List of mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts
Mayor of Springfield | |
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![]() Seal of Springfield | |
Style | His/Her Honor |
Type | Chief executive |
Member of | School Committee[2] |
Residence | None official |
Seat | Springfield City Hall |
Nominator | Non-partisan nominating petition[3] |
Appointer | Popular vote |
Term length | Four years (2011-Present) Two year (1925-2011) One year (1852-1925)[4] |
Constituting instrument | Springfield City Charter |
Precursor | Springfield Board of Selectmen (1636-1852) |
Formation | 1852 |
First holder | Caleb Rice |
Salary | $175,000 (2024)[5] |
Website | www |
The mayor of Springfield is the head of the municipal government in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield has a mayor-council government. Mayors of Springfield are appointed through direct, non-partisan elections to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor's office oversees the enforcement of all laws and ordinances within the city, appoints and supervises a majority of appointed officials, and serves as an ex officio member of the Springfield School Committee. The mayor's office is located in Springfield City Hall, as part of the Municipal Group in Metro Center.[2][3]
The current mayor of Springfield is Domenic Sarno.
List of mayors
[edit]# | Picture | Mayor | Term | Party | Election | ||
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Caleb Rice | May 25, 1852 | January 10, 1854 | Whig[6] | May 1852
December 1852 | |
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Philos B. Tyler | January 10, 1854 | January 1, 1855 | Democratic[7] | 1853–1854[a][8][9] | |
3 | ![]() |
Eliphalet Trask | January 1, 1855 | January 7, 1856 | Know Nothing | 1854 | |
4 | ![]() |
Ansel Phelps, Jr. | January 7, 1856 | January 3, 1859 | Democratic[10] | 1855
1856 1857 | |
5 | ![]() |
William Barron Calhoun | January 3, 1859 | January 2, 1860 | Whig | 1858 | |
6 | ![]() |
Daniel L. Harris | January 2, 1860 | January 7, 1861 | Republican[11] | 1859 | |
7 | ![]() |
Stephen C. Bemis | January 7, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | Democratic[12] | 1860
1861 | |
8 | ![]() |
Henry Alexander, Jr. | January 5, 1863 | January 2, 1865 | Republican[13] | 1862
1863 | |
9 | ![]() |
Albert D. Briggs | January 2, 1865 | January 6, 1868 | Republican[14] (Anti-Refunder)[15] |
1864
1865 1866 | |
10 | ![]() |
Charles A. Winchester | January 6, 1868 | January 3, 1870 | Republican | 1867
1868 | |
11 | ![]() |
William L. Smith | January 3, 1870 | January 1, 1872 | Democratic | 1869
1870 | |
12 | ![]() |
Samuel B. Spooner | January 1, 1872 | January 5, 1874 | Republican | 1871
1872 | |
13 | ![]() |
John M. Stebbins | January 5, 1874 | January 4, 1875 | Democratic | 1873 | |
14 | ![]() |
Emerson Wight | January 4, 1875 | January 6, 1879 | Republican | 1874
1875 1876 1877 | |
15 | ![]() |
Lewis J. Powers | January 6, 1879 | January 3, 1881 | Democratic & Citizens
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1878
1879 | |
16 | ![]() |
William H. Haile | January 3, 1881 | January 2, 1882 | Republican | 1880 | |
17 | ![]() |
Edwin W. Ladd | January 2, 1882 | January 1, 1883 | Democratic | 1881 | |
18 | ![]() |
Henry M. Phillips | January 1, 1883 | January 4, 1886 | Republican | 1882
1883 1884 | |
19 | ![]() |
Edwin D. Metcalf | January 4, 1886 | January 3, 1887 | Republican | 1885 | |
20 | ![]() |
Elisha B. Maynard | January 3, 1887 | January 7, 1889 | Democratic | 1886
1887 | |
21 | ![]() |
Edward S. Bradford | January 7, 1889 | January 4, 1892 | Republican | 1888
1889 1890 | |
22 | ![]() |
Lawson Sibley | January 4, 1892 | January 2, 1893 | Democratic | 1891 | |
23 | ![]() |
Edmund P. Kendrick | January 2, 1893 | January 7, 1895 | Republican | 1892
1893 | |
24 | ![]() |
Charles L. Long | January 7, 1895 | January 6, 1896 | Republican | 1894 | |
25 | Newrie D. Winter | January 6, 1896 | January 3, 1898 | Democratic | 1895
1896 | ||
26 | ![]() |
Henry S. Dickinson | January 3, 1898 | January 2, 1899 | Republican | 1897 | |
27 | Dwight O. Gilmore | January 2, 1899 | January 1, 1900 | Republican | 1898 | ||
28 | ![]() |
William P. Hayes | January 1, 1900 | January 6, 1902 | Democratic | 1899
1900 | |
29 | ![]() |
Ralph W. Ellis | January 6, 1902 | January 5, 1903 | Republican | 1901 | |
30 | Everett E. Stone | January 5, 1903 | January 2, 1905 | Republican | 1902
1903 | ||
31 | ![]() |
Francke W. Dickinson | January 2, 1905 | January 7, 1907 | Republican | 1904
1905 | |
32 | William E. Sanderson | January 7, 1907 | January 3, 1910 | Republican | 1906
1907 1908 | ||
33 | Edward H. Lathrop | January 3, 1910 | January 6, 1913 | Democratic | 1909
1910 1911 | ||
34 | ![]() |
John A. Denison | January 6, 1913 | January 4, 1915 | Republican | 1912
1913 | |
35 | Frank E. Stacy | January 4, 1915 | January 6, 1919 | Republican | 1914
1915 1916 1917 | ||
36 | Arthur A. Adams | January 6, 1919 | January 3, 1921 | Republican | 1918
1919 | ||
37 | ![]() |
Edwin F. Leonard | January 3, 1921 | January 5, 1925 | Republican | 1920
1921 1922 1923 | |
38 | ![]() |
Fordis C. Parker | January 5, 1925 | January 6, 1930 | Republican | 1924
1925 1927 | |
39 | Dwight R. Winter | January 6, 1930 | January 1, 1934 | Democratic | 1929
1931 | ||
40 | Henry Martens | January 1, 1934 | January 3, 1938 | Republican | 1933
1935 | ||
41 | Roger L. Putnam | January 3, 1938 | April 13, 1943[16] | Democratic | 1937
1939 1941 | ||
42 | J. Albin Anderson, Jr. | April 13, 1943[17] | January 7, 1946 | Republican[18] | Acting
1943 | ||
43 | Daniel B. Brunton | January 7, 1946 | January 6, 1958 | Democratic | 1945
1947 1949 1951 | ||
44 | ![]() |
Thomas J. O'Connor | January 6, 1958 | January 1, 1962 | Democratic | 1957
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45 | Charles V. Ryan | January 1, 1962 | January 1, 1968 | Democratic | 1961
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46 | ![]() |
Frank Harlan Freedman | January 1, 1968 | October 17, 1972 | Republican | 1967
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47 | Theodore Dimauro | October 17, 1972 | February 9, 1973 | Democratic[19] | Acting | ||
48 | William C. Sullivan | February 9, 1973[20] | January 2, 1978 | Democratic[21] | January 1973
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(47) | Theodore Dimauro | January 2, 1978 | January 2, 1984 | Democratic | 1977
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49 | ![]() |
Richard Neal | January 2, 1984 | January 3, 1989 | Democratic | 1983
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50 | Vincent DiMonaco | January 3, 1989 | May 5, 1989 | Democratic[22] | Acting | ||
51 | Mary Hurley | May 5, 1989[23] | January 6, 1992 | Democratic | April 1989
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52 | Robert Markel | January 6, 1992 | January 1, 1996 | Democratic | 1991
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53 | ![]() |
Michael Albano | January 1, 1996 | January 5, 2004 | Democratic | 1995
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(45) | Charles V. Ryan | January 5, 2004 | January 7, 2008 | Democratic | 2003
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54 | ![]() |
Domenic J. Sarno[24] | January 7, 2008 | Incumbent | Democratic | 2007
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Election required three ballots for any candidate to win a majority of votes between December 5, 1853 and January 9, 1854.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Republican Newsroom (January 7, 2008). "Text of Mayor Domenic J. Sarno's inaugural address". The Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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- ^ Flynn, Jack (December 31, 2011). "Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno looking forward to first 4-year term". The Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Tuthill, Paul (December 20, 2022). "Springfield raises pay for mayor, councilors, School Committee". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Springfield City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive.Newsbank.com. December 7, 1852. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Western Massachusetts". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). Masslive/Newsbank. December 6, 1853. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. December 20, 1853. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. January 10, 1854. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. December 4, 1855. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Review of the Week". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. November 26, 1859. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "The Election of Mayor". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA). MassLive/Newsbank. December 20, 1860. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/NewsBank. December 2, 1862. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Republican Caucus". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. October 5, 1864. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Springfield City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. December 4, 1865. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Putnam going into Navy; J. Albin Anderson will be acting mayor in absence". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. March 26, 1943. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Acting mayor resigns board on claims post". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. April 13, 1943. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "J. Albin Anderson is elected mayor". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. November 3, 1943. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "1972 Delegate to the National Convention Democratic Primary: 2nd Congressional District". electionstats.state.ma.us. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mayor-elect Sullivan set for inauguration tonight". Springfield Union-News (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. February 9, 1973. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Briere, Glen (February 4, 1973). "How Sullivan walked that 'long mile'". Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Briere, Glenn (November 5, 1972). "Bay State remains election question". Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Text of mayor's speech". Springfield Union-News (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. May 6, 1989. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Barry, Stephanie. "Domenic Sarno wins reelection, becomes longest-serving mayor in Springfield's history". The Republican. Springfield, Mass.