List of mayors of Burlington, Vermont

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Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
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Seal of Burlington
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak at Education Funding Policy Discussion.jpg
since April 1, 2024
Term length 3 years (2 years prior to 2003)
Constituting instrumentBurlington City Charter
Formation1865
First holder Albert L. Catlin
Salary$114,309.09 (FY 2021) [1]
Website https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Mayor

The following is a list of mayors of Burlington, Vermont. [2] The 43rd and current mayor is Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, elected in 2024. [3] Mayoral elections in Burlington have been held every three years since 2003. [4]

List

No.PortraitMayorTerm startTerm end Party
1 No image.svg Albert L. Catlin February 21, 1865April 1, 1866 Republican
2 Torrey E. Wales (Mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Torrey E. Wales April 2, 1866April 6, 1868 Republican
3 No image.svg Phineas D. Ballou April 7, 1868April 2, 1870 Republican
4 Daniel Chipman Linsley (American engineer) 2.jpg Daniel Chipman Linsley April 3, 1870October 6, 1870 Democratic
Torrey E. Wales (Mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Torrey E. Wales October 6, 1870April 2, 1871 Republican
5 No image.svg Luther C. Dodge April 3, 1871April 5, 1874 Republican
6 No image.svg Calvin H. Blodgett April 6, 1874April 2, 1876 Democratic
7 Joseph D. Hatch (Burlington, Vermont mayor).jpg Joseph D. Hatch April 3, 1876April 1, 1883 Republican
8 George H. Morse (Burlington, VT mayor).jpg George H. Morse April 2, 1883April 5, 1885 Republican
9 Urban A Woodbury.jpg Urban A. Woodbury April 6, 1885April 3, 1887 Republican
10 William Wirt Henry (Union Army Brevet Brigadier General).jpg William W. Henry April 4, 1887March 31, 1889 Republican
11 William A. Crombie (Mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg William A. Crombie April 1, 1889April 5, 1891 Republican
12 Seneca Haselton (Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court).jpg Seneca Haselton April 6, 1891April 2, 1894 Democratic
13 William James Van Patten 2.jpg William J. Van Patten April 3, 1894April 5, 1896 Republican
14 Hamilton S. Peck (Burlington, VT Mayor).jpg Hamilton S. Peck April 6, 1896April 4, 1898 Republican
15 Elliot M. Sutton (Mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Elliot M. Sutton April 4, 1898April 3, 1899 Democratic
16 Robert Roberts (mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Robert Roberts April 3, 1899March 31, 1901 Republican
17 Donly C. Hawley (Mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Donly C. Hawley April 1, 1901May 31, 1903 Republican
18 James Edmund Burke, Vermont politician (cropped).jpg James Edmund Burke June 1, 1903March 31, 1907 Democratic
19 Walter J. Bigelow (Mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Walter J. Bigelow April 1, 1907April 4, 1909 Republican
20 James Edmund Burke, Vermont politician (cropped).jpg James Edmund Burke April 5, 1909April 2, 1911 Democratic
21 Robert Roberts (mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Robert Roberts April 3, 1911April 6, 1913 Republican
22 James Edmund Burke, Vermont politician (cropped).jpg James Edmund Burke April 7, 1913April 4, 1915 Democratic
23 No image.svg Albert S. Drew April 5, 1915April 1, 1917 Republican
24 John Holmes Jackson.png John Holmes Jackson April 2, 1917April 5, 1925 Democratic
25 Clarence H. Beecher (Burlington, Vermont mayor).jpg Clarence H. Beecher April 6, 1925March 31, 1929 Republican
26 John Holmes Jackson.png John Holmes Jackson April 1, 1929April 2, 1933 Democratic
27 James Edmund Burke, Vermont politician (cropped).jpg James Edmund Burke April 3, 1933March 31, 1935 Democratic
28 Louis F. Dow (Burlington, Vermont mayor).jpg Louis F. Dow April 1, 1935June 4, 1939 Republican
29 John J. Burns (Burlington, VT mayor).jpg John Burns June 5, 1939May 31, 1948 Democratic
J. Edward Moran (Burlington, Vermont mayor).jpg John Edward Moran June 1, 1948June 5, 1949 Democratic
30June 6, 1949June 2, 1957
31 CDouglasCairns.png C. Douglas Cairns June 3, 1957June 1, 1959 Republican
32 JEFBurlingtonMayor.png James E. Fitzpatrick June 1, 1959June 5, 1961 Democratic
33 RobertKBing.png Robert K. Bing June 5, 1961June 3, 1963 Republican
34 EdwardAKeenan.png Edward A. Keenan June 3, 1963June 7, 1965 Republican
35 Francis J. Cain The Burlington Free Press Wed Jan 27 1965.jpg Francis J. Cain June 7, 1965April 5, 1971 Democratic
36 Gordon Paquette.png Gordon Paquette April 5, 1971April 6, 1981 Democratic
37 Portrait of Bernie Sanders in c. 1986 (1).jpg Bernie Sanders April 6, 1981April 4, 1989 Independent
38 Peter Clavelle.jpg Peter Clavelle April 4, 1989April 5, 1993 Progressive
39 No image.svg Peter Brownell April 5, 1993April 3, 1995 Republican
40 Peter Clavelle.jpg Peter Clavelle April 3, 1995April 1, 2006 Progressive
41 Bob Kiss (cropped).jpg Bob Kiss April 1, 2006April 1, 2012 Progressive
42 Miro Weinberger (cropped).jpg Miro Weinberger April 2, 2012April 1, 2024 Democratic
43 Emma Mulvaney-Stanak at Education Funding Policy Discussion.jpg Emma Mulvaney-Stanak April 1, 2024Incumbent Progressive

References

  1. Kunin, David, project manager (2022). City of Burlington, Vermont: Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2021 (PDF). Burlington, VT: Vantage Press. p. 93.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 2021 Annual Financial Report, p. 6.
  3. "Emma Mulvaney-Stanak elected mayor of Burlington". Vermont Public. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. "Title 24 Appendix : Municipal Charters Chapter 003 : City Of Burlington : Subchapter 002 : Elections And City Meetings; City Elections". The Vermont Statutes Online. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2022.