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Mayor of Spokane[edit]
| Mayor of Spokane | |
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| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | November 25, 1881 |
| First holder | Robert W. Forrest |
| Website | https://my.spokanecity.org/mayor/ |
The Mayor of Spokane is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Spokane, Washington.
List of mayors of Spokane[edit]
Commission system (1881–1960)[edit]
| # | Photo | Mayor | Term | Election | Notes | |
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Robert W. Forrest | November 25, 1881 – April 7, 1884[1] | — | Appointed mayor in Spokane's incorporation.[1] | |
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James N. Glover | April 7, 1884 – April 15, 1885[1] | 1883[2] | ||
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Anthony M. Cannon | April 15, 1885 – April 18, 1887[1] | 1885[2] | ||
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William H. Taylor | April 18, 1887 – April 13, 1888[1] | 1887[2] | ||
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Jacob Hoover | April 13, 1888 – March 7, 1889[1] | 1888[2] | Resigned after moving outside of city limits.[1] | |
| 6 | Isaac S. Kaufman | March 7, 1889 – April 17, 1889[1] | — | Appointed by city council to fill the rest of Hoover's term.[1] | ||
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Fred Furth | April 17, 1889 – April 16, 1890[1] | 1889[2] | ||
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Charles F. Clough | April 16, 1890 – April 4, 1891[1] | 1890[2] | ||
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David B. Fotheringham | April 4, 1891 – May 13, 1892[1] | 1891[2] | ||
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Daniel M. Drumheller | May 13, 1892 – May 12, 1893[1] | 1892[2] | ||
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Edward L. Powell | May 12, 1893 – May 11, 1894[1] | 1893[2] | ||
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Horatio N. Belt | May 11, 1894 – May 14, 1897[1] | 1894[2] | ||
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Elmer D. Olmsted | May 14, 1897 – May 12, 1899[1] | 1897[2] | ||
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James M. Comstock | May 12, 1899 – May 17, 1901[1] | 1899[2] | ||
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Patrick S. Byrne | May 17, 1901 – May 15, 1903[1] | |||
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L. Frank Boyd | May 15, 1903 – May 12, 1905[1] | |||
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Floyd L. Daggett | May 12, 1905 – May 17, 1907[1] | |||
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C. Herbert Moore | May 17, 1907 – May 14, 1909[1] | |||
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Nelson S. Pratt | May 14, 1909 – March 14, 1911[1] | |||
| 20 | William J. Hindley | |||||
| 21 | Charles M. Fassett | |||||
| 22 | Charles A. Fleming | |||||
| – | Charles M. Fassett | |||||
| – | Charles A. Fleming | |||||
| 23 | Leonard Funk | |||||
| 24 | Arthur W. Burch | |||||
| 25 | Frank G. Sutherlin, Sr. | |||||
| 26 | Otto A. Dirkes | |||||
| 27 | Arthur Meehan | |||||
| 28 | Willard "Duke" Taft | |||||
| 29 | Frank G. Sutherlin, Jr. | June 1958 – February 1960[3] | ||||
| 30 | Kenneth Lawson | |||||
Mayor-council system (1960–2001)[edit]
In 1960, Spokane switched their form of government to a mayor-council system.[4]
| # | Photo | Mayor | Term | Election | Notes | |
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| 31 | Neal R. Fosseen | 1960 – 1967 | 1960 | Resigned mid-term.[5] | ||
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| 32 | David H. Rodgers | 1967 – 1978 | — | Appointed by city council to fill the rest of Fosseen's term. | ||
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| 33 | Ron Bair | 1978 – 1982[6] | 1977 | |||
| 34 | James Everett Chase | 1982 – 1986[6] | 1981 | |||
| 35 | Vicki McNeill | 1986 – 1990[6] | 1985 | |||
| 36 | Sheri S. Barnard | 1990 – December 30, 1994[6] | 1989 | |||
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Jack Geraghty | December 30, 1994 – December 30, 1998[6] | 1993 | ||
| 38 | John Talbott | December 30, 1998 – December 28, 2000[6] | 1997[6] | |||
Strong mayor system (2001–present)[edit]
Spokane adopted the "strong mayor" form of government in January 2001.
| # | Photo | Mayor | Term | Party[a] | Election | Notes | |
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John Powers | December 28, 2000[7] – December 23, 2003 | Democratic[8] | 2000 | Elected to a truncated term of three years due to the switch to the strong mayor system.[9] | |
| 40 | James E. West | December 23, 2003[10] – December 16, 2005 | Republican | 2003 | Recalled in 2005 over allegations of sexual abuse.[11] | ||
| 41 | Dennis P. Hession | December 16, 2005 – November 27, 2007[12] | Democratic | — | Appointed by the city council as mayor following West's recall in 2005.[13] | ||
| 42 | Mary Verner | November 27, 2007[12] – December 30, 2011 | Democratic | 2007 | |||
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David Condon | December 30, 2011[14] – December 30, 2019 | Republican | 2011 | ||
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Nadine Woodward | December 30, 2019[15] – January 2, 2024 | Independent[b] | 2019 | ||
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Lisa Brown | January 2, 2024 – present | Democratic | 2023 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Durham, Nelson Wayne (1912). History of the City of Spokane and Spokane Country, Washington: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Edwards, Jonathan (1900). An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington. Eastern Washington Genealogical Society.
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Stimson, William. "The Big Quake of 1960". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Spokane Daily Chronicle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Walters, Daniel. "How the "One-Term Mayor Curse" took out the previous 10 Spokane mayors". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Hansen, Pia K. "'Tis the season to transition". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Oliver Staley, S. w. (2000, Nov 03). Strong mayor candidates offer strong contrast talbott, powers offer differing styles, viewpoints: [SPOKANE edition]. Spokesman Review Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/strong-mayor-candidates-offer-contrast-talbott/docview/394907504/se-2
- ^ Walters, Daniel. "John Powers- Spokane's first strong mayor - beholds the changes the city has undergone, and pronounces them (mostly) good". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "The life of Jim West". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ WILEY, By JOHN K. (2005-12-07). "Spokane's mayor ousted in recall vote". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b "Verner sworn in as Spokane mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Hession sees 'bright future' | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Spokane's new mayor takes the reins | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Nadine Woodward sworn in as Spokane's mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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