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List of mayors of Los Angeles

The mayor of Los Angeles is the chief executive of the Government of Los Angeles as set in the city charter. The current officeholder, the 43rd in the sequence of regular mayors, is Karen Bass, a member of the Democratic Party, though the office has been nonpartisan since 1909.[1]

Then-Mayor Eric Garcetti (center) with his predecessors Antonio Villaraigosa (right) and James Hahn (left) in 2013.

When Los Angeles was founded as a small town, a comisionado (Military Commissioner) was appointed before the title was changed to alcalde (Mayor) in 1786. Between 1841 and 1844, there were two mayors called the Jueces de Paz (Justices of Peace). When the United States took control, the office was renamed to Mayor.[2]

The longest serving mayors have been Tom Bradley (1973–1993; 20 years), Fletcher Bowron (1938–1953; 14 years), Sam Yorty (1961–1973; 12 years), and Eric Garcetti (2013–2022; 9 years).[3] The shortest tenures, not counting Acting Mayors, were John Bryson (77 days), Bernard Cohn (14 days), and William Stephens (11 days).

Although the President of the Los Angeles City Council serves as acting mayor when the Mayor is out of the city, only five have served due to a vacancy: Manuel Requena (1855 and 1856), Wallace Woodworth (1860–1861), Bernard Cohn (1878), Niles Pease (1909), and Martin F. Betkouski (1916); only one, Cohn, ascended from Acting Mayor to Mayor.[4] Two Mayors have died during their terms: Henry Mellus and Frederick A. MacDougall.

Los Angeles has had five Latino mayors post-incorporation: Antonio F. Coronel, Manuel Requena, Cristobal Aguilar, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Eric Garcetti.[5] The city has also had two African-American mayors, Tom Bradley and Karen Bass. Two French-Canadian politicians, Damien Marchesseault and Prudent Beaudry, have served as Mayors.[6] The first woman to serve as Mayor is Karen Bass, who was elected in 2022.[7]

Spanish era (1781–1821) edit

The office of Alcalde, the Mayor of El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles, was elected annually, without the right to reelection for two years.[8] With the incomplete nature of records from the Spanish colonial period of Los Angeles, only the first year of 1781 is certain.[9][10]

Comisionado
Name Term in office
José Vicente Feliz[A] 1781–1786
Guillermo Soto[B] 1812–1816
Alcalde
Name Term in office
José Vanegas 1786–1788
José Sinova 1789–1790
Francisco Reyes 1790[C]
Mariano Verdugo 1790–1793
José Vanegas 1792–1793
Francisco Reyes 1793–1795
José Vanegas 1796–1797
Manuel Arellanes 1797–1798
Guillermo Soto 1798–1799
Francisco Serrano 1799–1800
Joaquin Higuera 1800–1802
Mariano Verdugo 1802–1809
Francisco Avila 1810–1811
Manuel Gutierrez 1811–1812
Antonio Maria Lugo 1816–1819
Anastasio Avila 1819–1821
Notes
  1. ^ Feliz acted as the Chief Public Official during his term as Comisionado.
  2. ^ Soto assumed the responsibilities of alcalde during his term as Comisionado.
  3. ^ Removed from office for gambling in July.

Mexican era (1821–1848) edit

In 1821, Los Angeles became under Mexican rule, and the city continued having an alcalde.[11] The inaugural holder was Abel Stearns, an American trader who came to California in 1829 from Massachusetts.[12][13]

Name Term in office
Abel Stearns 1821–1822
Manuel Gutierrez 1822–1824
Guillermo Cota 1824
Encarnacion Urquides 1824–1825
José Maria Avila 1825–1826
José Antonio Carrillo 1826
Claudio López 1826–1827
Guillermo Cota 1827–1828
José Antonio Carrillo 1828–1829
Guillermo Soto 1829–1830
Tiburcio Tapia 1830–1831
Manuel Dominguez 1832–1833
José Antonio Carrillo 1833–1834
José Perez 1834–1835
Francisco Javier Alvarado 1835–1836
Manuel Requena 1836–1837
José Sepúlveda 1837–1838
Luis Arenas 1838–1839
First & Second Alcalde

In 1839, instead of one alcalde, two officials served as First and Second Alcalde.

1st Alcalde 2nd Alcalde Term in office
Tiburcio Tapia José Sepúlveda 1839–1840
Jueces de Paz (Justices of Peace)

In 1841, the office of alcalde was abolished, instead being replaced by two Jueces de Paz (Justice of the peace).[14]

1st Juez de Paz 2nd Juez de Paz Term in office
Ygnacio Palomares Ygnacio Alvarado 1841–1842
Manuel Dominguez José Sepúlveda 1842–1843
Antonio F. Coronel 1843–1844
First & Second Alcalde

In 1844, the office of alcalde was restored, reverting to its 1839 posts.[14]

1st Alcalde 2nd Alcalde Term in office
Manuel Requena Tiburcio Tapia 1844–1845
Vicente Sanchez Juan Sepúlveda 1845–1846
Juan Gallardo José Sepúlveda 1846–1847
José Salazar Enrique Avila 1847–1848
Ygnacio Palomares José Sepúlveda 1848

American Territorial era (1848–1850) edit

Between the Interim government of California and California's statehood, the Mayor was appointed by the Governor of California in 1848 and was elected in 1850.

Portrait Name Term in office
  Stephen C. Foster January 1, 1848

May 21, 1849[i]
  Ygnacio del Valle January 1, 1850

July 1, 1850
Notes
  1. ^ Foster resigned as alcalde on May 21, 1849; the remainder of the year, he served as prefecto (prefect).[15]

Post-incorporation (1850–present) edit

No. Portrait Name Term in office Length of service Party affiliation[a] Election Previous office
1   Alpheus P. Hodges
(1821–1858; aged 37)
July 1, 1850

May 7, 1851
340 days Democratic 1850 None
2   Benjamin D. Wilson
(1811–1878; aged 66)
May 7, 1851

May 4, 1852
363 days Democratic 1851 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1850–1851)
3   John G. Nichols
(1812-1898; aged 85)
May 4, 1852

May 3, 1853
364 days Democratic 1852 Los Angeles City Recorder
(1850–1851)
4   Antonio F. Coronel
(1817–1894; aged 76)
May 3, 1853

May 4, 1854
1 year, 1 day Democratic 1853 1st Los Angeles County Assessor
(1850–1853)
5   Stephen C. Foster
(1820–1898; aged 77)
May 4, 1854

January 13, 1855[b]
254 days Democratic 1854 Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education
(1853–1854)
  Manuel Requena[b]
(1802–1876; aged 74)
January 13, 1855

January 25, 1855
12 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1850–1855)
(5)   Stephen C. Foster[c]
(1820-1898; aged 77)
January 25, 1855[b]

May 9, 1855
138 days Democratic 1855 (J) Mayor of Los Angeles
(1854–1855)
6 Thomas Foster
(unknown birth or death)
May 9, 1855

May 7, 1856
364 days Democratic 1855 (M) Member of the Board of Education School Commission
(1860–1862)
(5)   Stephen C. Foster[c]
(1820-1898; aged 77)
May 7, 1856

September 22, 1856[d]
138 days Democratic 1856 (M) Mayor of Los Angeles
(1855)
  Manuel Requena
(1802–1876; aged 74)
September 22, 1856

October 4, 1856
12 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1856–1867)
(3)   John G. Nichols[c]
(1812-1898; aged 85)
October 4, 1856

May 9, 1859
2 years, 217 days Democratic 1856 (O)

1857


1858

Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1855–1856)
7   Damien Marchesseault
(1818–1868; aged 49)
May 9, 1859

May 9, 1860
1 year Democratic 1859 None
8   Henry Mellus[e]
(1816–1860; aged 44)
May 9, 1860

December 26, 1860
231 days Democratic 1860 None
  Wallace Woodworth[e]
(1832–1882; aged 50)
December 26, 1860

January 7, 1861
12 days Democratic Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1860–1861)
(7)   Damien Marchesseault[c]
(1818–1868; aged 49)
January 7, 1861

May 5, 1865
4 years, 119 days Democratic 1861

1862


1863


1864

Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1860)
9   Jose Mascarel
(1816–1899; aged 83)
May 5, 1865

May 10, 1866
1 year, 5 days Republican 1865 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1864–1865)
10   Cristobal Aguilar
(1816–1886; aged 70)
May 10, 1866

May 8, 1867[f]
363 days Democratic 1866 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1861–1862)
(7)   Damien Marchesseault[c]
(1818–1868; aged 49)
May 8, 1867

August 8, 1867[f]
92 days Democratic 1867 Zanjero of Los Angeles
(1866–1867)
(10)   Cristobal Aguilar[c]
(1816–1886; aged 70)
August 8, 1867

December 7, 1868
1 year, 121 days Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles
(1866–1867)
11 Joel Turner
(1820–1888; aged 68)
December 9, 1868

December 9, 1870
2 years Democratic 1868

1869

Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1862–1864)
(10)   Cristobal Aguilar[c]
(1816–1886; aged 70)
December 9, 1870

December 5, 1872
1 year, 362 days Democratic 1870

1871

Mayor of Los Angeles
(1867–1868)
12   James R. Toberman
(1836–1911; aged 75)
December 5, 1872

December 18, 1874
2 years, 13 days Democratic 1872

1873

Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1870)
13   Prudent Beaudry
(1819–1893; aged 74)
December 18, 1874

December 8, 1876
1 year, 356 days Democratic 1874

1875

Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1871–1874)
14   Frederick A. MacDougall[g]
(1818–1878)
December 8, 1876

November 16, 1878
1 year, 348 days Democratic 1876

1877

None
Bernard Cohn[g]
(1835–1889; aged 53)
November 16, 1878

November 21, 1878
5 days Democratic Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1876–1878)
15 November 21, 1878

December 5, 1878
14 days
(12)   James R. Toberman[c]
(1836–1911; aged 75)
December 5, 1878

December 9, 1882
4 years, 4 days Democratic 1878

1879


1880


1881

Mayor of Los Angeles
(1872–1874)
16   Cameron E. Thom
(1825–1915; aged 89)
December 9, 1882

December 9, 1884
2 years Democratic 1882

1883

15th Los Angeles County District Attorney
(1877–1879)
17   Edward F. Spence
(1832–1892; aged 59)
December 9, 1884

December 14, 1886
2 years, 5 days Republican 1884

1885

Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1879–1881)
18   William H. Workman
(1839–1918; aged 79)
December 14, 1886

December 10, 1888
1 year, 362 days Democratic 1886

1887

Member of the Los Angeles Common Council
(1878–1880)
19   John Bryson
(1852–1915; aged 63)
December 10, 1888

February 25, 1889[h]
77 days Democratic 1888 Member of the Board of Police Commissioners
(1890–1891)
20   Henry T. Hazard
(1844–1921; aged 77)
February 25, 1889

December 5, 1892[i]
3 years, 291 days Republican 1889

1890

Member of the Los Angeles Board of Freeholders
(1887–1888)
  William H. Bonsall[i]
(1846–1905; aged 59)
December 5, 1892

December 12, 1892
7 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(1889–1892)
21   Thomas E. Rowan
(1842–1901; aged 59)
December 12, 1892

December 12, 1894
2 years Democratic 1892 8th Los Angeles City Treasurer
(1868–1870)
22   Frank Rader
(1848–1897; aged 48)
December 12, 1894

December 16, 1896
2 years, 4 days Republican 1894 Member of the Los Angeles Street Commission
(1890–1894)
23   Meredith P. Snyder
(1859–1937; aged 77)
December 16, 1896

December 15, 1898
1 year, 364 days Democratic 1896 Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(1894–1896)
24   Frederick Eaton
(1856–1934; aged 78)
December 15, 1898

December 12, 1900
1 year, 362 days Republican 1898 Los Angeles City Engineer
(1889–1890)
(23)   Meredith P. Snyder[c]
(1859–1937; aged 77)
December 12, 1900

December 8, 1904
3 years, 362 days Democratic 1900

1902

Mayor of Los Angeles
(1896–1898)
25   Owen McAleer
(1858–1944; aged 86)
December 8, 1904

December 13, 1906
2 years, 5 days Republican 1904 Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(1902–1904)
26   Arthur C. Harper
(1866–1948; aged 82)
December 13, 1906

March 11, 1909[j]
2 years, 88 days Democratic 1906 Member of the Los Angeles Charter Revision Committee
(1906)
  Niles Pease
(1838–1921; aged 83)
March 11, 1909

March 15, 1909
4 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(1906–1909)
27   William Stephens[j]
(1859–1944; aged 84)
March 15, 1909

March 26, 1909
11 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education
(1906)
28   George Alexander
(1839–1923; aged 83)
March 26, 1909

July 1, 1913
4 years, 97 days Republican 1909 (M)

1909 (N)


1911

Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
(1901–1909)
29   Henry H. Rose
(1856–1923; aged 67)
July 1, 1913

July 1, 1915
2 years Independent 1913 Judge of the Los Angeles Police Judges
(1905–1913)
30   Charles E. Sebastian
(1873–1929; aged 56)
July 1, 1915

September 2, 1916
1 year, 63 days Democratic 1915 Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
(1911–1915)
  Martin F. Betkouski
(1860–1942; aged 81)
September 2, 1916

September 5, 1916
3 days Democratic Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(1909–1917)
31   Frederic T. Woodman
(1871–1949; aged 77)
September 5, 1916

July 1, 1919
2 years, 299 days Republican 1917 Member of the Los Angeles Harbor Commission
(1902–1916)
(23)   Meredith P. Snyder[c]
(1859–1937; aged 77)
July 1, 1919

July 1, 1921
2 years Democratic 1919 Commissioner of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission
(1913–1917)
32   George E. Cryer
(1875–1961; aged 86)
July 1, 1921

July 1, 1929
8 years Republican 1921

1923


1925

Chief Los Angeles County District Attorney
(1915–1919)
33   John C. Porter
(1871–1959; aged 88)
July 1, 1929

July 1, 1933
4 years Democratic 1929 None
34   Frank L. Shaw
(1877–1958; aged 80)
July 1, 1933

September 26, 1938[k]
5 years, 87 days Republican 1933

1937

Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
(1928–1933)
35   Fletcher Bowron
(1887–1968; aged 81)
September 26, 1938

July 1, 1953
14 years, 278 days Republican 1938

1941


1945


1949

Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
(1926–1938)
36   Norris Poulson
(1895–1982; aged 82)
July 1, 1953

July 1, 1961
8 years Republican 1953

1957

U.S. Representative for California
(1947–1953)
37   Sam Yorty
(1909–1998; aged 88)
July 1, 1961

July 1, 1973
12 years Democratic 1961

1965


1969

U.S. Representative for California
(1951–1955)
38   Tom Bradley
(1917–1998; aged 80)
July 1, 1973

July 1, 1993
20 years Democratic 1973

1977


1981


1985


1989

Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(1963–1973)
39   Richard Riordan
(1930–2023; aged 92)
July 1, 1993

July 1, 2001
8 years Republican 1993

1997

Member of the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners
(1987–1992)
40   James Hahn
(born 1950; age 73)
July 1, 2001

July 1, 2005
4 years Democratic 2001 15th Los Angeles City Attorney
(1985–2001)
41   Antonio Villaraigosa
(born 1953; age 70)
July 1, 2005

July 1, 2013
8 years Democratic 2005

2009

Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(2003–2005)
42   Eric Garcetti
(born 1971; age 52)
July 1, 2013

December 11, 2022[l]
9 years, 163 days Democratic 2013

2017

Member of the Los Angeles City Council
(2001–2013)
43   Karen Bass
(born 1953; age 70)
December 12, 2022

Incumbent
319 days Democratic 2022 U.S. Representative for California
(2011–2022)
Notes
  1. ^ In 1909, Los Angeles adopted a nonpartisan form of government, with the office and mayoral elections being officially nonpartisan since then.[1]
  2. ^ a b c Foster resigned as Mayor to help lead a lynch mob against David Brown, a man who had killed one of Foster's friends and was given a stay of execution by the California Supreme Court.[16] Manuel Requena, the President of the City Council, was the acting mayor in his absence.[17] Foster was then re-elected via a special election.[18]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The City of Los Angeles counts one mayoralty for those who served multiple non-consecutive terms.
  4. ^ Foster resigned as mayor to attend to the executorship of the estate of his brother-in-law.[19] City Council president Manuel Requena served as acting mayor until a special election could be held.[20]
  5. ^ a b Mellus died in office on December 26, 1860. City Council president Wallace Woodworth served as acting mayor until a special election could be held.[21]
  6. ^ a b Aguilar was unseated for three months and replaced with Marchesseault, who as Zanjero of Los Angeles was considered more important than the mayor. Aguilar was reinstated on August 8, 1867.[22]
  7. ^ a b MacDougall died on November 16, 1878. City Council president Bernard Cohn served as acting mayor until he was appointed by the council to become Mayor.[4]
  8. ^ Due to a change in the city's election calendar, Bryson's term was cut short due to voter's adoption of a new city charter and Hazard's subsequent election.
  9. ^ a b City Council president William H. Bonsall served as acting mayor for a week during the vacancy between the terms of Hazard and Rowan's terms.
  10. ^ a b Harper resigned as Mayor on March 11, 1909 in the wake of a recall election against him.[23] William Stephens, who was named as Harper's opponent in the recall, was appointed as Mayor before the next election.[24][25]
  11. ^ Recalled from office; first Mayor recalled in Los Angeles history.[26]
  12. ^ Due to a change in the city's election calendar to align mayoral elections with statewide elections, Garcetti's second term was longer than the usual four years.[27]

Appendices edit

Mayoral terms and term limits edit

At the office's creation in 1850, mayors served one year terms. In 1889, the dates were change to be on even-numbered years, with the term extending to two years per term; the first election in an even-numbered year was in 1892. In 1909, the city charter changed the election years to odd-numbered years with the March 1909 election, originally slated to be a recall election against Arthur C. Harper. In 1993, voters amended the city charter to implement term limits to elected officials, including mayor.[1] In 2015, voters passed a charter amendment that would change the election dates to align with gubernatorial and presidential elections on even-numbered years; the first mayoral election after this change was in 2022.[28]

Year Term Term
limit
Years Mayor(s) affected
1850 1 year Unlimited Unlimited Alpheus P. Hodges to John Bryson
1889 2 years Unlimited Unlimited Henry T. Hazard to William Stephens
1909 4 years Unlimited Unlimited George Alexander to Meredith P. Snyder
1925 4 years 2 terms 8 years George E. Cryer and his successors

Interrupted terms edit

Eight mayors have had interrupted terms: Stephen Clark Foster (1855 and 1856), Henry Mellus (1860), Cristobal Aguilar (1867), Frederick A. MacDougall (1878), John Bryson (1889), Arthur C. Harper (1909), Charles E. Sebastian (1916), and Frank L. Shaw (1938).

Interrupted terms of Los Angeles's elected mayors
Elected mayor Last elected End of service Interim successor Election Elected successor Reason
Stephen Clark Foster 1854 January 13, 1855 Manuel Requena 1855 Stephen Clark Foster Resigned from office.
Stephen Clark Foster 1856 September 22, 1856 Manuel Requena 1856 John G. Nichols Resigned from office.
Henry Mellus 1860 December 26, 1860 Wallace Woodworth 1861 Damien Marchesseault Died in office.
Cristobal Aguilar 1866 May 8, 1867 None 1867 Damien Marchesseault Unseated from office.
Frederick A. MacDougall 1877 November 16, 1878 Bernard Cohn None Bernard Cohn Died in office.
John Bryson 1888 February 25, 1889 None 1889 Henry T. Hazard Change in election dates.
Arthur C. Harper 1906 March 11, 1909 John D. Works
William Stephens
1909 George Alexander Resigned from office.
Charles E. Sebastian 1915 September 2, 1916 Martin F. Betkouski 1917 Frederic T. Woodman Resigned from office.
Frank L. Shaw 1917 September 26, 1938 None 1938 Fletcher Bowron Recalled from office.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT" (PDF). League of Women Voters.
  2. ^ Schmal, John P. (April 17, 2004). . LatinoLA. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004.
  3. ^ Van Dyke, Jonathan (August 17, 2015). "SCREENING, PANEL ILLUMINATE THE LIFE OF FORMER MAYOR, UCLA ALUMNUS TOM BRADLEY". UCLA Government & Community Relations.
  4. ^ a b Rasmussen, Cecilia (May 8, 2005). "The City of Angels Has Had Mayors With Demons". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (May 18, 2005). "From the 19th Century, a Look at City's Past Latino Mayors". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Tindal, Chris. "The French Canadian Mayor of Los Angeles". Acres of Snow.
  7. ^ Wick, Julia (December 11, 2022). "Karen Bass sworn in as Los Angeles mayor, the first woman to hold the office". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^ Mason, William M. (2004). "Los Angeles Under The Spanish Flag: Spain's New World" (PDF). Southern California Genealogical Society.
  9. ^ Caughey, John and LaRee Caughey. Los Angeles: Biography of a City. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1977. 74. ISBN 0-520-03410-4
  10. ^ "Alcalde" and "Ayuntamiento" in Pitt, Leonard and Dale PItt. Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. 11 and 33. ISBN 0-520-20274-0
  11. ^ Waldron, Granville Arthur (June 1960). "A Pueblo de Los Angeles Memoir ... CALIFORNIA versus HENRIQUE and YUNG: A Case from the Early Judicial Archives of Los Angeles County". University of California Press.
  12. ^ "Californio to American: A Study in Cultural Change" (PDF). National Park Service.
  13. ^ Barrows, H. D. (1899). "ABEL STEARNS". University of California Press. pp. 197–199.
  14. ^ a b "Los Angeles City Mayors Past to Present". Los Angeles Almanac.
  15. ^ Supervisor Stephen Clark Foster 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles County, accessed 26 Jun 2010
  16. ^ "The Hidden History of LA: The mayor who helped lynch a man". KPCC.
  17. ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (May 18, 2005). "From the 19th Century, a Look at City's Past Latino Mayors". Los Angeles Times.
  18. ^ Spitzzeri, Paul R. (August 8, 2021). "Stephen Clark Foster's Recollections of "Los Angeles on the Eve of the Gold Rush," Part II, in "Touring Topics," August 1929". Homestead Museum.
  19. ^ Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles, March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)
  20. ^ . HispanicVista. May 23, 2005. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007.
  21. ^ ""Influences That Mastered and Destroyed the Strong Man That Has Just Fallen": The Tragedy of Damien Marchessault, 1818-1868". Homestead Museum. December 13, 2022.
  22. ^ Martinez, Yoli (September 24, 2012). "Iconic Hispanic Angelenos in History: Cristóbal Aguilar". KCET.
  23. ^ "HARPER'S RESIGNATION DOES NOT HALT RECALL; ELECTION MUST BE HELD, SAYS CITY ATTORNEY". Los Angeles Herald. March 16, 1909.
  24. ^ "THE NEWS SUMMARY". Los Angeles Herald. February 2, 1909.
  25. ^ "HERALD WINS ITS FIGHT FOR PURE GOVERNMENT". Los Angeles Herald. March 16, 1909.
  26. ^ John R. Babcock, "When Los Angeles Was a World-Class City of Corruption," Los Angeles Herald-Examiner," May 12, 1989, page A-19
  27. ^ O'Brien, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide". Reuters. from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  28. ^ "Hoping to Boost Dismal Turnouts, L.A. Votes to Change Election Dates". KCET. City News Service. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

External links edit

  • Office of Mayor website
  • City of Los Angeles Officials Database

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The mayor of Los Angeles is the chief executive of the Government of Los Angeles as set in the city charter The current officeholder the 43rd in the sequence of regular mayors is Karen Bass a member of the Democratic Party though the office has been nonpartisan since 1909 1 Then Mayor Eric Garcetti center with his predecessors Antonio Villaraigosa right and James Hahn left in 2013 When Los Angeles was founded as a small town a comisionado Military Commissioner was appointed before the title was changed to alcalde Mayor in 1786 Between 1841 and 1844 there were two mayors called the Jueces de Paz Justices of Peace When the United States took control the office was renamed to Mayor 2 The longest serving mayors have been Tom Bradley 1973 1993 20 years Fletcher Bowron 1938 1953 14 years Sam Yorty 1961 1973 12 years and Eric Garcetti 2013 2022 9 years 3 The shortest tenures not counting Acting Mayors were John Bryson 77 days Bernard Cohn 14 days and William Stephens 11 days Although the President of the Los Angeles City Council serves as acting mayor when the Mayor is out of the city only five have served due to a vacancy Manuel Requena 1855 and 1856 Wallace Woodworth 1860 1861 Bernard Cohn 1878 Niles Pease 1909 and Martin F Betkouski 1916 only one Cohn ascended from Acting Mayor to Mayor 4 Two Mayors have died during their terms Henry Mellus and Frederick A MacDougall Los Angeles has had five Latino mayors post incorporation Antonio F Coronel Manuel Requena Cristobal Aguilar Antonio Villaraigosa and Eric Garcetti 5 The city has also had two African American mayors Tom Bradley and Karen Bass Two French Canadian politicians Damien Marchesseault and Prudent Beaudry have served as Mayors 6 The first woman to serve as Mayor is Karen Bass who was elected in 2022 7 Contents 1 Spanish era 1781 1821 2 Mexican era 1821 1848 3 American Territorial era 1848 1850 4 Post incorporation 1850 present 5 Appendices 5 1 Mayoral terms and term limits 5 2 Interrupted terms 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksSpanish era 1781 1821 editThe office of Alcalde the Mayor of El Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles was elected annually without the right to reelection for two years 8 With the incomplete nature of records from the Spanish colonial period of Los Angeles only the first year of 1781 is certain 9 10 ComisionadoName Term in officeJose Vicente Feliz A 1781 1786Guillermo Soto B 1812 1816AlcaldeName Term in officeJose Vanegas 1786 1788Jose Sinova 1789 1790Francisco Reyes 1790 C Mariano Verdugo 1790 1793Jose Vanegas 1792 1793Francisco Reyes 1793 1795Jose Vanegas 1796 1797Manuel Arellanes 1797 1798Guillermo Soto 1798 1799Francisco Serrano 1799 1800Joaquin Higuera 1800 1802Mariano Verdugo 1802 1809Francisco Avila 1810 1811Manuel Gutierrez 1811 1812Antonio Maria Lugo 1816 1819Anastasio Avila 1819 1821Notes Feliz acted as the Chief Public Official during his term as Comisionado Soto assumed the responsibilities of alcalde during his term as Comisionado Removed from office for gambling in July Mexican era 1821 1848 editIn 1821 Los Angeles became under Mexican rule and the city continued having an alcalde 11 The inaugural holder was Abel Stearns an American trader who came to California in 1829 from Massachusetts 12 13 Name Term in officeAbel Stearns 1821 1822Manuel Gutierrez 1822 1824Guillermo Cota 1824Encarnacion Urquides 1824 1825Jose Maria Avila 1825 1826Jose Antonio Carrillo 1826Claudio Lopez 1826 1827Guillermo Cota 1827 1828Jose Antonio Carrillo 1828 1829Guillermo Soto 1829 1830Tiburcio Tapia 1830 1831Manuel Dominguez 1832 1833Jose Antonio Carrillo 1833 1834Jose Perez 1834 1835Francisco Javier Alvarado 1835 1836Manuel Requena 1836 1837Jose Sepulveda 1837 1838Luis Arenas 1838 1839First amp Second AlcaldeIn 1839 instead of one alcalde two officials served as First and Second Alcalde 1st Alcalde 2nd Alcalde Term in officeTiburcio Tapia Jose Sepulveda 1839 1840Jueces de Paz Justices of Peace In 1841 the office of alcalde was abolished instead being replaced by two Jueces de Paz Justice of the peace 14 1st Juez de Paz 2nd Juez de Paz Term in officeYgnacio Palomares Ygnacio Alvarado 1841 1842Manuel Dominguez Jose Sepulveda 1842 1843Antonio F Coronel 1843 1844First amp Second AlcaldeIn 1844 the office of alcalde was restored reverting to its 1839 posts 14 1st Alcalde 2nd Alcalde Term in officeManuel Requena Tiburcio Tapia 1844 1845Vicente Sanchez Juan Sepulveda 1845 1846Juan Gallardo Jose Sepulveda 1846 1847Jose Salazar Enrique Avila 1847 1848Ygnacio Palomares Jose Sepulveda 1848American Territorial era 1848 1850 editBetween the Interim government of California and California s statehood the Mayor was appointed by the Governor of California in 1848 and was elected in 1850 Portrait Name Term in office nbsp Stephen C Foster January 1 1848 May 21 1849 i nbsp Ygnacio del Valle January 1 1850 July 1 1850Notes Foster resigned as alcalde on May 21 1849 the remainder of the year he served as prefecto prefect 15 Post incorporation 1850 present editNo Portrait Name Term in office Length of service Party affiliation a Election Previous office1 nbsp Alpheus P Hodges 1821 1858 aged 37 July 1 1850 May 7 1851 340 days Democratic 1850 None2 nbsp Benjamin D Wilson 1811 1878 aged 66 May 7 1851 May 4 1852 363 days Democratic 1851 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1850 1851 3 nbsp John G Nichols 1812 1898 aged 85 May 4 1852 May 3 1853 364 days Democratic 1852 Los Angeles City Recorder 1850 1851 4 nbsp Antonio F Coronel 1817 1894 aged 76 May 3 1853 May 4 1854 1 year 1 day Democratic 1853 1st Los Angeles County Assessor 1850 1853 5 nbsp Stephen C Foster 1820 1898 aged 77 May 4 1854 January 13 1855 b 254 days Democratic 1854 Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education 1853 1854 nbsp Manuel Requena b 1802 1876 aged 74 January 13 1855 January 25 1855 12 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1850 1855 5 nbsp Stephen C Foster c 1820 1898 aged 77 January 25 1855 b May 9 1855 138 days Democratic 1855 J Mayor of Los Angeles 1854 1855 6 Thomas Foster unknown birth or death May 9 1855 May 7 1856 364 days Democratic 1855 M Member of the Board of Education School Commission 1860 1862 5 nbsp Stephen C Foster c 1820 1898 aged 77 May 7 1856 September 22 1856 d 138 days Democratic 1856 M Mayor of Los Angeles 1855 nbsp Manuel Requena 1802 1876 aged 74 September 22 1856 October 4 1856 12 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1856 1867 3 nbsp John G Nichols c 1812 1898 aged 85 October 4 1856 May 9 1859 2 years 217 days Democratic 1856 O 1857 1858 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1855 1856 7 nbsp Damien Marchesseault 1818 1868 aged 49 May 9 1859 May 9 1860 1 year Democratic 1859 None8 nbsp Henry Mellus e 1816 1860 aged 44 May 9 1860 December 26 1860 231 days Democratic 1860 None nbsp Wallace Woodworth e 1832 1882 aged 50 December 26 1860 January 7 1861 12 days Democratic Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1860 1861 7 nbsp Damien Marchesseault c 1818 1868 aged 49 January 7 1861 May 5 1865 4 years 119 days Democratic 1861 1862 1863 1864 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1860 9 nbsp Jose Mascarel 1816 1899 aged 83 May 5 1865 May 10 1866 1 year 5 days Republican 1865 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1864 1865 10 nbsp Cristobal Aguilar 1816 1886 aged 70 May 10 1866 May 8 1867 f 363 days Democratic 1866 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1861 1862 7 nbsp Damien Marchesseault c 1818 1868 aged 49 May 8 1867 August 8 1867 f 92 days Democratic 1867 Zanjero of Los Angeles 1866 1867 10 nbsp Cristobal Aguilar c 1816 1886 aged 70 August 8 1867 December 7 1868 1 year 121 days Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles 1866 1867 11 Joel Turner 1820 1888 aged 68 December 9 1868 December 9 1870 2 years Democratic 1868 1869 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1862 1864 10 nbsp Cristobal Aguilar c 1816 1886 aged 70 December 9 1870 December 5 1872 1 year 362 days Democratic 1870 1871 Mayor of Los Angeles 1867 1868 12 nbsp James R Toberman 1836 1911 aged 75 December 5 1872 December 18 1874 2 years 13 days Democratic 1872 1873 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1870 13 nbsp Prudent Beaudry 1819 1893 aged 74 December 18 1874 December 8 1876 1 year 356 days Democratic 1874 1875 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1871 1874 14 nbsp Frederick A MacDougall g 1818 1878 December 8 1876 November 16 1878 1 year 348 days Democratic 1876 1877 None Bernard Cohn g 1835 1889 aged 53 November 16 1878 November 21 1878 5 days Democratic Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1876 1878 15 November 21 1878 December 5 1878 14 days 12 nbsp James R Toberman c 1836 1911 aged 75 December 5 1878 December 9 1882 4 years 4 days Democratic 1878 1879 1880 1881 Mayor of Los Angeles 1872 1874 16 nbsp Cameron E Thom 1825 1915 aged 89 December 9 1882 December 9 1884 2 years Democratic 1882 1883 15th Los Angeles County District Attorney 1877 1879 17 nbsp Edward F Spence 1832 1892 aged 59 December 9 1884 December 14 1886 2 years 5 days Republican 1884 1885 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1879 1881 18 nbsp William H Workman 1839 1918 aged 79 December 14 1886 December 10 1888 1 year 362 days Democratic 1886 1887 Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 1878 1880 19 nbsp John Bryson 1852 1915 aged 63 December 10 1888 February 25 1889 h 77 days Democratic 1888 Member of the Board of Police Commissioners 1890 1891 20 nbsp Henry T Hazard 1844 1921 aged 77 February 25 1889 December 5 1892 i 3 years 291 days Republican 1889 1890 Member of the Los Angeles Board of Freeholders 1887 1888 nbsp William H Bonsall i 1846 1905 aged 59 December 5 1892 December 12 1892 7 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles City Council 1889 1892 21 nbsp Thomas E Rowan 1842 1901 aged 59 December 12 1892 December 12 1894 2 years Democratic 1892 8th Los Angeles City Treasurer 1868 1870 22 nbsp Frank Rader 1848 1897 aged 48 December 12 1894 December 16 1896 2 years 4 days Republican 1894 Member of the Los Angeles Street Commission 1890 1894 23 nbsp Meredith P Snyder 1859 1937 aged 77 December 16 1896 December 15 1898 1 year 364 days Democratic 1896 Member of the Los Angeles City Council 1894 1896 24 nbsp Frederick Eaton 1856 1934 aged 78 December 15 1898 December 12 1900 1 year 362 days Republican 1898 Los Angeles City Engineer 1889 1890 23 nbsp Meredith P Snyder c 1859 1937 aged 77 December 12 1900 December 8 1904 3 years 362 days Democratic 1900 1902 Mayor of Los Angeles 1896 1898 25 nbsp Owen McAleer 1858 1944 aged 86 December 8 1904 December 13 1906 2 years 5 days Republican 1904 Member of the Los Angeles City Council 1902 1904 26 nbsp Arthur C Harper 1866 1948 aged 82 December 13 1906 March 11 1909 j 2 years 88 days Democratic 1906 Member of the Los Angeles Charter Revision Committee 1906 nbsp Niles Pease 1838 1921 aged 83 March 11 1909 March 15 1909 4 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles City Council 1906 1909 27 nbsp William Stephens j 1859 1944 aged 84 March 15 1909 March 26 1909 11 days Republican Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education 1906 28 nbsp George Alexander 1839 1923 aged 83 March 26 1909 July 1 1913 4 years 97 days Republican 1909 M 1909 N 1911 Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 1901 1909 29 nbsp Henry H Rose 1856 1923 aged 67 July 1 1913 July 1 1915 2 years Independent 1913 Judge of the Los Angeles Police Judges 1905 1913 30 nbsp Charles E Sebastian 1873 1929 aged 56 July 1 1915 September 2 1916 1 year 63 days Democratic 1915 Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department 1911 1915 nbsp Martin F Betkouski 1860 1942 aged 81 September 2 1916 September 5 1916 3 days Democratic Member of the Los Angeles City Council 1909 1917 31 nbsp Frederic T Woodman 1871 1949 aged 77 September 5 1916 July 1 1919 2 years 299 days Republican 1917 Member of the Los Angeles Harbor Commission 1902 1916 23 nbsp Meredith P Snyder c 1859 1937 aged 77 July 1 1919 July 1 1921 2 years Democratic 1919 Commissioner of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission 1913 1917 32 nbsp George E Cryer 1875 1961 aged 86 July 1 1921 July 1 1929 8 years Republican 1921 1923 1925 Chief Los Angeles County District Attorney 1915 1919 33 nbsp John C Porter 1871 1959 aged 88 July 1 1929 July 1 1933 4 years Democratic 1929 None34 nbsp Frank L Shaw 1877 1958 aged 80 July 1 1933 September 26 1938 k 5 years 87 days Republican 1933 1937 Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 1928 1933 35 nbsp Fletcher Bowron 1887 1968 aged 81 September 26 1938 July 1 1953 14 years 278 days Republican 1938 1941 1945 1949 Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court 1926 1938 36 nbsp Norris Poulson 1895 1982 aged 82 July 1 1953 July 1 1961 8 years Republican 1953 1957 U S Representative for California 1947 1953 37 nbsp Sam Yorty 1909 1998 aged 88 July 1 1961 July 1 1973 12 years Democratic 1961 1965 1969 U S Representative for California 1951 1955 38 nbsp Tom Bradley 1917 1998 aged 80 July 1 1973 July 1 1993 20 years Democratic 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 Member of the Los Angeles City Council 1963 1973 39 nbsp Richard Riordan 1930 2023 aged 92 July 1 1993 July 1 2001 8 years Republican 1993 1997 Member of the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners 1987 1992 40 nbsp James Hahn born 1950 age 73 July 1 2001 July 1 2005 4 years Democratic 2001 15th Los Angeles City Attorney 1985 2001 41 nbsp Antonio Villaraigosa born 1953 age 70 July 1 2005 July 1 2013 8 years Democratic 2005 2009 Member of the Los Angeles City Council 2003 2005 42 nbsp Eric Garcetti born 1971 age 52 July 1 2013 December 11 2022 l 9 years 163 days Democratic 2013 2017 Member of the Los Angeles City Council 2001 2013 43 nbsp Karen Bass born 1953 age 70 December 12 2022 Incumbent 319 days Democratic 2022 U S Representative for California 2011 2022 Notes In 1909 Los Angeles adopted a nonpartisan form of government with the office and mayoral elections being officially nonpartisan since then 1 a b c Foster resigned as Mayor to help lead a lynch mob against David Brown a man who had killed one of Foster s friends and was given a stay of execution by the California Supreme Court 16 Manuel Requena the President of the City Council was the acting mayor in his absence 17 Foster was then re elected via a special election 18 a b c d e f g h i j The City of Los Angeles counts one mayoralty for those who served multiple non consecutive terms Foster resigned as mayor to attend to the executorship of the estate of his brother in law 19 City Council president Manuel Requena served as acting mayor until a special election could be held 20 a b Mellus died in office on December 26 1860 City Council president Wallace Woodworth served as acting mayor until a special election could be held 21 a b Aguilar was unseated for three months and replaced with Marchesseault who as Zanjero of Los Angeles was considered more important than the mayor Aguilar was reinstated on August 8 1867 22 a b MacDougall died on November 16 1878 City Council president Bernard Cohn served as acting mayor until he was appointed by the council to become Mayor 4 Due to a change in the city s election calendar Bryson s term was cut short due to voter s adoption of a new city charter and Hazard s subsequent election a b City Council president William H Bonsall served as acting mayor for a week during the vacancy between the terms of Hazard and Rowan s terms a b Harper resigned as Mayor on March 11 1909 in the wake of a recall election against him 23 William Stephens who was named as Harper s opponent in the recall was appointed as Mayor before the next election 24 25 Recalled from office first Mayor recalled in Los Angeles history 26 Due to a change in the city s election calendar to align mayoral elections with statewide elections Garcetti s second term was longer than the usual four years 27 Appendices editMayoral terms and term limits edit At the office s creation in 1850 mayors served one year terms In 1889 the dates were change to be on even numbered years with the term extending to two years per term the first election in an even numbered year was in 1892 In 1909 the city charter changed the election years to odd numbered years with the March 1909 election originally slated to be a recall election against Arthur C Harper In 1993 voters amended the city charter to implement term limits to elected officials including mayor 1 In 2015 voters passed a charter amendment that would change the election dates to align with gubernatorial and presidential elections on even numbered years the first mayoral election after this change was in 2022 28 Year Term Termlimit Years Mayor s affected1850 1 year Unlimited Unlimited Alpheus P Hodges to John Bryson1889 2 years Unlimited Unlimited Henry T Hazard to William Stephens1909 4 years Unlimited Unlimited George Alexander to Meredith P Snyder1925 4 years 2 terms 8 years George E Cryer and his successorsInterrupted terms edit Eight mayors have had interrupted terms Stephen Clark Foster 1855 and 1856 Henry Mellus 1860 Cristobal Aguilar 1867 Frederick A MacDougall 1878 John Bryson 1889 Arthur C Harper 1909 Charles E Sebastian 1916 and Frank L Shaw 1938 Interrupted terms of Los Angeles s elected mayorsElected mayor Last elected End of service Interim successor Election Elected successor ReasonStephen Clark Foster 1854 January 13 1855 Manuel Requena 1855 Stephen Clark Foster Resigned from office Stephen Clark Foster 1856 September 22 1856 Manuel Requena 1856 John G Nichols Resigned from office Henry Mellus 1860 December 26 1860 Wallace Woodworth 1861 Damien Marchesseault Died in office Cristobal Aguilar 1866 May 8 1867 None 1867 Damien Marchesseault Unseated from office Frederick A MacDougall 1877 November 16 1878 Bernard Cohn None Bernard Cohn Died in office John Bryson 1888 February 25 1889 None 1889 Henry T Hazard Change in election dates Arthur C Harper 1906 March 11 1909 John D Works William Stephens 1909 George Alexander Resigned from office Charles E Sebastian 1915 September 2 1916 Martin F Betkouski 1917 Frederic T Woodman Resigned from office Frank L Shaw 1917 September 26 1938 None 1938 Fletcher Bowron Recalled from office See also edit nbsp Los Angeles portal nbsp Politics portalMayor of Los Angeles History of Los Angeles Pueblo de Los Angeles Los Angeles PobladoresReferences edit a b c LOS ANGELES STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT PDF League of Women Voters Schmal John P April 17 2004 The Mayors of Los Angeles LatinoLA Archived from the original on December 22 2004 Van Dyke Jonathan August 17 2015 SCREENING PANEL ILLUMINATE THE LIFE OF FORMER MAYOR UCLA ALUMNUS TOM BRADLEY UCLA Government amp Community Relations a b Rasmussen Cecilia May 8 2005 The City of Angels Has Had Mayors With Demons Los Angeles Times Rasmussen Cecilia May 18 2005 From the 19th Century a Look at City s Past Latino Mayors Los Angeles Times Tindal Chris The French Canadian Mayor of Los Angeles Acres of Snow Wick Julia December 11 2022 Karen Bass sworn in as Los Angeles mayor the first woman to hold the office Los Angeles Times Mason William M 2004 Los Angeles Under 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May 18 2005 From the 19th Century a Look at City s Past Latino Mayors Los Angeles Times Spitzzeri Paul R August 8 2021 Stephen Clark Foster s Recollections of Los Angeles on the Eve of the Gold Rush Part II in Touring Topics August 1929 Homestead Museum Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials 1850 1938 Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall Los Angeles March 1938 Reprinted 1966 The Four Latino Mayors of Los Angeles HispanicVista May 23 2005 Archived from the original on September 1 2007 Influences That Mastered and Destroyed the Strong Man That Has Just Fallen The Tragedy of Damien Marchessault 1818 1868 Homestead Museum December 13 2022 Martinez Yoli September 24 2012 Iconic Hispanic Angelenos in History Cristobal Aguilar KCET HARPER S RESIGNATION DOES NOT HALT RECALL ELECTION MUST BE HELD SAYS CITY ATTORNEY Los Angeles Herald March 16 1909 THE NEWS SUMMARY Los Angeles Herald February 2 1909 HERALD WINS ITS FIGHT FOR PURE GOVERNMENT Los Angeles Herald March 16 1909 John R Babcock When Los Angeles Was a World Class City of Corruption Los Angeles Herald Examiner May 12 1989 page A 19 O Brien Brendan March 8 2017 Los Angeles mayor wins re election in landslide Reuters Archived from the original on March 10 2017 Retrieved March 10 2017 Hoping to Boost Dismal Turnouts L A Votes to Change Election Dates KCET City News Service March 4 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mayors of Los Angeles Office of Mayor website City of Los Angeles Officials Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of mayors of Los Angeles amp oldid 1179295094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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