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