List of mayors of Carson, California

Mayor of Carson
Incumbent Lula Davis-Holmes since November 3, 2020
Term length	4 years
First holder	John A. Marbut

The following is a list of mayors of Carson, California.

Mayors of Carson

Image	Mayor	Years	Notes
	John A. Marbut	1968–1969	first mayor of Carson [1] [2]
	John L. Junk	1969–1970	[1] [2] [3] Sentenced to a 90-day jail term and fined $1,500 after pleading no contest on Sept. 7, 1971 to soliciting bribes from a trash disposal firm. [4]
	Gilbert D. Smith	1970–1971	first African-American mayor [1] [2]
	John H. Leahy	1971–1972	[5] [2]
	John A. Marbut (2nd term)	1972–1973	[2]
	Sak Yamamoto	1973–1974	first Asian mayor of Carson [6] [2]
	Gilbert D. Smith (2nd term)	1974–1975	[2]
	Clarence A. Bridgers	1975–1976	2nd African-American mayor [2] [7]
	John A. Marbut (3rd term)	1976–1977	[8] [2]
	Sak Yamamoto (2nd and 3rd terms)	1977–1979	Two consecutive terms [2]
	Kay A. Calas	1979–1980	first female mayor of Carson [2]
	Clarence A. Bridgers (2nd term)	1980–1981	[2]
	Thomas G. Mills (1st and 2nd terms)	1982–1984	3rd African-American mayor [2] [9] [10] [11]
	Kay A. Calas (2nd and 3rd terms)	1984–1985 1985–1986	Two consecutive terms [2]
	Sylvia L. Muise	1986–1987	2nd female mayor of Carson [2]
	Kay A. Calas (4th and 5th terms)	1987–1988 1988–1989	[2]
	Michael I. Mitoma	1989–1990	2nd Asian mayor of Carson [2] [12] [13]
	Vera Robles DeWitt	1990–1991	First Latino mayor of Carson [2]
	Michael I. Mitoma (2nd and 3rd terms)	1991–1992 1992–1997	From 1992, mayors were directly elected for 4-year terms [2] Ordinance No. 94-1043 extended his term for an additional year to March 4, 1997
	Peter D. Fajardo	1997–2001	First Filipino mayor of Carson [2]
	Daryl W. Sweeney	March 6, 2001 – July 29, 2003	4th African-American mayor [2] Resigned July 29, 2003, position left vacant until 2004 election
	Jim Dear	April 6, 2004 – 2009 2009–2013 2013–2015	Resigned in 2015 after being elected as City Clerk [14] [2]
	Albert Robles	2015–2016 2016–2020	2nd Latino mayor of Carson [2] Appointed to finish term of Jim Dear and then elected in 2016
	Lula Davis-Holmes	2020–Present	First female African-American mayor [2]

References

1. "Smith named to Carson mayor post". San Pedro News-Pilot . April 23, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Past Elected Officials". Carson City government website. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
3. Anderson, Glenn M. (July 23, 1970). Tribute To The Honorable John Junk by Hon. Glenn M. Anderson of California In The House Of Representatives - Thursday, July 23, 1970 (PDF). Congressional Record. p. 25671.
4. Stein, George (February 19, 1987). "Control of City Hall Up for Grabs in Bitter Carson Race". The Los Angeles Times .
5. "Youths observe city government". San Pedro News-Pilot . May 4, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Gnarre, Sam (September 20, 2014). "Sak Yamamoto, former Carson mayor and unlikely film star". South Bay Daily Breeze .
7. Gougis, Michael (March 18, 1975). "Former Carson battles as mayor voted". Press-Telegram – via Newspapers.com .
8. Andrew, Bob (April 6, 1976). "Waste plan rejected by Carson". Press-Telegram – via Newspapers.com.
9. Stein, George (April 28, 2018). "Death of Carson Councilman Mills Stuns City Leaders". The Los Angeles Times .
10. Suimisto, Laurel (April 30, 1988). "Carson Councilman Thomas Mills Dies of Cancer". San Pedro News-Pilot – via Newspapers.com.
11. Bronson, James (April 7, 1986). "Another crowded field in Carson council race". San Pedro News-Pilot – via Newspapers.com .
12. Investigation of Illegal Or Improper Activities in Connection with 1996 Federal Election Campaign: Final Report, Volume 1 - U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1998.
13. Millican, Anthony (January 5, 1992). "Carson's Mayor Failed to Disclose Loans of $97,000 : Politics: State law requires politicians to list loans on statements of economic interest. One lender was a planning commissioner". The Los Angeles Times .
14. Editorial board (October 11, 2016). "Albert Robles is best choice for mayor in Carson: Endorsement". Daily Breeze. Retrieved April 23, 2018.