List of mayors of Richmond, California

Mayor of Richmond
Seal of Richmond
Incumbent
Eduardo Martinez
since January 10, 2023
Term length4 years
Formation1909
First holderJ. B. Willis

Mayors of Richmond, California

Image Years of service Mayor Notes / Citation
1909–1911 J. B. Willis First mayor of Richmond, California
1911–1913 J.C. Owens
1913–1914 O.R. Ludewig
1914–1917 E. J. Garrard
1917–1919 W.L. Lane
1919–1921 J.N. Long
1921–1923 E. J. Garrard
1923–1924 W. W. Scott
(1st term)
1924–1925 J.H. Plate
1925–1926 W. W. Scott
(2nd term)
1926–1929 Mattie Chandler First woman mayor.
3 consecutive terms[1]
1929–1930 A.L. Paulsen
1930–1931 A.B. Hinkley
(1st term)
1931–1933 R.J. Meyer
1933–1934 Walt Johnson
1934–1935 George F. Imbach
1935–1936 W. W. Scott
(3rd term)
1936–1937 F. E. Tiller
1937–1938 A.B. Hinkley
(2nd term)
1938–1939 O.R. Ludewig
1939–1940 John A. Bell
1940–1941 Samuel Sailele Ripley
1941–1942 W. W. Scott
(4th term) 		[2]
1942–1943 Mattie Chandler
(2nd term) 		[1]
1943–1944 F.E. Tiller
1944–1945 Robert D. Lee
1945–1946 C.D. Erickson
1946–1948 A.B. Hinkley
(3rd term)
1948–1949 R.H. Miller
1949–1951 D.M. "Hap" Bradley
1952–1953 Gust J. Allyn
1953–1954 Ed J. J. McKeegan
1954–1956 John J. Sheridan
1956–1957 Al Cannon
1957–1958 James P. Kenny
1958–1959 Carl F. Lyford
1959–1960 Leo A. Viann
1960–1961 D.M. "Hap" Bradley
(2nd term) 		[3]
1961–1962 Gay Vargas First Latino mayor
1962–1963 Al Cannon
(2nd term) 		[4]
1963–1964 Gay Vargas
(2nd term) 		[5]
1964–1965 George D. Carroll First African-American mayor[6]
1965–1966 David Pierce
1966–1967 Milton Spinner
1967–1968 Stanley Grydyk [7]
1968–1969 J.J. Sheridan
1969–1970 George Livingston 2nd African-American mayor[6]
1970–1971 Donald Wagerman
1971–1972 Nat Bates 3rd African-American mayor[6]
1972–1973 A.E. Silva
1973–1974 Booker T. Anderson 4th African-American mayor[6][8]
1974–1975 Richard Nelson
1975–1976 Gary Fernandez
1976–1977 Nat Bates
(2nd term) 		[6]
1977–1978 Donald Wagerman
(2nd term) 		[7]
1978–1979 Stanley Grydyk
(2nd term) 		[7]
1979–1980 Thomas Corcoran
1980–1981 Lonnie Washington 5th African-American mayor[6]
1981–1985 Thomas Corcoran†
(2nd term) 		First elected mayor, died in office
1985–1993 George Livingston
(2nd term) 		Appointed on November 5, 1985 to finish Corcoran's term.[9]
Won election in 1989 becoming Richmond's first elected African-American mayor[6]
1993–2001 Rosemary Corbin
2001–2006 Irma Anderson First African-American female mayor[6] Spouse of prior mayor Booker T. Anderson
2006–2015 Gayle McLaughlin
2015–2023 Tom Butt
2023–Present Eduardo Martinez

References

  1. ^ a b "Council Unanimous In Vote For Mayor". The Independent (Contra Costa County). July 7, 1942. pp. 1, 3.
  2. ^ "Civil Defense Workers Hear What To Do In Air Raid". The Independent (Contra Costa County). May 12, 1942.
  3. ^ "City Council Incumbents Sweep In". The Independent (Contra Costa County). May 13, 1959.
  4. ^ "City Council Incumbents Sweep In". The Independent (Contra Costa County). May 13, 1959.
  5. ^ Levitt, Ed (October 29, 1963). "The Richmond Down Under". The Independent (Contra Costa County).
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS CITY OF RICHMOND 1961 to 2018". City of Richmond. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Grydyk is named mayor again". Oakland Tribune. May 23, 1978 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New mayor is optimistic -- confident in city's future". The Independent (Contra Costa County). May 22, 1973. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ On, Lester (August 21, 1985). "Mayor gets Official's Nod in Richmond". Oakland Tribune – via Newspapers.com.