List of mayors of Long Beach, California

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Mayor of Long Beach
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Flag of Long Beach
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Incumbent
Robert Garcia
since July 15, 2014
Term lengthFour years
PrecursorPresident of the Board of Trustees
Inaugural holderCharles H. Windham
Websitelongbeach.gov/mayor/

This is a list of mayors of Long Beach, California.

The current mayor is Robert Garcia, who has been in office since July 15, 2014.[1] He is the first Latino American and openly LGBT person to hold the position. He is also the youngest, being 36 years old when first elected.[2]

History[]

Prior its creation, the equivalent to the office of mayor was referred to as the President of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was officially created in 1908, following the completion of the new city charter. Until 1988, the mayor was indirectly elected by the city council from amongst themselves. The first mayor to be directly elected was Ernie Kell in 1988.[3]

List of Mayors[]

Name Term
Charles H. Windham 1908 – 1912
Ira S. Hatch 1912 – 1914
Louis N. Whealton 1914 – 1915
William T. Lisenby 1915 – 1921
Charles A. Buffum 1921 – 1924
Ray R. Clark 1924 – 1926
Fillmore Condit 1926 – 1927
Oscar Hauge 1927 – 1930
Asa E. Fickling 1930 – 1933
M. E. Paddock 1933 – 1934
Carl Fletcher 1934 – 1936
Thomas M. Eaton 1936 – 1938
Clarence E. Wagner 1938 – 1939
Francis H. Gentry 1939 – 1942
Clarence E. Wagner 1942 – 1945
Herbert E. Lewis 1945 – 1947
Burton W. Chace 1947 – 1953
Lyman B. Sutter 1953 – 1954
George Vermillion 1954 – 1957
Ray C. Kealer 1957 – 1960
Edwin W. Wade 1960 – 1975
Thomas Clark 1975 – 1980
Eunice Sato 1980 – 1982
Thomas Clark 1982 – 1984
Ernie Kell 1984 – 1994
Beverly O'Neill 1994 – 2006
Robert "Bob" Foster 2006 – 2014
Robert Garcia 2014 –

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mayor". longbeach.gov.
  2. ^ Forty Under 40, May 2010, retrieved January 29, 2012
  3. ^ "History". longbeach.gov.

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