T. J. Bunn, 1870, 1877 ^{[1] [2]}
• Benjamin Franklin Funk, 1871-1875, 1884-1885 ^{[1] [2]}
• John Reed, 1876, c.1878-1879 ^{[1] [3]}
• E. B. Steere, 1878 ^[1]
• John W. Trotter, 1881-1883 ^[1]
• Lewis B. Thomas, 1886-1888, 1900-1903 ^[1]
• J. R. Mason, 1889-1890 ^[1]
• C. F. Koch 1891, 1898-1899 ^[1]
• Daniel T. Foster, 1892-1894, 1897 ^{[1] [2]}
• G. M. Smith, 1895 ^[1]
• Edgar M. Heafer, 1896 ^[1]
• George C. Morrison, 1904-1905 ^[1]
• James Neville, 1905-1906 ^{[1] [4]}
• A. G. Erickson, 1906-1907 ^[1]
• Edward Holland 1907-1909 ^[1]
• Richard L. Carlock, 1909-1911 ^[1]
• Albert L. Moore, 1911-1913 ^[1]
• James Costello, 1913-1915 ^[1]
• Edward E. Jones, 1915-1923 ^{[1] [5]}
• Frank E. Shorthose, c.1923 ^[1]
• Ben S. Rhodes, c.1931 ^[5]
• Bob McGraw, 1958-1969 ^{[6] [5]}
• Walt Bittner, 1970-1976 ^[6]
• Richard Buchanan, 1977-1984 ^[6]
• Jesse Smart, 1985-1997 ^{[6] [5]}
• Judy Markowitz, 1997-2005 ^{[6] [7]}
• Steve Stockton, 2005-2013 ^[6]
• Tari Renner, 2013-2021 ^[6]
• Mboka Mwilambwe, 2021-2025
• Dan Brady (Illinois politician), 2025-present

See also

• Bloomington history

References

1. Jacob L. Hasbrouck (1924), History of McLean County, Illinois, vol. 1, Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company – via HathiTrust
2. "Biographies", mchistory.org, Illinois: McLean County Museum of History , retrieved May 18, 2025
3. "Municipal Affairs: Bloomington", Chicago Daily Tribune, May 7, 1878 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
4. "City Elections", Rock Island Argus, Illinois, April 19, 1905 – via Chronicling America
5. "Challenges, Choices, and Change: A Community in Conflict", mchistory.org, Illinois: McLean County Museum of History, retrieved May 18, 2025
6. "History & Mission", bloomingtonparks.org, Illinois: City of Bloomington Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department, archived from the original on July 19, 2018 – via Wayback Machine
7. "Mayor and City Council", www.cityblm.org, Illinois: City of Bloomington, archived from the original on April 8, 2001 – via Wayback Machine