Mayor of York, Pennsylvania

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As of 2019, the city of York, Pennsylvania has had 27 mayors.[1] Jacob E. Weaver served as mayor twice, non-consecutively, into the 1910s and 1930s; John L. Snyder did the same, in the 1940s and 1960s.

Order Mayor Party Term Notes
1 Democrat 1887–1893
2 Republican 1893–1896
3 Democrat 1896–1899
4 Democrat 1899–1900
5 Robert Gibson Democrat 1900–1902
6 Republican 1902–1905
7 1905–1908
8 1908–1911
9 1911–1916
10 1916–1928
11 1928–1932 Served previously
12 1932–1942
13 1942–1944
14 1944–1948
15 1948–1952
16 1952–1956
17 1956–1962
18 1962–1969 Served previously
19 1969–1970 First appointed female mayor[2]
20 1970–1974
21 1974–1978
22 Betty Marshall Democrat 1978–1982 First elected female mayor[2]
23 Republican 1982–1994
24 Charles Robertson Democrat 1994–2002 Withdrew re-election bid after arrest[3]
25 John S. Brenner Democrat January 7, 2002 – January 4, 2010
26 Kim Bracey Democrat January 4, 2010 – January 2, 2018 First black mayor[2]
27 Democrat January 2, 2018 – present Ran as a Republican[4]

References[]

  1. ^ McClure, Jim (May 19, 2009). "Winner in the November election the 26th mayor of York, Pa". York Town Square. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c McClure, Jim (November 4, 2009). "Check out these updated lists of pioneering York County minorities, women". York Town Square. York Daily Record. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ^ McMenamin, Jennifer (May 25, 2001). "York mayor won't seek re-election". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 12, 2012. In a brief letter to the York County Democratic Party chairman, Robertson, 67, announced that he would withdraw as the party's candidate...
  4. ^ Rago, Gordon (December 29, 2017). "Court challenge would block Helfrich from taking office as York mayor". York Daily Record. Retrieved January 4, 2018. a Democrat, he ran as a Republican after winning enough write-in votes in the GOP primary
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