List of mayors of Phoenix

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The following is a list of the mayors of Phoenix, Arizona.

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#PortraitMayorTermNotes and references
1 John T Alsap.jpg John T. Alsap 1881
2Francis A. Shaw1881–1883
3 DeForest Porter.jpg DeForest Porter 1883–1884
4George F. Coats1884–1885
5 Emil Ganz.jpg Emil Ganz 1885–1886First Jewish mayor [1]
6 DeForest Porter.jpg DeForest Porter (2nd)1886–1888
7A. Leonard Meyer1888–1889
8George F. Coats (2nd)1889–1890
9T. D. McGlasson1890–1891
10Joseph Campbell1891–1893
11P. J. Cole1893–1894
12 James D. Monihon.jpg James D. Monihon 1894–1895
13R. L. Rosson1895–1896
14R. Allyn Lewis1896
15Frank B. Moss1896
16 James D. Monihon.jpg James D. Monihon (2nd)1896–1897
17 John C. Adams 1897–1899
18Czar James Dyer1899
19 Emil Ganz.jpg Emil Ganz (2nd)1899–1901
20Walter Talbot1901–1903
21Walter Bennett1903–1904
22John T. Dunlap1904–1905
23 John C. Adams (2nd)1905
24Frank B. Moss (2nd)1905–1906 (died in office)
25R. H. Greene1906
26Lewis W. Coggins1906–1909
27Lloyd B. Christy1909–1914
28 George Ulysses Young.jpg George U. Young 1914–1916
29Peter Corpstein1916–1920
30Willis H. Plunkett1920–1922
31L. L. Harmon1922–1923
32Louis B. Whitney1923–1925
33Frank A. Jefferson1925–1928
34Fred J. Paddock1928–1930
35Franklin D. Lane1930–1932
36Fred J. Paddock (2nd)1932–1934
37Joseph S. Jenckes1934–1936
38 John Hunt Udall 1936–1938
39Walter J. Thalheimer1938–1940
40Reed Shupe1940–1942
41Newell Stewart1942–1944
42J. H. Fleming1944–1946
43Ray Busey1946–1948
44 John Nicholas Udall 1948–1952
45Hohen Foster1952–1954
46Frank G. Murphy1954–1956
47 Jack Williams (Arizona politician).jpg Jack Williams 1956–1960
48 Sam Mardian 1960–1964
49 Milton H. Graham 1964–1970
50 John D. Driggs 1970–1974
51 Timothy A. Barrow 1974–1976
52 Margaret Hance 1982.jpg Margaret Hance 1976–1984First woman mayor
53 Terry Goddard by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Terry Goddard 1984–1990
54 Paul Johnson by Gage Skidmore.jpg Paul Johnson 1990–1994
55 John B. Nelson (fill-in)1994
56 Thelda Williams (interim)1994
57 Skip Rimsza 1994–2004
58 Phil Gordon by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg Phil Gordon 2004–20122nd Jewish mayor of Phoenix [2]
59 Thelda Williams (interim)2012
60 Greg Stanton by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg Greg Stanton 2012–2018
61 Thelda Williams (interim)2018–2019
62 Kate Gallego by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Kate Gallego 2019–presentElected 2019 [3]
First female Jewish mayor of Phoenix [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kampeas, Ron (July 30, 2020). "The pandemic put Kate Gallego, Phoenix's Jewish mayor, in the spotlight". The Jerusalem Post . Gallego is Phoenix's third Jewish mayor — she said it was a "point of pride" that Emil Ganz was the first in the late 19th century
  2. Morton, Ira (May 28, 2004). "Phoenix's first Jewish mayor". Jewish News (Arizona).
  3. Boehm, Jessica (March 12, 2019). "Latest numbers: Kate Gallego wins big in race for Phoenix mayor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.