List of mayors of Reno, Nevada

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Reno, Nevada, United States.

Reno City Hall building in Nevada, US, in 2020

Mayors

• Ralph S. Osbourn, 1903 ^[1]
• George F. Turrittin, 1903–1905 ^[1]
• D.W. O'Connor, ca.1906 ^[1]
• Richard Kirman Sr., 1907–1909
• Frank J. Byington, ca.1915 ^[2]
• Harry E. Stewart, ca.1920–1922, 1945 ^{[3] [4]}
• Edwin E. Roberts, 1923–1933
• Sam Frank, ca.1934
• August Frohlich, 1939–1943 ^[5]
• Francis R. Smith, ca.1953–1954 ^[6]
• Leonard H. (Len) Harris, 1955–1959 ^[7]
• Hugh Quilici, ca.1965 ^[5]
• Sam Dibitonto, 1971–1975 ^[5]
• Barbara Bennett, ca.1979–1980 ^{[8] [9]}
• Pete Sferrazza, 1981–1995 ^[10]
• Jeff Griffin, ca.2002
• Bob Cashell, 2002–2014 ^[11]
• Hillary Schieve, 2014–present

See also

• 2014 Reno mayoral election
• 2018 Reno mayoral election
• 2022 Reno mayoral election
• Reno history
• Timeline of Reno, Nevada

References

1. "Reno 150 Birthday: Reno Timeline", reno.gov, retrieved July 19, 2024
2. Directory of Reno and Sparks. Reno: Nevada Directory Publishing Company. 1915 – via Internet Archive.
3. Charter and ordinances of the city of Reno, 1920, hdl:2027/uiuo.ark:/13960/t55f3n23j – via HathiTrust
4. "A Fight for 'Freedom'" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2016.
5. Reno Historical, Historic Reno Preservation Society, retrieved July 19, 2024
6. Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Reno, Nevada", Political Graveyard, retrieved July 19, 2024
7. "Collection: Len Harris Scrapbooks | University Libraries Special Collection Guides". Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
8. "Barbara Bennett: Mayor of Reno and Community Activist". University of Nevada Oral History Program. 1989.
9. "University of Nevada Oral History Collection | University Libraries".
10. "Reno 150 Birthday: Reno People Honorees", reno.gov, retrieved July 19, 2024
11. "20 candidates jam field for Reno mayor", recordcourier.com , March 17, 2014

Further reading

• Charter and ordinances of the city of Reno – via HathiTrust. 1916?
• "Inside look at past Reno mayors' campaigns", rgj.com , May 26, 2014