List of mayors of Bridgeport, Connecticut

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The Mayor is the chief executive of Bridgeport, Connecticut who is directly elected for a four-year term. They have the power to issue executive orders, declare emergencies, submit a yearly budget to the city council and makes appointments to city government offices.

As of July 2012, the Mayor of Bridgeport earns an annual salary of $132,459. [1]

List of mayors

NameIn officePartyNotesReference
Isaac Sherman1836–1837 [2] [3]
Daniel Sterling1837–1838 [2] [3]
Alanson Hamlin1838–1839 [2]
Charles Foote1839 [3]
Charles Bostwick1840 [2] [3]
William Burrall 1841–1842? [2] [3]
James Loomis1843–1844 [2] [3]
Henry Harral1844–1847 [2] [3]
Sherwood Sterling1847–1849 [2] [3]
Henry Harral1849–1851 [2] [3]
John Brooks1851–1852 [2] [3]
Henry Harral1852–1853 [2] [3]
Charles Hubbell1853–1854 [2] [3]
John Brook1854–1855 [2] [3]
Philo Calhoun 1855–1858Democratic [4] [5] [2] [3]
Silas Booth1858–1860 [2] [3]
Daniel Sterling1860–1863 [2] [3]
Clapp Spooner1863–1864Republican [6] [2] [3]
Jarratt Morford1864–1865 [2] [3]
Stillman Clapp1865–1866 [2] [3]
Monson Hawley1866–1868 [2] [3]
Jarratt Morford1868–1869 [2] [3]
Monson Hawley1869–1870 [2] [3]
Jarratt Morford1870–1871 [2] [3]
Epaphras Goodsell1871–1874Democratic [7] [2] [3]
Robert Clarke1874–1875 [2] [3] [8]
Phineas Barnum 1875–1876Republican [9] [2] [3]
Jarratt Morford1876–1878 [2] [3]
Robert De Forest 1878–1879Democratic [10] [11] [2] [3]
John Wessells1879–1880 [2] [3]
Daniel Morgan1880–1881Democratic [12] [2] [3]
John Wessells1881–1882 [2] [3]
Carlos Curtis1882–1883 [2] [3]
John Wessells1883–1884 [2] [3]
Daniel Morgan1884–1885 [2] [3]
Henry Pyle1885–1886 [2] [3]
Civilion Fones1886–1888A dentist, his son Alfred Fones was also a dentist
and a leader in early oral hygiene and education. [13] [14] 		[2] [3]
Patrick Coughlin1888–1889 [2]
Robert De Forest1889–1891Democratic [2]
William Marigold1891–1893Republican [15] [2]
Walter Bostwick1893–1895 [2]
Frank Clark1895–1897Democratic [16] [2]
Thomas Taylor1897–1899Republican [17] [2]
Hugh Stirling1899–1901Republican [18] [2]
Denis Mulvihill1901–1905Democratic [19] [2] [20]
Marcus Reynolds1905–1907 [2] [20]
Henry Lee1907–1909 [2] [20]
Edward Buckingham1909–1911Democratic [21] [2] [20]
Clifford Wilson 1911–1921Republican [22] [2] [20]
Fred Atwater1921–1923Democratic [23] [2] [20]
William Behrens1923–1929Republican [24] [2] [20]
Edward Buckingham1929–1933Democratic [2] [20]
Jasper McLevy 1933–1957 Socialist [25] Longest-serving mayor [2] [20]
Samuel Tedesco 1957–1965Democratic [26] [20]
Hugh Curran 1965–1971Democratic [27] [20]
Nicholas Panuzio 1971–1975RepublicanResigned toward the end of his second term to serve as deputy administrator
of the General Services Administration in the Gerald Ford administration [28] 		[2] [20]
William Seres1975RepublicanPresident of the Common Council who succeeded as mayor following
Panuzio's resignation; served 55 days [29] 		[20]
John C. Mandanici 1975–1981Democratic [30] [2] [20]
Lenny Paoletta 1981–1985Republican [31] [20]
Thomas Bucci 1985–1989Democratic [32] [20]
Mary Moran 1989–1991RepublicanFirst and only woman to serve as Bridgeport mayor;
last Republican to serve as Bridgeport mayor;
unsuccessfully sought to have city declared insolvent in municipal bankruptcy [33] [34] [35] 		[20]
Joe Ganim 1991–2003DemocraticSecond-longest serving Bridgeport mayor; was convicted on
federal corruption charges in 2003; spent seven years in prison. [36] [37] 		[20]
John Fabrizi 2003–2007DemocraticDid not run for a second term in 2007 after admitting to a drinking problem
and use of cocaine while in office. [38] [39] 		[2] [20]
Bill Finch 2007–2015DemocraticDefeated by Joseph P. Ganim during the Democratic primary in September 2015. [40] [2] [20]
Joe Ganim 2015–presentDemocraticSecond-longest serving Bridgeport mayor; was convicted on
federal corruption charges in 2003; spent seven years in prison; re-elected to office November 3, 2015; [41] [42] [43] Sworn in on December 1, 2015. [44] 		[20]

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