List of mayors of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Last updated March 05, 2022

The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years.^[1]

Mayor-Council Government (1912–1925)

Mayor was appointed from the Council.

1912–1913 W.H. Marshall
1913–1914 George G. Mathews Jr.
1914–1915 Dr. C.G. Holland
1916–1918 Will J. Reed
1918 James S. Richard
1918–1919 Will J. Reed
1919–1923 C.E. Farrington
1922–1924 R. G. Snow
1924–1925 Will J. Reed

Mayor-Commission Government (1925–1982)

Mayor was appointed from the Commission for a two-year term

1925–1927 J.W. Tidball
1927–1929 C.D. Kittridge
1929–1931 T.E. Haskins
1931–1933 J.W. Needham
1933–1934 E.A. Pychon (resigned 1934)
1934–1935 M.A. Hortt
1935–1937 Lewis E. Moore
1937–1939 Thomas B. Manuel ^[2]
1939–1941 Lewis E. Moore
1941–1942 H. L. McCann (resigned 1942)
1942–1943 N.B. Cheaney
1943–1945 Joe N. Morris
1945–1947 H.C.Holden
1947–1949 Reed A. Bryan
1949–1951 F.R. Humphries
1951–1953 Lewis E. Moore (resigned 1953)
1953–1955 C. Malcolm Carlisle
1955–1957 Porter G. Reynolds
1957–1960 John V. Russell (resigned 1960)
1960–1961 Edward H. Johns
1961–1963 Edmund R. Burry
1963–1965 Melvin R. "Cy" Young
1965–1969 Edmund R. Burry
1969–1971 F. Peter Clements
1971–1973 James L. Leavitt
1973–1975 Virginia S. Young ^[3]
1975–1981 E. Clay Shaw, Jr. ^[4]
1981–1982 Virginia S. Young

Mayor-Commission Government (1982 - present)

Mayor is elected in citywide race, serving a maximum of 6 terms, each consisting of 3 years.

1982–1986 Robert A. Dressler ^[5]
1986–1991 Robert O. "Bob" Cox
1991–2009 James T. "Jim" Naugle
2009–2018 John P. "Jack" Seiler
2018–present Dean Trantalis

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References

↑ "City Commission | City of Fort Lauderdale, FL".
↑ Was elected concurrently with city's first female commissioner--Genevieve Pynchon, who served from 1937-1941.
↑ First female Mayor; Andrew DeGraffenreidt was concurrently first black city commissioner.
↑ Resigned 1981 to run for congress
↑ resigned 1986 to run for state senate, term ended in 1988

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[1] "City Commission | City of Fort Lauderdale, FL".

[2] Was elected concurrently with city's first female commissioner--Genevieve Pynchon, who served from 1937-1941.

[3] First female Mayor; Andrew DeGraffenreidt was concurrently first black city commissioner.

[4] Resigned 1981 to run for congress

[5] resigned 1986 to run for state senate, term ended in 1988

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