List of mayors of Chandler

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The city of Chandler, Arizona has had 31 mayors in 32 administrations since its incorporation in 1920. City founder Alexander J. Chandler agreed to serve as the city's first mayor after incorporation until a mayor could be elected later that year. [1] Mayors of Chandler are elected to four-year terms and have term limits of two consecutive terms. [2]

No. [3] ImageNameTermSource
1 A.J. Chandler.jpg Alexander J. Chandler 1920-1920 [1]
2David A. Jacobson1920-1922
3George Armstrong1922-1924
4Park R. Mitten1924-1928
5James Franklin Salladay1928-1932 [4] [5]
6Newell Fuller1932-1934
7J. Lee Loveless1934-1936
8Paul W. Bear1936-1936
9James W. Sinks1936-1937
10James Meason1937-1942
11Bill Brayman1942-1946
12Ralph Brown1946-1948
13Dan Francis1948-1950
14Saul Johnson1950-1952
15Otho Dixon1952-1954
16Paul Gaumer1954-1956
17Bert Lewis1956-1960
18Hal Jones1960-1962
19Ralph McKenzie1962-1964
20Andrew Kuhles1964-1966
21George Nader1966-1972
22Raul Navarrete1972-1976 [6] [7]
23Ken Thomas1976-1979 [7] [8]
24Jerry Maxwell1979-1980 [9] [8]
25Jim Patterson1980-1984 [10]
26Jerry Brooks1984-1988 [11]
27Richard Dugan1988-1990
28 Coy Payne 1990-1994 [12]
29 Jay Tibshraeny 1994-2002 [13]
30 Boyd Dunn 2002-2011 [14]
31 Jay Tibshraeny 2011-2019 [13]
32Kevin Hartke2019–present

References

  1. 1 2 "History of Chandler, Ariz". chandleraz.gov. City of Chandler.
  2. "Mayor and Council". City of Chandler.
  3. "People - Chandler". Chandlerpedia. City of Chandler.
  4. Sloan, Richard E. (1930). History of Arizona: Arizona biography. Record Publishing Company. p. 150.
  5. Chandler City Directory. Association of North American Directory Publishers. 1930. p. 1120.
  6. "Southside Village honored with 'Historic Conservation District' designation". ABC15. August 31, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Crago, Jody (May 5, 2016). "Chandler history: Kenny Thomas helped shape community development". Arizona Republic.
  8. 1 2 "Chandler voters recall mayor, 3 other leaders". Kingman Daily Miner. May 2, 1979.
  9. "Recall Still Casts Shadow over Chandler City Race". The Prescott Courier. January 21, 1980.
  10. Welch, Dennis (October 7, 2011). "Chandler councilman tied to $1.2M land deal". East Valley Tribune.
  11. Pineda, Paulina (January 21, 2020). "Former Chandler Mayor Jerry Brooks dies at 89". Arizona Republic.
  12. Pineda, Paulina (December 13, 2019). "Arizona's first African American mayor, former Chandler Mayor Coy Payne, has died". Arizona Republic.
  13. 1 2 Pineda, Paulina (January 11, 2019). "'We've got something here that we've built — and it's important,' departing Chandler mayor says". Arizona Republic.
  14. Randazzo, Ryan (April 20, 2016). "Former Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn to run for utility regulator". Arizona Republic.