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Mayor of Stockton, California
Seal of City of Stockton
Flag of City of Stockton
Incumbent
Kevin Lincoln
since January 1, 2021
Term lengthFour years
(renewable once)
Inaugural holderSamuel Purdy
Formation1850
Salary$90,480
WebsiteCity of Stockton

The Mayor of the City of Stockton is the official head and chief executive officer of Stockton, California. The mayor is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the California Constitution, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan. Kevin Lincoln is the city's 80th and current mayor, having assumed office on January 1, 2021.

List of mayors

As of 2021, 80 individuals have served as Stockton's mayor since its incorporation as a city in California. Ten mayors have served non consecutive terms, the first being E.S. Holden and the most recent being Arnold Rue. The mayor is chosen every four years in a municipal vote. Prior to 1992, the mayor was selected from the City Council.

# Mayor Term start Term end   Party Notes
1 Samuel Purdy October 5, 1850 1851 Democratic
2 John C. Edwards 1851 1852 Democratic
3 William Baker 1852 January 1853
4 Jacob K. Shafer January 1853 May 1853 Democratic
5 M.B. Kenney May 1853 1854
6 J.M. Buffington 1854 1855
7 Alvin N. Fisher 1855 1856
8 H.W. Gillingham 1856 1857
9 B.W. Bours 1857 1859
10 E.S. Holden 1859 1863
11 George Gray 1863 1866
12 C.T. Meader 1866 1867
13 L.M. Hickman 1867 1868
14 R.B. Lane 1868 1869
(13) L.M. Hickman (2nd) 1869 1870
15 G.S. Evans 1870 1871
(10) E.S Holden 1871 1872 2nd term.
16 Thomas Hook 1872 1873
17 J.K. Doak 1873 1875
18 Frank T. Baldwin 1875 1876
19 T.B. Buck 1876 1878
20 Charles Belding 1878 1879
21 G.C. Hyatt 1879 1881
22 H.O. Southworth 1881 1882
23 R.W. Tully 1882 1884
24 W.C. White 1884 1885
25 J.M. Welsh 1885 1888
26 L.U. Shippee 1888 1889
27 R.R. Reibenstein 1889 1891
28 W.R. Clark 1891 1895
29 J.M. McCall 1895 1895
30 H.N. Boggs 1895 1897
31 William Inglis 1897 1899
32 W.B. Harrison 1899 1901
33 George E. Catts 1901 1903
34 C.E. Williams 1903 1905
35 M.J. Gardner 1905 1907
36 George F. Hudson 1907 1909
(27) R.R. Reibenstein 1909 1916 2nd term.
37 A.C. Oullahan 1916 1921
38 Dana P. Eicke 1921 1923
39 Raymond O. Wheeler 1923 1928
40 Grover A. Grider 1928 1930
41 Carl Tremain 1930 1932
42 Con J. Franke 1932 1935
43 M.F. Richards 1935 1936
44 Ralph W. Fay 1936 1939
45 Gay E. Crane 1939 1940
46 Woodrow Coale 1940 1941
47 Lawrence L. Ventre 1941 1942
48 R.O. Robinson 1942 1943
49 Lewis A. Lodde 1943 1944
(44) Ralph W. Fay 1944 1945 2nd term.
(45) Gay E. Crane 1945 1946 2nd term.
(46) Woodrow Coale 1947 1948 2nd term.
50 Jerry Keithley 1948 1948
(47) Lawrence L. Ventre 1948 December 1948 2nd term.
51 Angelo Sanguinetti December 1948 1949
52 Dan W. Morrison 1950 1951
53 Woodrow W. LaTeer 1951 1952
(47) Lawrence L. Ventre 1952 1953 3rd term.
54 Carl R. Evanhoe 1953 1954
55 Harvey M. Stull 1954 1955
56 Dean C. DeCarli 1955 1956
57 F.L. Bitterman 1956 1958
(55) Harvey M. Stull 1958 1959 2nd term.
(56) Dean C. DeCarli 1959 1959 2nd term.
58 Thomas E. Marnoch 1960 1962
59 Elmer R. Boss 1962 1964
60 Roger M. Huckins 1964 1965
61 Jimmie M. Rishwain 1965 1967
62 Albert Fedler 1967 1968
63 Joseph Doll 1968 1969
64 Arnold Rue 1969 1970
65 Luis Arismendi 1970 1971
(64) Arnold Rue 1971 1972 2nd term.
66 Charles E. Bott 1972 1973
67 Clyde Davis 1973 1974
68 Manuel Silveria 1974 1975
69 Louis "Tom" Madden 1975 1977
(64) Arnold Rue 1977 1978 3rd term.
70 Daniel A. O'Brien 1979 1981
(64) Arnold Rue 1981 1983 4th term.
71 Randall Ronk 1983 1985
72 R. James Parkinson 1985 1985
73 Barbara Fass 1985 February 1990 First female mayor.
74 Joan Darrah February 1990 January 6, 1997 Democratic
75 Gary Podesto January 6, 1997 January 1, 2005 Republican 2nd term.
76 Edward Chavez January 1, 2005 January 6, 2009 Republican
77 Ann Johnston January 6, 2009 January 8, 2013 Democratic
78 Anthony Silva January 8, 2013 January 1, 2017 Republican
79 Michael Tubbs January 1, 2017 January 1, 2021 Democratic First African-American mayor
80 Kevin Lincoln January 1, 2021 Incumbent Republican

References

  1. "City Council - City of Stockton, CA". Stocktongov.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. "Mayor Kevin J. Lincoln, II". stocktongov.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. "A positive legacy - recordnet". www.recordnet.com. 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  4. "Joan Darrah, 72; ex-mayor of Stockton, descendant of Dearden's chain founder - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 2006-06-25. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. Goldeen, Joe (June 5, 2020). "Barbara Fass, Stockton's first female mayor, dies at 80". recordnet.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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