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List of mayors of Indianapolis

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FieldValue
postMayor
bodythe City of Indianapolis
insigniaSeal of the Office of the Mayor of the City of Indianapolis.png
insigniasize200px
insigniacaptionSeal of the Office of the Mayor of the City of Indianapolis
imageIndyGo Red Line opening 56 (cropped).jpg
incumbentJoe Hogsett
incumbentsinceJanuary 1, 2016
termlengthFour years
formation1847
salary$95,317.60 annually
inauguralSamuel Henderson
websiteOffice of the Mayor

The mayor of Indianapolis is the head of the executive branch of the consolidated city-county government of Indianapolis and Marion County. As the chief executive, the mayor has the duty to oversee city-county government's various departments, agencies, and municipal corporations. They also have the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Indianapolis City-County Council, the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and has no limit to the number of terms they may serve.

As of 2014, the mayor was paid an annual salary of $95,317.60. The Mayor's Office is on the twenty-fifth floor of the City-County Building.

Elections

Main article: 2023 Indianapolis mayoral election

The mayor of Indianapolis is elected every four years; elections take place one year before United States presidential elections on election day in November. The mayor is usually sworn in at noon on January 1 following the election. The next election for the mayor will be in 2027.

Indianapolis city elections are partisan, with party affiliations listed alongside candidates' names on the ballot. Primary elections are held on the first Tuesday of May in a mayoral election year. Candidates for mayor secure their party's nominations to campaign in the general election, held on Election Day the following November.

Lists

To date, 43 individuals have served as mayor. There have been 49 mayoralties due to six individuals who served nonconsecutive terms. John Caven, Caleb S. Denny, Charles A. Bookwalter, Samuel L. Shank, Reginald H. Sullivan, and Philip L. Bayt served two nonconsecutive terms each. The longest term was that of William "Bill" Hudnut, who served four consecutive terms for 16 years. The shortest term was that of Claude E. Negley, who served 13 days.

Pre-Unigov

No.ImageNameTerm startTerm endParty
1****
(1800–1883; aged 83)Whig Party (United States)}}Whig
2****
(1821–1882; aged 61)Whig Party (United States)}}Whig
3****
(1795–1866; aged 71)Whig Party (United States)}}Whig
4****
(1816–1909; aged 93)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
5[[File:Henry Franklin West (1796–1856).png120px]]****
(1796–1856; aged 60)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
6****
(1825–1881; aged 56)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
7****
(1814–1894; aged 80)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
8****
(1803–1873; aged 70)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
9[[File:John Caven, 1899.jpg120px]]**** (1st)
(1824–1905; aged 81)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
10[[File:Colonel Daniel Macauley.jpg120px]]****
(1839–1894; aged 55)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
11****
(1834–1894; aged 60)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
12[[File:John Caven, 1899.jpg120px]]**** (2nd)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
13****
(1835–1917; aged 82)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
14****
(1843–1914; aged 71)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
15**** (1st)
(1850–1926; aged 76)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
16[[File:Thomas L. Sullivan, Mayor of Indianapolis.jpg120px]]****
(1846–1936; aged 90)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
17**** (2nd)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
18[[File:Thomas Taggart, LCCN2006677840 (cropped 3x4).jpg120px]]****
(1856–1929; aged 73)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
19**** (1st)
(1860–1926; aged 66)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
20[[File:John-w-holtzman-0-full.png120px]]****
(1858–1942; aged 84)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
21**** (2nd)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
22[[File:Mayor Lew Shank LCCN2014686592.jpg120px]]**** (1st)
(1872–1927; aged 55)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
23****
(1869–1915; aged 46)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
24****
(1865–1923; aged 58)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
25****
(1884–1961; aged 77)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
26[[File:Mayor Lew Shank LCCN2014686592.jpg120px]]**** (2nd)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
27[[File:John L. Duvall (1) (a).jpg120px]]****
(1874–1962; aged 88)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
28****
(1873–1943; aged 70)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
29[[File:Lemuel Ertus Slack.png120px]]****
(1874–1952; aged 78)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
30[[File:Reginald H. Sullivan (1).png120px]]**** (1st)
(1876–1980; aged 103)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
31****
(1900–1971; aged 71)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
32****
(1881–1951; aged 70)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
33[[File:Reginald H. Sullivan (1).png120px]]**** (2nd)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
34[[File:Robert Henry Tyndall in Indianapolis Men of Affairs, 1923.jpg120px]]****
(1877–1947; aged 70)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
35****
(1878–1958; aged 80)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
36****
(1892–1950; aged 58)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
37**** (1st)
(1910–1989; aged 79)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
38****
(1883–1971; aged 88)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
39[[File:AlexClark.jpg120px]]****
(1916–1991; aged 75)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
40**** (2nd)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
41****
(1909–2006; aged 97)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
42****
(1891–1966; aged 75)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
43****
(1906–2004; aged 98)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic

Unigov

Unigov, the city-county consolidation of Indianapolis and Marion County governments, was enacted on January 1, 1970, exactly two years into Richard Lugar's first term as mayor. The new governance structure, codified in Indiana Code, mandates that the Mayor of Indianapolis is the chief executive of both the city and Marion County. Due to this structure, all Marion County residents are permitted to vote for the Mayor of Indianapolis, regardless if they live within the city or an excluded city or town. For example, residents of Beech Grove, which is an entirely independent municipality in Marion County, have the ability to vote for the Mayor of Indianapolis as well as their own mayor.

No.ImageNameTerm startTerm endParty
44[[File:Richard Lugar 1977 congressional photo.jpg120px]]****
(1932–2019; aged 87)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
45[[File:WmHudnutIII.png120px]]****
(1932–2016; aged 84)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
46[[File:Stephen Goldsmith (1).jpg120px]]****
(born in 1946; age )Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
47[[File:Mayor Bart Peterson of Indianapolis (2006) (1).jpg120px]]****
(born in 1958; age )Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic
48[[File:GregBallard (1).jpg120px]]****
(born in 1954; age )Republican Party (United States)}}Republican
49[[File:IndyGo Red Line opening 56 (cropped).jpg120px]]****
(born in 1956; age )incumbentDemocratic Party (United States)}}Democratic

Notes

References

  1. "Report Builder: Employee Compensation Report". State of Indiana.
  2. Price, Nelson. (2004). "Indianapolis Then & Now". Thunder Bay Press.
  3. "Partisan vs. Nonpartisan Elections". National League of Cities.
  4. (December 18, 2016). "Former Indianapolis Mayor Bill Hudnut dies at 84". The Indianapolis Star.
  5. Resigned.
  6. Died in office.
  7. Appointed by [[Indianapolis City-County Council. Council]].
  8. "Unigov Handbook: A Citizen's Guide to Local Government". League of Women Voters of Indianapolis.
  9. "IC 36-3-3-2".
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