Mayor of Stockton, California

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Mayor of Stockton, California
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Incumbent
Christina Fugazi
since January 1, 2025
Term length Four years
(renewable once)
Inaugural holder Samuel Purdy
Formation1850
Salary$90,480 [1]
Website City of Stockton

The Mayor of the City of Stockton is the official head and chief executive officer of Stockton, California. The mayor is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the California Constitution, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan. Christina Fugazi is the city's 81st and current mayor, having assumed office on January 1, 2025.

List of mayors

As of 2025, 81 individuals have served as Stockton's mayor since its incorporation as a city in California. [2] Ten mayors have served non consecutive terms, the first being E.S. Holden and the most recent being Arnold Rue. The mayor is chosen every four years in a municipal vote. Prior to 1992, the mayor was selected from the City Council. [3]

#MayorTerm startTerm end PartyNotes
1 Samuel Purdy October 5, 18501851 Democratic
2 John C. Edwards 18511852 Democratic
3William Baker1852January 1853
4 Jacob K. Shafer January 1853May 1853 Democratic
5M.B. KenneyMay 18531854
6J.M. Buffington18541855
7Alvin N. Fisher18551856
8H.W. Gillingham18561857
9B.W. Bours18571859
10E.S. Holden18591863
11George Gray18631866
12C.T. Meader18661867
13L.M. Hickman18671868
14R.B. Lane18681869
(13)L.M. Hickman (2nd)18691870
15G.S. Evans18701871
(10)E.S Holden187118722nd term.
16Thomas Hook18721873
17J.K. Doak18731875
18Frank T. Baldwin18751876
19T.B. Buck18761878
20Charles Belding18781879
21G.C. Hyatt18791881
22H.O. Southworth18811882
23R.W. Tully18821884
24W.C. White18841885
25J.M. Welsh18851888
26L.U. Shippee18881889
27R.R. Reibenstein18891891
28W.R. Clark18911895
29J.M. McCall18951895
30H.N. Boggs18951897
31William Inglis18971899
32W.B. Harrison18991901
33George E. Catts19011903
34C.E. Williams19031905
35M.J. Gardner19051907
36George F. Hudson19071909
(27)R.R. Reibenstein190919162nd term.
37A.C. Oullahan19161921
38Dana P. Eicke19211923
39Raymond O. Wheeler19231928
40Grover A. Grider19281930
41Carl Tremain19301932
42Con J. Franke19321935
43M.F. Richards19351936
44Ralph W. Fay19361939
45Gay E. Crane19391940
46Woodrow Coale19401941
47Lawrence L. Ventre19411942
48R.O. Robinson19421943
49Lewis A. Lodde19431944
(44)Ralph W. Fay194419452nd term.
(45)Gay E. Crane194519462nd term.
(46)Woodrow Coale194719482nd term.
50Jerry Keithley19481948
(47)Lawrence L. Ventre1948December 19482nd term.
51Angelo SanguinettiDecember 19481949
52Dan W. Morrison19501951
53Woodrow W. LaTeer19511952
(47)Lawrence L. Ventre195219533rd term.
54Carl R. Evanhoe19531954
55Harvey M. Stull19541955
56Dean C. DeCarli19551956
57F.L. Bitterman19561958
(55)Harvey M. Stull195819592nd term.
(56)Dean C. DeCarli195919592nd term.
58Thomas E. Marnoch19601962
59Elmer R. Boss19621964
60Roger M. Huckins19641965
61Jimmie M. Rishwain19651967
62Albert Fedler19671968
63Joseph Doll19681969
64Arnold Rue19691970
65Luis Arismendi19701971
(64)Arnold Rue197119722nd term.
66Charles E. Bott19721973
67Clyde Davis19731974
68Manuel Silveria19741975
69Louis "Tom" Madden19751977
(64)Arnold Rue197719783rd term.
70Daniel A. O'Brien19791981
(64)Arnold Rue198119834th term.
71Randall Ronk19831985
72R. James Parkinson19851985
73Barbara Fass1985February 1990First female mayor. [4]
74Joan DarrahFebruary 1990January 6, 1997 Democratic
75 Gary Podesto January 6, 1997January 1, 2005 Republican 2nd term.
76 Edward Chavez January 1, 2005January 6, 2009 Republican
77 Ann Johnston January 6, 2009January 8, 2013 Democratic
78 Anthony Silva January 8, 2013January 1, 2017 Republican
79 Michael Tubbs January 1, 2017January 1, 2021 Democratic First African-American mayor
80 Kevin Lincoln January 1, 2021January 1, 2025 Republican
81 Christina Fugazi January 1, 2025Incumbent Democratic

References

  1. "City Council - City of Stockton, CA". Stocktongov.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. "A positive legacy - recordnet". www.recordnet.com. December 5, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. "Joan Darrah, 72; ex-mayor of Stockton, descendant of Dearden's chain founder - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. June 25, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  4. Goldeen, Joe (June 5, 2020). "Barbara Fass, Stockton's first female mayor, dies at 80". recordnet.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.