List of mayors of Milpitas, California

Mayor of Milpitas
Seal of the City of Milpitas.
Flag of the City of Milpitas.
Incumbent Carmen Montano since December 13, 2022
Term length	2 years
Formation	January 26, 1954
First holder	Tom Evatt

This is a list of mayors of Milpitas, California .

List of mayors

List of Mayors of Milpitas

#	Image	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Notes / Citations
Elected by City Council
1		Tom Evatt	January 26, 1954	April 17, 1956	[1]
2		Tom Cardoza	April 17, 1956	April 15, 1958
3		Jack Johns	April 15, 1958	April 19, 1960
4		Richard B. Taylor	April 19, 1960	April 17, 1962
5		W. D. (Denny) Weisgerber	April 17, 1962	April 19, 1966	[2]
6		Ben F. Gross	April 19, 1966	April 16, 1968	First African-American mayor to lead a predominantly white city in California. [3]
7		Robert E. Browne	April 16, 1968	April 21, 1970
8		W. D. (Denny) Weisgerber	April 21, 1970	April 18, 1972	[2]
9		Charles St. Clair	April 18, 1972	March 12, 1974
10		Joseph W. House	March 12, 1974	March 9, 1976
11		James H. Clement	March 9, 1976	August 3, 1976
12		Robert E. Browne (replaced Clement)	August 3, 1976	March 7, 1978
Elected by residents of Milpitas
13		Peter (Primo) McHugh	March 7, 1978	April 13, 1982
14		Jim Rodgers	April 13, 1982	November 6, 1984
15		Robert Livengood	November 6, 1984	November 8, 1988
16		Elwood Johnson	November 8, 1988	November 6, 1990
17		Peter (Primo) McHugh	November 6, 1990	December 3, 1996
18		Henry Manayan	December 3, 1996	December 3, 2002	First Asian mayor of Milpitas [4]
19		Jose Esteves	December 3, 2002	December 2, 2008	[5]
20		Robert Livengood	December 2, 2008	December 7, 2010
21		Jose Esteves	December 7, 2010	December 13, 2016
22		Richard Tran	December 13, 2016	December 2022	[6]
23		Carmen Montano	December 2022		First woman mayor [7]

References

1. Munzel, Steve. "Milpitas History". Milpitas History. milpitashistory.org. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
2. "Obituary: William Denny Weisgerber". The Milpitas Beat . December 19, 2019.
3. "UAW Black History Month Spotlight: Ben Gross". uaw.org. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
4. "Biography for Henry Chang Manayan - Candidate for Mayor; City of Milpitas". smartvoter.org. 2006.
5. "City of Milpitas | City Council | Mayor Esteves". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
6. Shapiro, Peter (August 24, 2020). "Pete McHugh bows out of Milpitas Mayoral Race". The Milpitas Beat .
7. Shapiro, Rhoda (November 21, 2022). "Carmen Montano makes history by becoming first woman elected as Mayor of Milpitas". The Milpitas Beat .