List of mayors of Santa Barbara, California

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Mayor Santa Barbara
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Incumbent
Randy Rouse
since January 11, 2022
Term length 4 years
Formation1850
First holderLewis T. Burton

This is a list of mayors of Santa Barbara, California since the city's incorporation in April 1850.

NameTermDescriptionNotesRef
1Lewis T. Burton8/26/1850-11/21/1850Burton was born in 1809 in Tennessee and moved to California in 1831. He was a storekeeper and owned the Rancho Jesús María and a portion of the Rancho Bolsa de Chamisal. He was elected to the Common Council and was selected as its first president and acting mayor. The minutes of the Common Council first meeting recorded Burton's election: "In the City of Santa Barbara, on the 26 of August, 1850, the persons elected to the Common Council assembled and proceeded to elect a president. Lewis T. Burton having received a majority of the votes was declared elected. Luis Carrillo was then elected Clerk. The Council then adjourned." Burton died in 1879 and was buried in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. [1]
2 Francisco de la Guerra.jpg Francisco de la Guerra 1850-51, 1852–54, 1866–70Born in Santa Barbara in 1817, the son of José de la Guerra y Noriega. Elected as mayor three times, on 11/15/1850, on 2/28/1852 for a two-year term, and on 3/7/1866 for a four-year term; first person to officially hold the title of "mayor". Died in 1878 and was buried in the Mission Santa Barbara Cemetery. [2]
3 Joaquin Carrillo.png Joaquín Carrillo 1851-1852Grandson of José Raimundo Carrillo, he was born in 1813. Elected as mayor on 5/6/51. He was also Santa Barbara's first county judge, then judge of the Second Judicial District, and a member of the committee that named Santa Barbara's streets. [2] [3]
4 Issac J. Sparks.jpg Isaac J. Sparks1853Born 1804 in Maine. Moved to Santa Barbara where he became an otter trapper and acquired Rancho Huasna and Rancho Pismo. Elected as mayor on 5/5/1853. Died 1867. [2]
5 Jose M. Covarrubias.jpg Jose M. Covarrubias 1853-1854Born c. 1809. Elected as mayor on 11/6/1853. He was also a delegate to California Constitutional Convention in 1849 and represented Santa Barbara in the California State Assembly from 1849 to 1862. Died 1870. His home the Covarrubia Adobe (715 N Santa Barbara St.) is a California Historic Landmark. [2]
6 Joaquin de la Guerra 1854-1855Elected as mayor on 5/8/1854 [2]
7 Pablo de la Guerra 1855Elected as mayor on 5/8/1855; resigned from office on 6/18/1855 for health reasons [2]
8Jose Carrillo1855Elected on 7/24/1855 to replace mayor Pablo de la Guerra [2]
9H. B. Blake1856Elected as mayor on 3/24/1856 [2]
10 Antonio M. de la Guerra (cropped).jpg Antonio Maria de la Guerra 1856-1858, 1859-1864Elected as mayor on 5/6/1856 for two-year term; elected again in 1859 and 1860 for one-year terms and again in 1862 for a two-year term [2]
11Guillermo Carrillo1858-1859Elected as mayor on 5/15/1858 [2]
12Mortimer Cook1874-1875, 1876-1878Born 1826 in Mansfield, Ohio. Elected as mayor on 3/2/1874 for a one-year term and in 1876 for a two-year term. Later settled along the Skagit River in Washington. Died in 1899. [2]
13Jarrett T. Richards1875-1876Elected as mayor on 4/8/1875 [2]
14R. L. Chamberlain1878-1880Elected as mayor on 4/4/78 [2]
15 Peter Josiah Barber.jpg Peter J. Barber 1880-1882, 1890-1892Elected as mayor on 4/15/1880 [2]
16 Hon. Charles Fernald, 1830-1892.jpg Charles Fernald1882-1884Elected as mayor on 4/6/1882 [2]
17G. W. Coffin1884-1888Elected as mayor on 4/7/1884 [2]
18John P. Stearns1888-1890Born 1828. Builder of Stearns Wharf; elected as mayor on 4/2/1888. Died 1902. [2]
19Edward W. Gaty1892-1894Elected as mayor on 4/4/1892 [2]
20John M. Holloway1894-1896Elected as mayor on 4/2/1894 [2]
21Frank M. Whitney1896-1898Elected as mayor on 4/6/1896 [2]
22 Charles A. Storke 1900-1902Previously the Santa Barbara District Attorney [4]
23George S. Edwards1901-1905Elected as mayor on 12/3/1901; reelected in 1903. [2]
24Thomas D. WoodJan. 1906Served as mayor for 16 days; resigned because he did not want to attend city council meetings at night [5]
25Elmer J. Boeske1907-1909, 1911-1914Elected as mayor on 12/31/1907. Dentist and organizer of the Santa Barbara Motion Picture Company. [2]
26Clio Lloyd1909-1911Elected as mayor on 12/7/1909 [2]
27Frank Smith1915-1917Elected as mayor on 12/7/1915 [2]
28Willis M. Slosson1917-1918Elected as mayor on 5/3/1917 [2]
29Harvey T. Nielsen1918-1921 [2]
30J. E. Sloan1921- [2]
31Charles M. Andera1925-1926 [2]
32H. A. Adrian1926-1927
33T. R. Finley1927-1931 [2]
34Harvey Nileson1931-1935
35Edmond O. Hanson1935-1936Resigned in December 1936 despite prevailing in an election for his recall
36Patrick Joseph Maher1936-1945Born in Ireland. Died in 1985 at age 101.
37Herbert E. Weyler1945-1947
38Norris Montgomery1947-1953Died in 1966.
39 John T. Rickard 1953-1957
40Floyd O. Bohnett1957-1959Died in 2017 at age 93.
41Edward L. Abbott1959-1963
42W. Don MacGillivray1963-1968Resigned in 1968 after being elected to the California Assembly
43Gerald Firestone1969-1973
44David Shiffman1973-1981
45Sheila Lodge1981-1993She was the first woman to serve as mayor of Santa Barbara and also held the position for longer (12 years) than any other person in the city's history.
46Hal Conklin1993-1994Served on City Council 1977–1993. He was sworn in as mayor in 1993 but was forced to step down after a year when a court ruled that he was prohibited from serving by a law limiting city council members to four consecutive terms. Died in 2021 in Santa Barbara. [6] [7]
47 Harriet Miller 1995-2001Born in 1919 in Idaho. Died 2010. [8] [9]
48 Marty Blum.jpg Marty Blum 2001-2009A former teacher [10]
49 Helene Schneider.jpg Helene Schneider 2010-2018Born in 1970 in New York City. Served 14 years on City Council and 8 years as mayor. [11]
50Cathy Murillo2018-2022The first Latina to serve as mayor. First mayor of Santa Barbara to serve less than four years since Hal Conklin in 1994. [12]
51Randy Rouse2022–presentSee official Santa Barbara Mayoral website. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Hal Conklin (2006). City Leadership in Santa Barbara: A History of the Santa Barbara City Council from 1826 to the present (6th edition). pp. 1, 3, 9 – via Available through Santa Barbara City Clerk's Office.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Hal Conklin (2006). City Leadership in Santa Barbara: A History of the Santa Barbara City Council from 1826 to the present (6th edition). pp. 9–16 – via Available through Santa Barbara City Clerk's Office.
  3. ↑ "The Carrillo Family". Santa Barbara Independent. October 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ Dockter, Brooke Dykman. "Guide to the Charles Albert Storke Papers, 1856-1936". California Digital Library: Online Archive of California. The Bancroft Library (University of California, Berkeley). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Santa Barbara Mayor Resigns". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Hal Conklin Enters Mayor's Race: Announcement Comes After 22-Year Hiatus from Politics". Santa Barbara Independent. March 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Former SB Mayor Hal Conklin dies at 75". Santa Barbara Newspress. May 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Winter for the Matriarch: Former Mayor Harriet Miller Dies". Santa Barbara Independent. January 7, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Former Santa Barbara Mayor Harriet Miller Dies". Noozhawk. January 6, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum Ready for Change of Scenery". Noozhawk. December 9, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Helene Schneider Leaves a Solid Legacy After 14 Years on Santa Barbara City Council". Noozhawk. January 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Murillo Sworn In as Santa Barbara Mayor". Santa Barbara Independent. January 10, 2018.
  13. ↑ Santa Barbara Mayoral Website Official Website of Mayor Rouse
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