List of mayors of Bloomington, Minnesota

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This page lists the individuals who have served as mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota . [1]

Bloomington's mayors are full councilmembers who serve at large.

The term of office was two years until 1995, when voters approved a change to 4-year terms.

MayorYears# of TermsNotes
Herman Kossow1953–19551 term
Gordon Miklethun 1956–19613 terms
Herbert A. Knudsen 1962–19631 term
Donald R. Hasselberg1964–19672 terms
John A. Thomasberg1968–19691 term
James M. King1970–19732 terms
Robert M. Benedict 1974–19772 terms, including one partialresigned January 3, 1977 to become MN State Senator
James H. Lindau 1977–19876 terms, including one partialappointed on January 10, 1977 elected in November 1977
Kurt Laughinghouse1988–19891 term
Neil W. Peterson 1990–19953 terms, including one partialresigned mid-term on January 3, 1995 to join Metropolitan Council
Coral Houle1995–19992 terms, including one partialappointed January 3, 1995 to replace Peterson – was elected in own right in November 1995, first woman to serve as mayor
Gene Winstead 2000–20195 termsLongest serving Mayor
Tim Busse2020–2 termselected in November 2019, incumbent

References

  1. "Councilmember history | City of Bloomington MN". Archived from the original on May 30, 2018.