List of mayors of Chicopee, Massachusetts

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Mayor of Chicopee
Seal of Chicopee, Massachusetts.svg
Seal of Chicopee
Incumbent
John L. Vieau
since January 6, 2020
Style His/Her Honor
Type Chief executive
Member ofSchool Committee
Residence None official
Seat Chicopee City Hall
Nominator Non-partisan nominating petition
Appointer Popular vote
Term length Two years
(1917-Present)
One year
(1891-1917) [1]
Constituting instrumentChicopee City Charter
PrecursorChicopee Board of Selectmen
(1848-1890)
Formation1891
First holder George Sylvester Taylor
Salary$122,000 (2023) [2]
Website www.chicopeema.gov/393/Mayors-Office

The Mayor of Chicopee is the chief executive of municipal government in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The mayor's office oversees the enforcement of all laws and ordinances within the city, appoints and supervises a majority of appointed officials, and serves as an ex officio member of the Chicopee School Committee. Chicopee has a mayor-council government. Mayors of Chicopee are appointed through direct, non-partisan elections to a two-year term. The office has no term limits. The mayor's office is located in Chicopee City Hall in Chicopee Center. [1] [3]

Contents

The current mayor of Chicopee is John L. Vieau.

History

Prior to 1891, Chicopee had no mayor. The town was governed by an open town meeting and a Board of Selectmen to oversee the day-to-day operations of the town. Chicopee received its city charter in 1890 and elected George S. Taylor, who took office in 1891. Under the charter, mayors were elected annually on the first Tuesday in December and took office on the first Monday in January. If the mayor's office was vacated, it was mandatory for an election to take place, with the President of the Board of Aldermen serving as acting mayor. [3]

When the city charter was revised in 1897, the city council was changed to a unicameral system and the mayor no longer presided over city council meetings or acted with the council in declaring elections' winning candidates. Additionally, it was no longer mandatory to call a new election if the mayor's office was vacated within three months of a mayor's term ending. [3] The revised charter came into effect in 1898. [4]

In 1938, the city's Franco-American Association endorsed holding non-partisan local elections. [5] Proponents argued that non-partisan elections would alleviate racial or ethnic bloc voting and party factionalism. [6] The city's first non-partisan elections were held in 1943. [7]

List of mayors

#MayorPictureTermPartyNotes
1 George Sylvester Taylor George Sylvester Taylor.png January 5, 1891 - January 4, 1892 [8] Republican
2William W. McClench William W. McClench.png January 4, 1892 - January 2, 1893 [9] Democrat [10]
3Henry H. HarrisJanuary 2, 1893 - January 1, 1894 Republican [11]
4 William M. E. Mellen William Michael Edward Mellen (1848-1906).png January 1, 1894 [12] - January 7, 1895 Democratic
5Andrew W. GaleJanuary 7, 1895 [13] - January 6, 1896 [14] Republican [15]
6 Alexander Grant 1895 Alexander Grant Massachusetts House of Representatives.png January 6, 1896 - January 4, 1897 [16] Republican
7George D. EldridgeJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 Democratic [17]
8Denis MurphyJanuary 2, 1899 - January 7, 1901Unaffiliated [18] Born in Cork, Ireland; First Irish mayor of Chicopee [19]
9James H. LoomisJanuary 7, 1901 - January 4, 1904 [20] Republican
10Charles A. BuckleyJanuary 4, 1904 - January 2, 1905 [21] Republican
11Albert E. Taylor AlbertETaylor 1904.png January 2, 1905 - January 6, 1908 [22] Republican [23] Son of George Sylvester Taylor [24]
12Joseph O. BeauchampJanuary 6, 1908 - January 4, 1909 [25] Republican [lower-alpha 1] [26] [27] Born in Saint-Roch, Canada; First Franco-American mayor of Chicopee [28]
13William J. FullerJanuary 4, 1909 - January 2, 1910 [29] Republican [26]
14Samuel E. FletcherJanuary 2, 1910 - January 1, 1912 Republican [30]
15Frank A. RiversJanuary 1, 1912 [31] - October 7, 1914 [lower-alpha 2] Unaffiliated [32]
16Rogette D. EarleOctober 7, 1914 - January 4, 1915Unaffiliated [lower-alpha 3] [33] [34] Board of Alderman President, Acting Mayor [35]
17William J. DunnJanuary 4, 1915 [36] - January 3, 1916 Democrat [34]
18 [10] Daniel J. CoakleyJanuary 3, 1916 [37] - January 5, 1920 [38] Democrat [lower-alpha 4] [39] [40] [41]
19James E. HigginsJanuary 5, 1920 - January 2, 1922 [42] Republican [41]
20Joseph E. Grise JosephGrise 1921.png January 2, 1922 - January 4, 1926 [43] Republican [44]
21Michael I. SheaJanuary 4, 1926 - January 2, 1928 [45] Democrat [lower-alpha 5] [46]
22Henry CloutierJanuary 2, 1928 - January 4, 1932 [47] Republican [48]
23Anthony J. StoninaJanuary 4, 1932 - January 1, 1934 [49] Republican [50] First Polish mayor of Chicopee
24O'Neil DeroyJanuary 1, 1934 - January 6, 1936 Republican
(23)Anthony J. StoninaJanuary 6, 1936 - January 1, 1940 Republican
25Leo P. Senecal 1923 Leo Senecal Massachusetts House of Representatives.png January 1, 1940 - January 3, 1944 Republican [51]
26Edward O. BourbeauJanuary 3, 1944 - January 7, 1952 Republican [52]
27 Walter J. Trybulski January 7, 1952 - January 2, 1956 Republican [53]
28Walter M. GrockiJanuary 2, 1956 [54] - January 4, 1960 Republican [52]
29Edward A. Lysek 1943 Edward Lysek Massachusetts House of Representatives.png January 4, 1960 - January 3, 1966 Republican [55]
30 Richard H. Demers January 3, 1966 - January 5, 1970 Democrat [56]
31Edward J. ZiembaJanuary 5, 1970 [57] - January 5, 1976 Republican [53]
32Howard W. Redfern, Jr. [58] January 5, 1976 [59] - January 2, 1978 Democrat [60]
33John P. MoylanJanuary 2, 1978 - January 7, 1980 Democrat [53]
34Robert F. KumorJanuary 7, 1980 - January 2, 1984 Democrat [53]
35Richard S. LakJanuary 2, 1984 - January 4, 1988 Democrat [53]
36Joseph J. ChesseyJanuary 4, 1988 - February 28, 1997 [lower-alpha 6] [61] Democrat [62]
37Patrick E. WelchMarch 1, 1997 - July 7, 1997 Democrat [63] [64] City Council President, Acting Mayor
38Richard J. Kos Mayor-richard-kos-and-439th-airlift-wing-bfd582 (cropped).jpg July 7, 1997 [lower-alpha 7] - January 5, 2004 [65] Republican [66] Did not run for re-election in 2003
39Richard R. GoyetteJanuary 5, 2004 - January 2, 2006 Republican [67]
40 Michael D. Bissonnette January 2, 2006 [68] - January 6, 2014 [69] Democrat [70] Lost re-election for 5th term
(38)Richard J. Kos Mayor-richard-kos-and-439th-airlift-wing-bfd582 (cropped).jpg January 6, 2014 - January 6, 2020 [71] Republican
41John L. VieauJanuary 6, 2020 - Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ Lost Republican nomination, but submitted nominating papers as an independent Republican and was supported by James Loomis
  2. ↑ Died in office
  3. ↑ Ran as Republican in 1914 mayoral election
  4. ↑ Ran as independent Democrat with Democratic support. Failed to receive nomination from Democratic and Republican caucuses in 1919 reelection.
  5. ↑ Ran as independent Democrat
  6. ↑ Resigned to accept appointment from Gov. Bill Weld as Deputy Commissioner of Local Services in the Department of Revenue
  7. ↑ Took office in special election

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