List of mayors of Milpitas, California

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Mayor of Milpitas
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Seal of the City of Milpitas.
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Flag of the City of Milpitas.
Carmen Montano, mayor of Milpitas.jpg
Incumbent
Carmen Montano
since December 13, 2022
Term length 2 years
FormationJanuary 26, 1954
First holderTom Evatt

This is a list of mayors of Milpitas, California .

List of mayors

List of Mayors of Milpitas
#ImageMayorTerm startTerm endNotes / Citations
Elected by City Council
1Tom EvattJanuary 26, 1954April 17, 1956 [1]
2Tom CardozaApril 17, 1956April 15, 1958
3Jack JohnsApril 15, 1958April 19, 1960
4Richard B. TaylorApril 19, 1960April 17, 1962
5W. D. (Denny) WeisgerberApril 17, 1962April 19, 1966 [2]
6 Ben F. Gross, mayor of Milpitas.png Ben F. Gross April 19, 1966April 16, 1968First African-American mayor to lead a predominantly white city in California. [3]
7Robert E. BrowneApril 16, 1968April 21, 1970
8W. D. (Denny) WeisgerberApril 21, 1970April 18, 1972 [2]
9Charles St. ClairApril 18, 1972March 12, 1974
10Joseph W. HouseMarch 12, 1974March 9, 1976
11James H. ClementMarch 9, 1976August 3, 1976
12Robert E. Browne (replaced Clement)August 3, 1976March 7, 1978
Elected by residents of Milpitas
13 Pete McHugh, mayor of Milpitas.jpg Peter (Primo) McHughMarch 7, 1978April 13, 1982
14Jim RodgersApril 13, 1982November 6, 1984
15 Roberty Livengood, mayor of Milpitas.jpg Robert LivengoodNovember 6, 1984November 8, 1988
16Elwood JohnsonNovember 8, 1988November 6, 1990
17 Pete McHugh, mayor of Milpitas.jpg Peter (Primo) McHughNovember 6, 1990December 3, 1996
18Henry ManayanDecember 3, 1996December 3, 2002First Asian mayor of Milpitas [4]
19 Jose S. Esteves.jpg Jose Esteves December 3, 2002December 2, 2008 [5]
20 Roberty Livengood, mayor of Milpitas.jpg Robert LivengoodDecember 2, 2008December 7, 2010
21 Jose S. Esteves.jpg Jose Esteves December 7, 2010December 13, 2016
22 Rich Tran, mayor of Milpitas.jpg Richard TranDecember 13, 2016December 2022 [6]
23 Carmen Montano, mayor of Milpitas.jpg Carmen MontanoDecember 2022First woman mayor [7]

References

  1. Munzel, Steve. "Milpitas History". Milpitas History. milpitashistory.org. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. 1 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 .