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Mayor of Austin

Head of city government in Austin, Texas


Summary

Head of city government in Austin, Texas

FieldValue
postMayor
bodyAustin
flagFile:Flag of Austin, Texas.svgborder
flagsize100px
flagcaptionFlag of the City of Austin
insigniacaptionSeal of the City of Austin
imageWatson Groundbreaking 5.3.23 (cropped).jpg
imagesize180px
incumbentKirk Watson
incumbentsinceJanuary 6, 2023
salary$134,191
termlengthFour years
renewable once
formation1840
inauguralEdwin Waller
residencePrivate residence
website

renewable once The mayor of Austin is the official head of the city of Austin in the U.S. state of Texas. The office was established in 1840 after Austin incorporated as a city in 1839. The mayor of Austin is elected to a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms.

Kirk Watson took office as mayor on January 6, 2023, for a third term and was re-elected to a fourth term in 2024, having served as mayor from 1997 to 2001.

Duties and powers

Austin has a council–manager form of government which means day-to-day operations of the city are run by the city manager. The mayor is the head of city government ceremonially. The mayor is technically a member of the city council and is required to preside at all meetings. The mayor is also allowed to vote on all matters that come before the city council, but has no veto powers.

As of fiscal year 2022–2023, the salary for the mayor is set at $134,191.

Election

The mayor is elected in a citywide election. Currently, elections occur every four years during even-numbered years. Elections are non-partisan and by majority, but if no candidate receives a majority a run-off election is called between the top two candidates who received the most votes.

Succession

Per city code of ordinances, if the mayor is absent or disabled, the Mayor Pro Tem is to act as mayor until the mayor returns or an election is held to fill the vacancy.

The mayor is subject to recall by registered voters if a petition is signed and filed that contains the signatures of 10 percent of the qualified voters. If the petition is verified, a recall election is called at the earliest convenient available date. If the recall passes, the mayor immediately vacates office. There are two limitations to the recall process. First, no recall petition can be filed until the mayor has been in office for at least six months. Second, the mayor will not be subject to more than one recall.

List of mayors of Austin

No.MayorTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyElection1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859
[[File:Edwin Leonard Waller.jpg100px]]Edwin Waller
(1800–1881)6–7 monthsUnknownTBA
[[File:Thomas William Ward.png100px]]Thomas W. Ward
(1807–1872)
1st time3–4 monthsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Moses Johnson
(TBA–TBA)184118421 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Asa Brigham
(1788–1844)184218431 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Joseph W. Robertson
(TBA–TBA)184318452 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]James M. Long
(TBA–TBA)184518472 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Jacob M. Harrell
(TBA–TBA)184718492 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Samuel G. Haynie
(TBA–TBA)
1st time185018522 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]George J. Durham
(TBA–TBA)185218531 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:Thomas William Ward.png100px]]Thomas W. Ward
(1807–1872)
2nd time185318531 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]William P. DeNormandie
(TBA–TBA)185318541 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:John-Salmon-Ford.jpg100px]]John Salmon Ford
(1815–1897)185418551 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]John Treadwell Cleveland
(TBA–TBA)185518561 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Edward R. Peck
(TBA–TBA)185618571 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Thomas F. Sneed
(TBA–TBA)185718581 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Ben F. Carter
(1831–1863)185818602 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]James W. Smith
(TBA–TBA)186018633 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Samuel G. Haynie
(TBA–TBA)
2nd time186318652 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:Thomas William Ward.png100px]]Thomas W. Ward
(1807–1872)
3rd time186518661 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]William H. Carr
(TBA–TBA)186618671 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Leander Brown
(TBA–TBA)186718714 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]John W. Glenn
(TBA–TBA)187118721 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:Thomas Benton Wheeler.jpg100px]]Thomas Benton Wheeler
(1840–1913)187218775 yearsDemocratic Party (US)}};"DemocraticTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Jacob Carl DeGress
(TBA–TBA)187718792 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]William A. Saylor
(TBA–TBA)
1st time187918812 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]L. M. Crooker
(TBA–TBA)188118832 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]William A. Saylor
(TBA–TBA)
2nd time188318841 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]John W. Robertson
(TBA–TBA)188418873 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Joseph Nalle
(TBA–TBA)188718903 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]John McDonald
(TBA–TBA)189018955 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Louis Hancock
(TBA–TBA)189618971 yearUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]John Dodd McCall
(TBA–TBA)189719014 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Robert E. White
(TBA–TBA)190119054 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]William D. Shelley
(TBA–TBA)190519072 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Frank M. Maddox
(TBA–TBA)190719092 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Alexander Penn Wooldridge
(1847–1930)1909191910 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]William D. Yett
(TBA–TBA)191919267 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Paul W. McFadden
(TBA–TBA)192619337 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Robert Thomas Miller
(1893–1962)
1st time1933194916 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Taylor Glass
(TBA–TBA)194919512 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]William S. Drake Jr.
(TBA–TBA)195119532 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Charles A. McAden
(TBA–TBA)195319552 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Robert Thomas Miller
(1893–1962)
2nd time195519616 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Lester E. Palmer
(TBA–TBA)196119676 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Harry Akin
(TBA–TBA)196719692 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Travis LaRue
(1913–2009)196919712 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Roy Butler
(1926–2009)197119754 yearsRepublican Party (US)}};"RepublicanTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Jeffrey Friedman
(1945–2007)Democratic Party (US)}};"DemocraticTBA
[[File:Carole Keeton Strayhorn.jpg100px]]Carole McClellan
(1939–2025)Democratic Party (US)}};"DemocraticTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]John Treviño Jr.
(1938–2017)
Acting
3 monthsUnknown
[[File:No image.png100px]]Ron Mullen
(born 1939)1–2 yearsUnknownTBA
[[File:FrankCooksey 05JAN2019.jpg100px]]Frank C. Cooksey
(1933–2025)2–3 yearsRepublican Party (US)}};"RepublicanTBA
[[File:Lee Cooke.JPG100px]]Lee Cooke
(born 1944)Republican Party (US)}};"RepublicanTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Bruce Todd
(TBA–TBA)Democratic Party (US)}};"DemocraticTBA
[[File:Watson Groundbreaking 5.3.23 (cropped).jpg100px]]Kirk Watson
(born 1958)
1st time
Democratic Party (US)}};"DemocraticTBA
[[File:No image.png100px]]Gustavo L. Garcia
(1934–2018)Democratic Party (US)}};"Democratic2001 special
[[File:Will Wynn 2005.jpg100px]]Will Wynn
(born 1961)Democratic Party (US)}};"Democratic2003
2006
[[File:Mayor of Austin, Texas (6760317815) (1).jpg100px]]Lee Leffingwell
(born 1939)Democratic Party (US)}};"Democratic2009
2012
[[File:Steve Adler (1).jpg100px]]Steve Adler
(born 1956)Democratic Party (US)}};"Democratic2014
2018
[[File:Watson Groundbreaking 5.3.23 (cropped).jpg100px]]Kirk Watson
(born 1958)
2nd timeIncumbentDemocratic Party (US)}};"Democratic2022
2024

Notes

References

References

  1. Martin, Ken. (September 10, 2014). "Budget Gives Stealth Pay Boost". TheAustinBulldog.org.
  2. "New City Council members draw term lengths during inauguration ceremony | AustinTexas.gov - the Official Website of the City of Austin".
  3. (December 13, 2022). "Austin voters elect Kirk Watson, who served as mayor two decades ago, to lead the city again".
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  8. "History of Mayors | AustinTexas.gov".
  9. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24692107/benjamin_franklin-carter
  10. "What kind of mayor was Watson? - The Austin Bulldog".
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