List of mayors of Spokane

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Mayor of Spokane
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Incumbent
Lisa Brown
since January 2, 2024
Status
  • Her Honor
  • The Honorable

The mayor of Spokane is the chief executive of city government in Spokane, Washington, the 96th largest city in the United States. The mayor oversees the management and administration of various local government departments. Historically, the mayor of Spokane has had different powers under different forms of government. From its founding until 1960, Spokane used a commission system. On March 8, 1960, voters overwhelmingly approved the adoption of a city manager system, which gave the role of city manager most powers. [1] [2] In 2001, Spokane switched to the currently used strong mayor form of government, giving more power to the mayor as chief executive.

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List

Pre-strong mayor system (1881–2001)

#PhotoMayorTerm startTerm end
1 Robert W. Forrest (1833-1892).png Robert W. Forrest 18811882 [3] [4]
2 James Nettle Glover (1838-1921).png James N. Glover 18831884 [3] [4] [5] [6]
3 Anthony McCue Cannon (1839-1895).png Anthony M. Cannon 18851886 [7] [3] [4]
4 William H. Taylor (1852-1928).png William H. Taylor 18871888 [3] [4]
5 Jacob Hoover (1843-1898).png Jacob Hoover 18881889 [3] [4]
6Francis M. Tull18891889
7 Isaac S. Kaufman 18891889 [3] [4]
8 Fred Furth (1839-1898).png Fred Furth 18891890 [3] [4]
9 Charles F. Clough (1843-1927).png Charles F. Clough 18901891 [3] [8] [4] [5] [6]
10 David B. Fotheringham (1856-1930).png David B. Fotheringham 18911892 [3] [4] [5] [6]
11 Daniel M. Drumheller (1840-1925).png Daniel M. Drumheller 18921893 [3] [4] [5] [6]
12 Edward L. Powell (1851-1933).png Edward L. Powell 18931894 [3] [4]
13 Portrait of Horatio N. Belt (1842-1900) from History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington, Volume 2.png Horatio N. Belt 18941896 [3] [4]
14 Elmer DeVando Olmsted (1849-1918).png Elmer D. Olmsted 18971898 [3] [8] [4]
15 Portrait of James M. Comstock (1838-1918) from History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington, Volume 2.png James M. Comstock 18981901 [3] [4]
16 Patrick S. Byrne (1855-1914).png Patrick S. Byrne 19011903 [3]
17 L. Frank Boyd (1859-1917).png L. Frank Boyd 19031905 [3]
18 Floyd L. Daggett (1862-1933).png Floyd L. Daggett 1905–1907 [3] [8]
19 C. Herbert Moore (1855-1935).png C. Herbert Moore 19071909 [3] [8] [5] [6]
20 Nelson S. Pratt (1861-1937).png Nelson S. Pratt 19091911 [3]
21 William J. Hindley 19111913 [3] [9] [5] [6]
22 Charles M. Fassett 19141916 [10] [5] [6]
23Charles A. Fleming19161917 [5] [6]
24Charles M. Fassett19181920
25Charles A. Fleming19201929
26Leonard Funk19291935
27Arthur W. Burch19351937
28Frank G. Sutherlin (Sr.)19371945
29Otto A. Dirkes19451946
30Arthur Meehan19451955
31Willard Taft19551958 [11]
32Frank G. Sutherlin (Jr.)19581960 [12]
33Kenneth Lawson19601960
34Neal R. Fosseen19601967
35 David H. Rodgers 19671978
36Ron Bair19781982
37 James Everett Chase 19821986
38Vicki McNeill19861990
39Sheri S. Barnard19901994
40 Jack Geraghty Jr.jpg Jack Geraghty 19941998
41 John Talbott 19982000

Strong mayor system (2001–present)

Spokane adopted the "strong mayor" form of government in January 2001.

#PhotoMayorTermParty [a] ElectionNotes
42 Mayor John Powers.png John Powers December 28, 2000 [13] – December 23, 2003 Democratic [14] 2000Elected to a truncated term of three years due to the switch to the strong mayor system. [15]
43
James E. West (politician).jpg
James E. West December 23, 2003 [16] – December 16, 2005 Republican 2003Recalled in 2005 over allegations of sexual abuse. [17]
44
Dennis Hession 20070317.jpg
Dennis P. Hession December 16, 2005 – November 27, 2007 [18] Democratic —Appointed by the city council as mayor following West's recall in 2005. [19]
45
Mary verner.jpg
Mary Verner November 27, 2007 [18] – December 30, 2011 Democratic 2007
46 SpokaneMayorDavidCondon 2015 0407 (1).jpg David Condon December 30, 2011 [20] – December 30, 2019 Republican 2011
2015
47 Nadine Woodward.jpg Nadine Woodward December 30, 2019 [21] – January 2, 2024 Republican 2019
48 Lisa Brown (cropped 1).jpg Lisa Brown January 2, 2024 – present Democratic 2023

Notes

  1. ↑ Per the Washington State Constitution, mayors are technically nonpartisan, but mayors still often associate with political parties.

References

  1. ↑ Stimson, William. "The Big Quake of 1960". Inlander. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Walters, Daniel. "How the "One-Term Mayor Curse" took out the previous 10 Spokane mayors". Inlander. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Durham, N.W. (1912). History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs01durh/page/n8/mode/2up
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Edwards, Jonathan (1910). An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington. W. H. Lever. https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00edwa/page/n6/mode/2up
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kip Hill (June 15, 2018). "Glover Field, which honored Spokane's third mayor, renamed Redband Park". Spokesman-Review (Photo Archive). Retrieved May 13, 2020. This photo, taken between 1917 and 1920, features several ex-mayors of early Spokane. |2nd of 3-image slide show)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Looking Back: Former Spokane mayors" . Spokesman-Review. August 31, 1998. p. 20. Retrieved April 28, 2020. Mayoral group: sometime between 1917 and 1920, eight former mayors of Spokane gathered for this photo.
  7. ↑ "ANTHONY M. CANNON DEAD - The End Came Suddenly in the Sturtevant House. WAS THE FATHER OF SPOKANE FALLS He Had Recently Been to Brazil for His Health and Had Apparently Improved - His Busy Career. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Durham, N.W. (1912). History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 2. S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs02indurh/page/n6/mode/2up
  9. ↑ "Hindley, William J., 1872-1943 - Social Networks and Archival Context".
  10. ↑ "Jim Kershner's this day in history". Spokesman-Review. December 3, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2020. From our archives, 100 years ago: C.M. Fassett was named mayor of Spokane by unanimous vote of his fellow city commissioners. He would finish out the term of the former mayor, W.J. Hindley.
  11. ↑ Thomas Clouse (December 24, 2005). "Lawyer Kathleen Taft dies". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive". December 4, 1991. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  13. ↑ Hansen, Pia K. "'Tis the season to transition". Inlander. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ Oliver Staley, S. w. (2000, Nov 03). Strong mayor candidates offer strong contrast talbott, powers offer differing styles, viewpoints: [SPOKANE edition]. Spokesman Review Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/strong-mayor-candidates-offer-contrast-talbott/docview/394907504/se-2
  15. ↑ Walters, Daniel. "John Powers- Spokane's first strong mayor - beholds the changes the city has undergone, and pronounces them (mostly) good". Inlander. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ "The life of Jim West". Spokesman.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  17. ↑ WILEY, By JOHN K. (December 7, 2005). "Spokane's mayor ousted in recall vote". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Verner sworn in as Spokane mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Hession sees 'bright future' | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Spokane's new mayor takes the reins | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Nadine Woodward sworn in as Spokane's mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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