List of mayors of Chandler

The city of Chandler, Arizona has had 31 mayors in 32 administrations since its incorporation in 1920. City founder Alexander J. Chandler agreed to serve as the city's first mayor after incorporation until a mayor could be elected later that year.[1] Mayors of Chandler are elected to four-year terms and have term limits of two consecutive terms.[2]

No.[3] Image Name Term Source
1 Dr. Alexander Chandler 1920-1920 [1]
2 David A. Jacobson 1920-1922
3 George Armstrong 1922-1924
4 Park R. Mitten 1924-1928
5 James Franklin Salladay 1928-1932 [4][5]
6 Newell Fuller 1932-1934
7 J. Lee Loveless 1934-1936
8 Paul W. Bear 1936-1936
9 James W. Sinks 1936-1937
10 James Meason 1937-1942
11 Bill Brayman 1942-1946
12 Ralph Brown 1946-1948
13 Dan Francis 1948-1950
14 Saul Johnson 1950-1952
15 Otho Dixon 1952-1954
16 Paul Gaumer 1954-1956
17 Bert Lewis 1956-1960
18 Hal Jones 1960-1962
19 Ralph McKenzie 1962-1964
20 Andrew Kuhles 1964-1966
21 George Nader 1966-1972
22 Raul Navarrete 1972-1976 [6][7]
23 Ken Thomas 1976-1979 [7][8]
24 Jerry Maxwell 1979-1980 [9][8]
25 Jim Patterson 1980-1984 [10]
26 Jerry Brooks 1984-1988 [11]
27 Richard Dugan 1988-1990
28 Coy Payne 1990-1994 [12]
29 Jay Tibshraeny 1994-2002 [13]
30 Boyd Dunn 2002-2011 [14]
31 Jay Tibshraeny 2011-2019 [13]
32 Kevin Hartke 2019-present

References

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  1. ^ a b "History of Chandler, Ariz". chandleraz.gov. City of Chandler.
  2. ^ "Mayor and Council". City of Chandler.
  3. ^ "People - Chandler". Chandlerpedia. City of Chandler.
  4. ^ Sloan, Richard E. (1930). History of Arizona: Arizona biography. Record Publishing Company. p. 150.
  5. ^ Chandler City Directory. Association of North American Directory Publishers. 1930. p. 1120.
  6. ^ "Southside Village honored with 'Historic Conservation District' designation". ABC15. 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b Crago, Jody (5 May 2016). "Chandler history: Kenny Thomas helped shape community development". Arizona Republic.
  8. ^ a b "Chandler voters recall mayor, 3 other leaders". Kingman Daily Miner. 2 May 1979.
  9. ^ "Recall Still Casts Shadow over Chandler City Race". The Prescott Courier. 21 January 1980.
  10. ^ Welch, Dennis (7 October 2011). "Chandler councilman tied to $1.2M land deal". East Valley Tribune.
  11. ^ Pineda, Paulina (21 January 2020). "Former Chandler Mayor Jerry Brooks dies at 89". Arizona Republic.
  12. ^ Pineda, Paulina (13 December 2019). "Arizona's first African American mayor, former Chandler Mayor Coy Payne, has died". Arizona Republic.
  13. ^ a b Pineda, Paulina (11 January 2019). "'We've got something here that we've built — and it's important,' departing Chandler mayor says". Arizona Republic.
  14. ^ Randazzo, Ryan (20 April 2016). "Former Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn to run for utility regulator". Arizona Republic.
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