List of mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts
Mayor of Springfield | |
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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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Start | End | ||||||
1 | Caleb Rice | May 25, 1852 | January 10, 1854 | Whig[6] | May 1852 December 1852 | ||
2 | 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 | 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 | ||
45 | Charles V. Ryan | January 1, 1962 | January 1, 1968 | Democratic | 1961 | ||
46 | Frank Harlan Freedman | January 1, 1968 | October 17, 1972 | Republican | 1967 | ||
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 | ||
(47) | Theodore Dimauro | January 2, 1978 | January 2, 1984 | Democratic | 1977 | ||
49 | Richard Neal | January 2, 1984 | January 3, 1989 | Democratic | 1983 | ||
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 | ||
52 | Robert Markel | January 6, 1992 | January 1, 1996 | Democratic | 1991 | ||
53 | Michael Albano | January 1, 1996 | January 5, 2004 | Democratic | 1995 | ||
(45) | Charles V. Ryan | January 5, 2004 | January 7, 2008 | Democratic | 2003 | ||
54 | Domenic J. Sarno[24] | January 7, 2008 | Incumbent | Democratic | 2007 |
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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- ^ a b "City of Springfield, MA Charter". ecode360.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ 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.