List of mayors of Milpitas, California

This is a list of mayors of Milpitas, California.

Mayor of Milpitas
Seal of the City of Milpitas.
Flag of the City of Milpitas.
Incumbent
Carmen Montano
since December 13, 2022
Term length2 years
FormationJanuary 26, 1954
First holderTom Evatt

List of mayors

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List of Mayors of Milpitas
# Image Mayor Term start Term end Notes / Citations
Elected by City Council
1 Tom Evatt January 26, 1954 April 17, 1956 [1]
2 Tom Cardoza April 17, 1956 April 15, 1958
3 Jack Johns April 15, 1958 April 19, 1960
4 Richard B. Taylor April 19, 1960 April 17, 1962
5 W. D. (Denny) Weisgerber April 17, 1962 April 19, 1966 [2]
6 Ben F. Gross April 19, 1966 April 16, 1968 First African-American mayor to lead a predominantly white city in California.[3]
7 Robert E. Browne April 16, 1968 April 21, 1970
8 W. D. (Denny) Weisgerber April 21, 1970 April 18, 1972 [2]
9 Charles St. Clair April 18, 1972 March 12, 1974
10 Joseph W. House March 12, 1974 March 9, 1976
11 James H. Clement March 9, 1976 August 3, 1976
12 Robert E. Browne (replaced Clement) August 3, 1976 March 7, 1978
Elected by residents of Milpitas
13   Peter (Primo) McHugh March 7, 1978 April 13, 1982
14 Jim Rodgers April 13, 1982 November 6, 1984
15   Robert Livengood November 6, 1984 November 8, 1988
16 Elwood Johnson November 8, 1988 November 6, 1990
17   Peter (Primo) McHugh November 6, 1990 December 3, 1996
18 Henry Manayan December 3, 1996 December 3, 2002 First Asian mayor of Milpitas[4]
19   Jose Esteves December 3, 2002 December 2, 2008 [5]
20   Robert Livengood December 2, 2008 December 7, 2010
21   Jose Esteves December 7, 2010 December 13, 2016
22   Richard Tran December 13, 2016 December 2022 [6]
23   Carmen Montano December 2022 First woman mayor[7]

References

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  1. ^ Munzel, Steve. "Milpitas History". Milpitas History. milpitashistory.org. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary: William Denny Weisgerber". The Milpitas Beat . December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "UAW Black History Month Spotlight: Ben Gross". uaw.org. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Biography for Henry Chang Manayan - Candidate for Mayor; City of Milpitas". smartvoter.org. 2006.
  5. ^ "City of Milpitas | City Council | Mayor Esteves". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  6. ^ Shapiro, Peter (August 24, 2020). "Pete McHugh bows out of Milpitas Mayoral Race". The Milpitas Beat .
  7. ^ Shapiro, Rhoda (November 21, 2022). "Carmen Montano makes history by becoming first woman elected as Mayor of Milpitas". The Milpitas Beat .