List of mayors of Gary, Indiana

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This is a list of mayors of Gary, Indiana. The first mayor, Thomas Knotts, served as Town Board president from 1906 to 1909, when Gary officially became a city. Every mayor since 1943 has served as a member of the Democratic Party.

PortraitMayorTerm startTerm end Party
1 Thomas Knotts
(1861–1921; aged 60)		1906 [1] 1914 Democratic [2]
2 Roswell O. Johnson (1st)
(1872–1938; aged 66)		19141918 Republican
3 William F. Hodges 19181922 Republican
4 Roswell O. Johnson (2nd)1922March 1925 [3] Republican
5 William J. Fulton March 19251926 Republican
6 Floyd E. Williams 19261930 Republican
7 Roswell O. Johnson (3rd)19301935 Republican
8 Lee B. Clayton 19351939 Democratic
9 Ernst Schaible
(1879–?)		19391943 Republican
10 Joseph E. Finerty
(1905–07.11.1992; aged 87)		19431948 Democratic
11 Eugene Swartz 19481952 Democratic
12 Peter Mandich 1952July 15, 1958 [4] Democratic
13 George Chacharis
(11.02.1908–17.08.1983; aged 75)		July 16, 1958December 12, 1962 [4] Democratic
14 John S. Visclosky
(26.12.1915–01.04.2017; aged 101)		December 13, 19621963Democratic
15 A. Martin Katz
(1917–1995; aged 78)		19641968 Democratic
16 Richard Hatcher 1967 (a).jpg Richard Hatcher
(1933–2019; aged 86)		January 1, 1968December 31, 1987 Democratic
17 Thomas V. Barnes
(born in 1936; age 88–89)		January 1, 1988December 31, 1995 Democratic
18 Scott L. King
(born in 1951; age 73–74)		January 1, 1996March 23, 2006 [4] Democratic
– Dozier Allen Jr.
(born in 1931; age 93–94)		March 24, 2006 [5] April 6, 2006 Democratic
19 Rudolph M. Clay 207-DP-9302-Mayor0358 (cropped).jpg Rudy Clay
(1935–2014; aged 78)		April 7, 2006December 31, 2011 Democratic
20 Karen Freeman-Wilson (12617981394).jpg Karen Freeman-Wilson
(born in 1960; age 64)		January 1, 2012December 31, 2019 Democratic
21 Jerome A. Prince
(born in 1964; age 60)		January 1, 2020December 31, 2023 [6] Democratic
22 Eddie Melton at Miller Beach Cafe 2023 IMG 3247 (cropped).jpg Eddie Melton
(born in 1980; age 45)		January 1, 2024incumbent [7] Democratic

References

  1. ↑ President of the Town Board until 1909.
  2. ↑ John C. Trafny & Stephen G. McShane (2002). Gary's East Side. p. 60. ISBN   0-7385-1953-7.
  3. ↑ Robert A. Hill (1991). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. VII. p. 65. ISBN   0-520-07208-1.
  4. 1 2 3 Resigned.
  5. ↑ Interim.
  6. ↑ Dalton, Alex (May 3, 2023). "Eddie Melton declares victory in Democratic primary for Gary mayor". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Dalton, Alex (May 3, 2023). "Eddie Melton declares victory in Democratic primary for Gary mayor". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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