| Mayor of Opa-locka | |
|---|---|
 Incumbent since 2022John Taylor | |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | 1926 |
The Mayor of the City of Opa-locka is the official head of the city of Opa-locka in the U.S. state of Florida.
In the November 2002 election, voters approved extending the term of the mayor from two to four years. [1]
| Image | Mayor | Years of service | Notes | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 1960–1962 | |||
| ? | 1962–1964 | |||
| ? | 1964–1966 | |||
| Kenton N. Wells | 1966–1968 | [2] | ||
| Robert J. Anderson | 1968–1970 | [3] | ||
| Kenton N. Wells | 1970–1972 | [2] | ||
| Ronald Pierson | 1972–1974 | [4] | ||
| Kenton N. Wells | 1974–1975* | *Wells tied with Albert Tresvant in the general election and they decided to split the two-year term with Wells serving the first year. [5] | ||
| Albert Tresvant | 1975–1976* | First African-American mayor of Opa-locka [6] *Tresvant tied with Kenton Wells in the general election and they decided to split the two-year term with Wells serving the first year. [5] | ||
| Candido Giardino | 1976–1977 | Resigned in June 1977 after suspension by Governor Rubin Askew over corruption charges [7] | ||
| C. William Hartman | 1977–1978 | Acting mayor [8] | ||
 | Willie Young (mayor) | 1978–1980 | [6] | |
 | Willie Logan | 1980–1982 | [6] | |
| Helen L. Miller | 1982–1984 | First female African-American mayor in the state of Florida and the first female mayor of Opa-locka | [9] [10] | |
 | John Riley | 1984–1986 | [6] | |
 | Robert B. Ingram | 1986–1998 | First directly elected African-American mayor of Opa-locka [11] Choose to not run for re-election in 1998 in order to run for the school board of Miami-Dade County [12] | [13] |
| Alvin L. Miller | 1998–2002 | Son of former mayor Helen L. Miller | [6] [14] | |
 | Myra L. Taylor | 2002–2004 | First mayor elected to a 4-year term. Removed from office in 2004 by governor Jeb Bush after being indicted for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service later pleading guilty to a misdemeanor of failing to promptly file her taxes [15] | [16] |
 | Joseph L. Kelley | 2004–2010 | Finished term of Myra L. Taylor after special election in September 2004 then elected to a 4-year term in 2006 | [17] |
| | Myra L. Taylor | 2010–2018 | [15] [18] | |
 | Matthew Pigatt | 2018–2021 | Resigned November 10, 2021 [19] | [18] |
 | Veronica Williams | 2021–2022 | As the elected Vice Mayor, she filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Matthew Pigatt. | |
 | John H. Taylor, Jr. | 2022–present | John H. Taylor, Jr. was elected to the City of Opa-locka Commission in 2020, was appointed Vice Mayor in 2021 and was elected as Mayor in 2022. |
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Opa-locka residents did vote to change the mayor's term limit from two to four years...
Wells and Tresvant tied in the election for mayor of Opa-locka, so they decided that each of them would serve half the two-year term. Wells will serve the first year
Hartman served as acting mayor after Giardino's resignation
WHEREAS, Helen L. Miller was the first African-American female mayor in Florida...