List of mayors of Palm Bay, Florida

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The Mayor of Palm Bay, Florida is the presiding officer at city council meetings and the official head of the City of Palm Bay, Florida for all ceremonial occasions. The current mayor of Palm Bay, is Rob Medina.

NameElectedEnd of termComments
William Knecht [1] June 2, 1924April 1928Incorporated as a town in 1926, dissolved on May 9, 1929
Alexander J. Goode [2]
Harry Pollak [1] September 14, 1956,
November 5, 1957,
November 4, 1958,
November 3, 1959
November 8, 1960Town incorporated September 14, 1956, City incorporated January 16, 1960
Ralph A. Stearns [1] November 8, 1960,
November 7, 1961,
November 6, 1962,
November 5, 1963		July 16, 1964
Vincent Kirby [1] July 16, 1964November 5, 1964
Bert W. Kreinbring [1] November 3, 1964November 3, 1965
Louis A. "Tom" Burn [1] November 3, 1965November 8, 1966
David Sykes [1] November 8, 1966November 7, 1967
Don "Shorty" H. Floyd [1] November 7, 1967November 26, 1969
Daniel B. Cameron, Jr. [1] November 26, 1969,
November 2, 1971,
November 6, 1973		November 25, 1975
Franklin T. DeGroodt [1] November 25, 1975,
November 8, 1977,
November 6, 1979		November 24, 1981
William F. Madden [1] November 24, 1981November 6, 1984
Harold F. Bryant, Sr. [1] November 27, 1984November 5, 1987
Frank Filiberto [1] November 3, 1987November 6, 1990
Robert R. Devecki [1] November 6, 1990November 2, 1993
Melton E. Broom [1] November 2, 1993November 5, 1996
John J. Mazziotti [1] November 5, 1996November 4, 1999
Edward Geier [1] November 4, 1999,
November 5, 2002		March 20, 2003
Donna Brooks [1] March 20, 2003May 1, 2003Interim
John J. Mazziotti [1] April 29, 2003,
November 8, 2005,
November 4, 2008		November 20, 2012In June 1999, Mazziotti was removed from office by then governor Jeb Bush when it was revealed that the mayor had previously served two prison sentences and did not have his civil rights restored. [3] After having his civil rights restored, he ran again for the City Council and won. He ran unopposed for mayor in 2005 and 2008. [4] He was the city's longest-serving mayor. [5]
William Capote [1] November 6, 2012November 2020
Rob MedinaNovember 2020- Present

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Palm Bay City Clerk's Office, MUNICIPALITY OF PALM BAY, FLORIDA -- MAYORS
  2. ↑ Days Gone By Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Governor Suspends Mayor". Associated Press. June 26, 1999. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007. "Florida Today archive search–keywords john mazzioti prison". Florida Today . Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Florida Today archive search–keywords john mazzioti prison". Florida Today . Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  5. ↑ Kennerly, Britt (October 14, 2010). "Ball gives back to city". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1B.
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