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List of mayors of Mesa, Arizona
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Mayor |
| body | Mesa, Arizona |
| flag | Flag of Mesa, Arizona.svg |
| flagsize | 200 |
| flagcaption | Flag of Mesa, Arizona |
| image | Mesa Mayor Mark Freeman (cropped).jpg |
| imagesize | 250 |
| incumbent | Mark Freeman |
| incumbentsince | 2025 |
| type | Mayor |
| member_of | City council |
| termlength | 4 years |
| formation | July 15, 1883 |
| first | Alexander Findlay Macdonald |
| deputy | Vice mayor |
| salary | $74,745.16 |
| website | https://www.mesaaz.gov/government/mayor-council |
The following is a list of the mayors of Mesa, Arizona.
Mayors
| # | Portrait | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Findlay MacDonald | 1883 | 1885 | |||||||
| 2 | Alvin Franklin Stewart | 1885 | 1886 | |||||||
| 3 | George Passey | 1886 | 1888 | |||||||
| 4 | William Johnson LeBaron | 1888 | 1896 | |||||||
| 5 | James Rouse Turman | 1896 | 1898 | |||||||
| 6 | David Tully LeBaron Jr. | 1898 | 1899 | |||||||
| 7 | William A. Kimball | 1899 | 1900 | title=Temple Historic District | url=https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/historic-preservation-office/temple-historic-district | access-date=2024-07-10 | website=Mesaaz.gov}} | |||
| 8 | Jedidiah Grant Peterson | |||||||||
| (1st term) | 1900 | 1902 | ||||||||
| 9 | Charles M. Mullen | 1902 | 1904 | |||||||
| 10 | John L. Waring | 1904 | 1906 | |||||||
| 11 | Phil Metz | 1906 | 1908 | |||||||
| 12 | John D. Loper | 1908 | 1908 | |||||||
| 13 | Lionel Brand Johnson | 1908 | 1908 | |||||||
| 14 | John H. Barnett | 1908 | 1910 | |||||||
| 15 | Ralph Fleetwood Palmer | 1910 | 1912 | |||||||
| 16 | John Taylor LeSueur | 1912 | 1914 | |||||||
| 17 | Max Viault | 1914 | 1916 | date=June 8, 1916 | title=Paul Beville Mesa’s Mayor | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/119009298/ | access-date=2024-07-10 | website=Arizona Republican via Newspapers.com | language=en}} | |
| 18 | Paul Baxter Beville | 1916 | 1918 | date=September 19, 1916 | title=Beville Busy | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/119030990/ | access-date=2024-07-10 | website=Arizona Republic | language=en}} | |
| 19 | Dan H. Kleinman | 1918 | 1922 | date=June 16, 1922 | title=State Armory to be Built at Mesa for Battery Home | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/119502417/ | access-date=2024-07-10 | website=Arizona Republican via Newspapers.com | language=en}} | |
| 20 | Robert Scott | 1922 | 1924 | |||||||
| 21 | Jedidiah Grant Peterson | |||||||||
| (2nd term) | 1924 | 1936 | ||||||||
| 22 | Linford B. Werner | 1936 | 1938 | |||||||
| 23 | [[File:George N. Goodman, mayor of Chandler Arizona.jpg | 75px]] | George Nicholas Goodman | |||||||
| (1st term) | 1938 | 1942 | date=November 4, 1959 | title=George N. Goodman | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/117035771/ | access-date=2024-07-10 | website=Arizona Republic | language=en}} | ||
| 24 | John A. Hamblin | 1942 | 1944 | |||||||
| 25 | Zebulon Pearce | 1944 | 1946 | date=June 20, 1946 | title=Mesa Council Names Mayor | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/117111485/ | access-date=2024-07-10 | website=Arizona Republic | language=en}} | |
| 26 | [[File:George N. Goodman, mayor of Chandler Arizona.jpg | 75px]] | George Nicholas Goodman | |||||||
| (2nd term) | 1946 | 1948 | ||||||||
| 27 | [[File:Frank E. Bendick, mayor of Mesa Arizona.jpg | 75px]] | Frank E. Bendick | 1948 | 1950 | |||||
| 28 | Oscar Virgil Crismon | 1950 | 1952 | |||||||
| 29 | [[File:George N. Goodman, mayor of Chandler Arizona.jpg | 75px]] | George Nicholas Goodman | |||||||
| (3rd term) | 1952 | 1956 | date=June 4, 1952 | title=New Mesa City Council Elects Goodman Mayor | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/117294611/ | access-date=2024-07-10 | website=Arizona Republic | language=en}} | ||
| 30 | Richard G. Johnson Sr. | 1956 | 1958 | |||||||
| 31 | Egbert J. Brown | 1958 | 1966 | |||||||
| 32 | Jack Taylor | 1966 | 1972 | |||||||
| 33 | Eldon W. Cooley | 1972 | 1976 | |||||||
| 34 | [[File:Wayne C. Pomeroy, mayor of Mesa.jpg | 75px]] | Wayne C. Pomeroy | 1976 | 1980 | |||||
| 35 | Don W. Strauch | 1980 | 1984 | |||||||
| 36 | Sumner "Al" Brooks | 1984 | 1988 | |||||||
| 37 | Margaret "Peggy" Rubach | 1988 | 1992 | |||||||
| 38 | William "Willie" Wong | 1992 | 1996 | |||||||
| 39 | Wayne Brown | 1996 | 2000 | |||||||
| 40 | Keno L. Hawker | 2000 | 2008 | |||||||
| 41 | [[File:Scott Smith by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | 75px]] | Scott W. Smith | 2008 | 2014 | |||||
| 42 | Alex Finter | 2014 | 2014 | |||||||
| 43 | [[File:John Giles (52449206966).jpg | 75px]] | John Giles | 2014 | 2025 | |||||
| 44 | [[File:Mesa Mayor Mark Freeman (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | Mark Freeman | 2025 | Incumbent |
References
References
- "Mesa Heritage Wall".
- "Mesa City Charter Article II Section 202".
- "Mesa mayors".
- "Temple Historic District".
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic/8662395/ "Death Claims Mesa Pioneer, Jed Peterson"]. ''[[The Arizona Republic]]''. February 6, 1955. p. 2 – via [[Newspapers.com]]. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- (June 8, 1916). "Paul Beville Mesa’s Mayor".
- (September 19, 1916). "Beville Busy".
- (June 16, 1922). "State Armory to be Built at Mesa for Battery Home".
- (October 29, 1920). "Mayor Wins Election Bet".
- (May 31, 1978). "Linford Werner dies; former mayor of Mesa".
- (November 4, 1959). "George N. Goodman".
- (June 30, 1942). "Mesa Budget Meet Scheduled Tonight".
- (June 20, 1946). "Mesa Council Names Mayor".
- (June 16, 1948). "Mesa Mayor is Elected".
- (April 7, 1951). "Mesana Map Fight Plans for Clinic".
- (June 4, 1952). "New Mesa City Council Elects Goodman Mayor".
- (June 12, 1956). "Johnson New Mesa Mayor".
- (April 7, 1989). "Egbert J. Brown".
- "Jerald Jackson "Jack" Taylor".
- (June 7, 1966). "Jack Taylor Elected Mesa Mayor".
- "East Valley loses another long-time founder".
- "History / Cooley Family History".
- Gersema, Emily. (2007-05-15). "Former Mesa Mayor Eldon W. Cooley dies at 89".
- Bowling, Joshua. "Former Mesa Mayor and WWII hero Wayne Pomeroy dies at 96".
- "Wayne Pomeroy {{!}} Downtown Mesa".
- Mark, Jay. "Mesa history: Remembering Mayor Don Strauch".
- Nelson, Gary. "Mesa Indian ruins open after decades of effort".
- (December 31, 1986). "Four Generations Light the Menorah, 1986".
- (October 9, 1987). "Mayoral race offers ‘incumbent’ edge to councilwoman".
- Pineda, Paulina. "Notable Asian Americans in Arizona business and politics".
- Groff, Garin. (2011-10-27). "Light-rail expansion will claim former Mesa mayor's land, possibly business".
- Reese, Michelle. (2013-05-17). "Mesa Mayor Wayne Brown remembered for moving city 'forward'".
- Boyd, Lillian. "'A strong advocate for Mesa': Keno Hawker, former Mesa mayor and City Council member, dies at 76".
- "Scott Smith for Mesa".
- "Smith was good for Mesa, is good for Ariz.".
- Nelson, Gary. "Mesa's next mayor knows heat comes with job".
- (February 11, 2023). "What to know about Mesa Mayor John Giles". The Arizona Republic.
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