List of mayors of Berkeley, California

Mayor of Berkeley
Seal of the City of Berkeley.
Incumbent
Jesse Arreguín
since December 1, 2016
Formation1878
First holderAbel Whitton

This is a list of mayors of Berkeley, California. The list includes people serving in the equivalent position of president, in the city's early history.

  • Presidents, Town Board of Trustees (1878–1909)
    • Abel Whitton (Workingman's Party) 1878–1881
    • A. McKinstry 1881–1883
    • W.C. Wright (Republican) 1883–1885
    • J.B. Henley 1885–1887
    • Henry L. Whitney 1887–1889
    • Samuel Heywood / Joseph L. Scotchler (Republican) 1889–1891
    • Reuben Rickard (Republican) 1891–1893
    • Byron E. Underwood / Martin J. Acton / Charles S. Preble 1893–1895
    • Reuben Rickard (Republican) 1895
    • John W. Richards 1895–1899
    • William H. Marston 1899–1903
    • Thomas Rickard (Republican) 1903–1909
  • Mayors
    • Beverly L. Hodghead (Democrat) 1909–1911
    • J. Stitt Wilson (Socialist) 1911–1913
    • Charles D. Heywood (Republican) 1913–1915
    • Samuel C. Irving (Democrat) 1915–1919
    • Louis Bartlett (Republican) 1919–1923
    • Frank D. Stringham (Republican) 1923–1927
    • Michael B. Driver (Republican) 1927–1930
    • Thomas E. Caldecott (Republican) 1930–1932
    • Edward N. Ament (Republican) 1932–1939
    • Frank S. Gaines (Republican) 1939–1943
    • Fitch Robertson (Republican) 1943–1946
    • Carrie L. Hoyt (Republican) 1947 (January–April)
    • Laurance L. Cross (Democrat) 1947–1955
    • Claude B. Hutchison (Republican) 1955–1963
    • Wallace Johnson (Republican) 1963–1971
    • Warren Widener (Democrat) 1971–1979, first African-American mayor
    • Gus Newport, (Berkeley Citizens Action) 1979–1986
    • Loni Hancock, (Berkeley Citizens Action) 1986–1994
    • Jeffrey Shattuck Leiter, 1994 (March–December)
    • Shirley Dean, (Berkeley Democrat Club) 1994–2002
    • Tom Bates, 2002–2016
    • Jesse Arreguín, 2016–

External links

  • City of Berkeley Mayor's Office