Juneau, Alaska, presently incorporated as a unified home rule municipality called the City and Borough of Juneau, was designated the capital of Alaska on June 6, 1900. The organic act passed by the U.S. Congress which established Juneau as the capital also allowed Alaskan communities to incorporate for the first time. Sitka and Nome both established "provisional governments" prior to this; Juneau did not follow suit, but did provide limited public services prior to incorporation, such as fire protection and school instruction.
Incumbent mayor Beth Weldon speaks in front of the Alaska State Capitol in July 2019.
Following the passage of the organic act, Juneau's incorporation petition was certified and the first election of officials occurred on June 29, 1900. Douglas, located a short distance southwest of Juneau across Gastineau Channel, followed suit by incorporating on March 29, 1902. Twenty-eight individuals served as the mayor of Juneau, Alaska, including three acting mayors, while another twenty-five individuals served as mayor of Douglas, Alaska.
The Greater Juneau Borough was incorporated in October 1963, established by an act of the state legislature earlier that year (Chapter 52, Session Laws of Alaska 1963) which required the most populous election districts in the state to incorporate as boroughs by January 1, 1964. The borough, the first to incorporate as a first-class borough, encompassed the two incorporated cities, several surrounding suburbs and smaller settlements on both sides of Gastineau Channel and along Lynn Canal, plus thousands of square miles of surrounding wilderness. Several years after the borough's incorporation, the legislature passed a bill allowing for boroughs and cities to unify (or merge). Several years after that, Juneau, Douglas and the borough unified to form the current municipality, which incorporated on July 1, 1970. As of the office's last election in 2018, sixteen people have served as mayor of Juneau under this government.
^"1968 Directory Borough & City Officials". Alaska Local Government. VI (9). Juneau: Office of the Governor of Alaska, Local Affairs Agency: 28. November 1967.
^"1968 Directory Borough & City Officials", Alaska Local Government, p. 21
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Juneau Alaska presently incorporated as a unified home rule municipality called the City and Borough of Juneau was designated the capital of Alaska on June 6 1900 The organic act passed by the U S Congress which established Juneau as the capital also allowed Alaskan communities to incorporate for the first time Sitka and Nome both established provisional governments prior to this Juneau did not follow suit but did provide limited public services prior to incorporation such as fire protection and school instruction Incumbent mayor Beth Weldon speaks in front of the Alaska State Capitol in July 2019 Following the passage of the organic act Juneau s incorporation petition was certified and the first election of officials occurred on June 29 1900 Douglas located a short distance southwest of Juneau across Gastineau Channel followed suit by incorporating on March 29 1902 Twenty eight individuals served as the mayor of Juneau Alaska including three acting mayors while another twenty five individuals served as mayor of Douglas Alaska The Greater Juneau Borough was incorporated in October 1963 established by an act of the state legislature earlier that year Chapter 52 Session Laws of Alaska 1963 which required the most populous election districts in the state to incorporate as boroughs by January 1 1964 The borough the first to incorporate as a first class borough encompassed the two incorporated cities several surrounding suburbs and smaller settlements on both sides of Gastineau Channel and along Lynn Canal plus thousands of square miles of surrounding wilderness Several years after the borough s incorporation the legislature passed a bill allowing for boroughs and cities to unify or merge Several years after that Juneau Douglas and the borough unified to form the current municipality which incorporated on July 1 1970 As of the office s last election in 2018 sixteen people have served as mayor of Juneau under this government Contents 1 Mayors of the City of Juneau Alaska 1900 1970 2 Mayors of the City of Douglas Alaska 1902 1970 3 Mayors of the Greater Juneau Borough Alaska 1963 1970 4 Mayors of the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska 1970 present 5 ReferencesMayors of the City of Juneau Alaska 1900 1970 editJuneau was incorporated on June 29 1900 and was a home rule city prior to unification 1 No Image Name birth death Took office Left office Acting John Maloney 1857 c 1918 1900 1900 1 nbsp Arthur Delaney 1841 1905 1900 1901 2 George Forrest c 1870 1901 1902 3 O H Adsit 1855 1909 1902 1904 2 George Forrest c 1870 1904 1905 4 John Maloney 1857 c 1918 1905 1906 5 Herman Tripp 1859 1939 1906 1907 2 George Forrest c 1870 1907 1908 6 nbsp Emery Valentine 1858 1930 1908 1912 7 Harry Bishop c 1869 1920 1912 1913 8 Charles Carter 1870 1961 1913 1914 9 nbsp John Reck 1865 c 1950 1914 1916 10 Benjamin D Stewart 1878 1976 1916 1917 6 nbsp Emery Valentine 1858 1930 1917 1919 11 J Latimer Gray 1919 1920 12 nbsp R E Robertson 1885 1961 1920 1923 13 Isadore Goldstein 1883 1959 1923 1925 14 J J Connors 1876 1951 1925 1927 15 Thomas Judson 1882 1938 1927 1933 13 Isadore Goldstein 1883 1959 1933 1937 15 Thomas Judson 1882 1938 1937 1938 16 Harry Lucas 1890 1949 1938 1944 17 A B Hayes 1944 1945 18 Ernest Parsons 1945 1946 19 nbsp Waino Hendrickson 1896 1983 1946 1953 20 Bert McDowell 1904 c 1975 1953 1955 21 M L Molly MacSpadden 1903 1961 1955 1959 22 Lauris Parker 1918 2003 1959 1961 Acting J Wayne Johnson 1961 1961 Acting A W Boddy c 1909 1987 1961 1961 22 Lauris Parker 1918 2003 1961 1967 23 Timothy O Day 1967 1967 24 Joseph George 1967 1969 25 Joseph McLean 1917 2012 1969 1970Mayors of the City of Douglas Alaska 1902 1970 editDouglas was incorporated on March 29 1902 and was also a home rule city prior to unification 2 No Image Name birth death Took office Left office 1 Charles Hopp 1902 1903 2 Frank Bach 1903 1904 1 Charles Hopp 1904 1905 3 William Stubbins 1905 1907 4 M S Hudson 1907 1908 5 M J O Connor 1908 1912 3 William Stubbins 1912 1913 5 M J O Connor 1913 1915 6 Peter Johnson 1915 1916 5 M J O Connor 1916 1917 7 Elmer Smith 1917 1920 8 F A J Gallwas 1920 1921 9 James Cristae 1921 1923 8 F A J Gallwas 1923 1925 10 J O Kirkham 1925 1926 11 Neis Anderson 1926 1928 12 J R Guerin 1928 1929 13 L W Kilburn 1929 1932 14 John Feusi 1932 1933 15 Guy Smith 1933 1934 16 Albert Goetz 1934 1937 13 L W Kilburn 1937 1941 17 Robert Bonner Jr 1941 1942 18 Erwin Hachmeister 1942 1943 19 Elton Engstrom 1905 1963 1943 1944 20 James Parsons 1944 1945 21 Marcus Jensen 1908 2001 1945 1947 22 Mike Pusich 1896 1953 1947 1953 23 William Boehl 1914 2000 1953 1961 21 Marcus Jensen 1908 2001 1961 1964 24 Guy Russo 1921 2006 1964 1969 25 Robert Savikko 1927 1972 1969 1970Mayors of the Greater Juneau Borough Alaska 1963 1970 editNo Image Name birth death Took office Left office 1 Claude Millsap Jr 1920 1963 1967 2 Myrton R Charney 1931 2013 1967 1970Mayors of the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska 1970 present editNo Image Name birth death Took office Left office 1 Joseph McLean 1917 2012 1970 1973 2 William A Macomber 1973 October 7 1975 3 Virginia Kline October 7 1975 1976 4 William D Bill Overstreet 1926 2013 1976 1983 5 nbsp Fran Ulmer 1947 1983 1985 6 Ernest Polley c 1937 1997 October 14 1985 October 10 1988 7 nbsp Bruce Botelho 1948 October 10 1988 October 14 1991 8 Jamie Parsons 1941 2015 October 14 1991 October 10 1994 9 nbsp Byron Mallott 1943 2020 October 10 1994 February 13 1995 10 nbsp Dennis Egan 1947 2022 February 13 1995 October 9 2000 11 nbsp Sally Smith 1945 October 9 2000 October 20 2003 7 nbsp Bruce Botelho 1948 October 20 2003 October 11 2012 12 Merrill Sanford 1947 October 11 2012 October 20 2015 13 Greg Fisk 1945 2015 October 20 2015 November 30 2015 3 14 Mary Becker acting November 30 2015 March 28 2016 15 nbsp Ken Koelsch c 1945 March 28 2016 4 October 15 2018 16 nbsp Beth Weldon 1965 October 15 2018 incumbent 5 References edit 1968 Directory Borough amp City Officials Alaska Local Government VI 9 Juneau Office of the Governor of Alaska Local Affairs Agency 28 November 1967 1968 Directory Borough amp City Officials Alaska Local Government p 21 Died in office Won special election to fill remainder of Fisk s term Beth Weldon wins mayor s race 3 October 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of mayors of Juneau Alaska amp oldid 1194017481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
