List of mayors of Tempe

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There have been 32 mayors of Tempe, Arizona since its incorporation in 1894. Mayors of Tempe serve four-year terms and are elected directly by the voters of Tempe. [1]

No. [2] ImageNameTermSource
1Dr. Fenn J. Hart1894-1896 [3]
2E.A. Murphy1896-1897
3John Knight1897-1902
4Samuel Brown1902-1903
5J.A. Dines1903-1912
6Joseph T. Birchett1912-1914
7George M. Frizzell1914-1916
8J.A. Dines1916-1920
9C.M. Woodward1920-1922
10 Curt W. Miller 1922-1924
11Garfield A. Goodwin1924-1926
12J.L. Felton1926-1928
13Hugh E. Laird1928-1930 [4]
14Thanks Anderson1930-1932
15F. E. Ostrander1932-1934
16Thanks Anderson1934-1937
17W. W. Cole1937-1948
18Hugh E. Laird1948-1960 [4]
19Clyde Gililland1960-1961
20Ross R. Rice1961-1962
21Bernard R. Caine1962-1963
22Harold Andrews1963-1964
23John C. Moeur1964-1966 [5]
24Rudy E. Campbell1966-1968
25Elmer Bradley1968-1970
26Dale R. Shumway1970-1974
27William J. LoPiano1974-1978
28 Harry Mitchell, official 110th Congress photo portrait, color.JPG Harry E. Mitchell 1978-1994
29 Neil Giuliano by David Shankbone.jpg Neil Giuliano 1994-2004
30 Hugh Hallman by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Hugh Hallman 2004-2012
31Mark Mitchell2012-2020
32 Corey Woods 2020-present [6]

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References

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  2. "Mayors of Tempe". tempe.gov. City of Tempe. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. Wildfang, Frederic B. (2010). Tempe. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. ISBN   9781439639795.
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