List of mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts
The mayor of Springfield is the head of the municipal government in Springfield, Massachusetts . Springfield has a mayor-council government . Mayors of Springfield are appointed through direct , non-partisan elections to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor 's office oversees the enforcement of all laws and ordinances within the city, appoints and supervises a majority of appointed officials, and serves as an ex officio member of the Springfield School Committee. The mayor's office is located in Springfield City Hall, as part of the Municipal Group in Metro Center .[ 2] [ 3]
The current mayor of Springfield is Domenic Sarno .
List of mayors
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Picture
Mayor
Term
Party
Election
Start
End
1
Caleb Rice
May 25, 1852
January 10, 1854
Whig [ 6]
May 1852
December 1852
2
Philos B. Tyler
January 10, 1854
January 1, 1855
Democratic [ 7]
1853–1854[ a] [ 8] [ 9]
3
Eliphalet Trask
January 1, 1855
January 7, 1856
Know Nothing
1854
4
Ansel Phelps, Jr.
January 7, 1856
January 3, 1859
Democratic [ 10]
1855
1856
1857
5
William Barron Calhoun
January 3, 1859
January 2, 1860
Whig
1858
6
Daniel L. Harris
January 2, 1860
January 7, 1861
Republican [ 11]
1859
7
Stephen C. Bemis
January 7, 1861
January 5, 1863
Democratic [ 12]
1860
1861
8
Henry Alexander, Jr.
January 5, 1863
January 2, 1865
Republican [ 13]
1862
1863
9
Albert D. Briggs
January 2, 1865
January 6, 1868
Republican [ 14] (Anti-Refunder) [ 15]
1864
1865
1866
10
Charles A. Winchester
January 6, 1868
January 3, 1870
Republican
1867
1868
11
William L. Smith
January 3, 1870
January 1, 1872
Democratic
1869
1870
12
Samuel B. Spooner
January 1, 1872
January 5, 1874
Republican
1871
1872
13
John M. Stebbins
January 5, 1874
January 4, 1875
Democratic
1873
14
Emerson Wight
January 4, 1875
January 6, 1879
Republican
1874
1875
1876
1877
15
Lewis J. Powers
January 6, 1879
January 3, 1881
Democratic & Citizens
Republican
1878
1879
16
William H. Haile
January 3, 1881
January 2, 1882
Republican
1880
17
Edwin W. Ladd
January 2, 1882
January 1, 1883
Democratic
1881
18
Henry M. Phillips
January 1, 1883
January 4, 1886
Republican
1882
1883
1884
19
Edwin D. Metcalf
January 4, 1886
January 3, 1887
Republican
1885
20
Elisha B. Maynard
January 3, 1887
January 7, 1889
Democratic
1886
1887
21
Edward S. Bradford
January 7, 1889
January 4, 1892
Republican
1888
1889
1890
22
Lawson Sibley
January 4, 1892
January 2, 1893
Democratic
1891
23
Edmund P. Kendrick
January 2, 1893
January 7, 1895
Republican
1892
1893
24
Charles L. Long
January 7, 1895
January 6, 1896
Republican
1894
25
Newrie D. Winter
January 6, 1896
January 3, 1898
Democratic
1895
1896
26
Henry S. Dickinson
January 3, 1898
January 2, 1899
Republican
1897
27
Dwight O. Gilmore
January 2, 1899
January 1, 1900
Republican
1898
28
William P. Hayes
January 1, 1900
January 6, 1902
Democratic
1899
1900
29
Ralph W. Ellis
January 6, 1902
January 5, 1903
Republican
1901
30
Everett E. Stone
January 5, 1903
January 2, 1905
Republican
1902
1903
31
Francke W. Dickinson
January 2, 1905
January 7, 1907
Republican
1904
1905
32
William E. Sanderson
January 7, 1907
January 3, 1910
Republican
1906
1907
1908
33
Edward H. Lathrop
January 3, 1910
January 6, 1913
Democratic
1909
1910
1911
34
John A. Denison
January 6, 1913
January 4, 1915
Republican
1912
1913
35
Frank E. Stacy
January 4, 1915
January 6, 1919
Republican
1914
1915
1916
1917
36
Arthur A. Adams
January 6, 1919
January 3, 1921
Republican
1918
1919
37
Edwin F. Leonard
January 3, 1921
January 5, 1925
Republican
1920
1921
1922
1923
38
Fordis C. Parker
January 5, 1925
January 6, 1930
Republican
1924
1925
1927
39
Dwight R. Winter
January 6, 1930
January 1, 1934
Democratic
1929
1931
40
Henry Martens
January 1, 1934
January 3, 1938
Republican
1933
1935
41
Roger L. Putnam
January 3, 1938
April 13, 1943[ 16]
Democratic
1937
1939
1941
42
J. Albin Anderson, Jr.
April 13, 1943[ 17]
January 7, 1946
Republican [ 18]
Acting
1943
43
Daniel B. Brunton
January 7, 1946
January 6, 1958
Democratic
1945
1947
1949
1951
1953
1955
44
Thomas J. O'Connor
January 6, 1958
January 1, 1962
Democratic
1957
1959
45
Charles V. Ryan
January 1, 1962
January 1, 1968
Democratic
1961
1963
1965
46
Frank Harlan Freedman
January 1, 1968
October 17, 1972
Republican
1967
1969
1971
47
Theodore Dimauro
October 17, 1972
February 9, 1973
Democratic [ 19]
Acting
48
William C. Sullivan
February 9, 1973[ 20]
January 2, 1978
Democratic [ 21]
January 1973
November 1973
1975
(47)
Theodore Dimauro
January 2, 1978
January 2, 1984
Democratic
1977
1979
1981
49
Richard Neal
January 2, 1984
January 3, 1989
Democratic
1983
1985
1987
50
Vincent DiMonaco
January 3, 1989
May 5, 1989
Democratic [ 22]
Acting
51
Mary Hurley
May 5, 1989[ 23]
January 6, 1992
Democratic
April 1989
November 1989
52
Robert Markel
January 6, 1992
January 1, 1996
Democratic
1991
1993
53
Michael Albano
January 1, 1996
January 5, 2004
Democratic
1995
1997
1999
2001
(45)
Charles V. Ryan
January 5, 2004
January 7, 2008
Democratic
2003
2005
54
Domenic J. Sarno [ 24]
January 7, 2008
Incumbent
Democratic
2007
2009
2011
2015
2019
2023
Notes
^ Election required three ballots for any candidate to win a majority of votes between December 5, 1853 and January 9, 1854.
See also
References
^ The Republican Newsroom (January 7, 2008). "Text of Mayor Domenic J. Sarno's inaugural address" . The Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive. Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ a b "Mayor's Office" . springfield-ma.gov . City of Springfield. Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ a b "City of Springfield, MA Charter" . ecode360.com . Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ Flynn, Jack (December 31, 2011). "Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno looking forward to first 4-year term" . The Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive. Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ Tuthill, Paul (December 20, 2022). "Springfield raises pay for mayor, councilors, School Committee" . WAMC Northeast Public Radio . Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ "Springfield City Election" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive.Newsbank.com. December 7, 1852. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
^ "Western Massachusetts" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . Masslive/Newsbank. December 6, 1853. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
^ "The City Election" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. December 20, 1853. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .
^ "The City Election" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. January 10, 1854. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .
^ "The City Election" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. December 4, 1855. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
^ "Review of the Week" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. November 26, 1859. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
^ "The Election of Mayor" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA) . MassLive/Newsbank. December 20, 1860. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
^ "The City Election" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/NewsBank. December 2, 1862. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
^ "Republican Caucus" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. October 5, 1864. Retrieved November 23, 2023 .
^ "Springfield City Election" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. December 4, 1865. Retrieved November 23, 2023 .
^ "Putnam going into Navy; J. Albin Anderson will be acting mayor in absence" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. March 26, 1943. Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ "Acting mayor resigns board on claims post" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. April 13, 1943. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .
^ "J. Albin Anderson is elected mayor" . The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. November 3, 1943. Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ "1972 Delegate to the National Convention Democratic Primary: 2nd Congressional District" . electionstats.state.ma.us . Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
^ "Mayor-elect Sullivan set for inauguration tonight" . Springfield Union-News (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. February 9, 1973. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .
^ Briere, Glen (February 4, 1973). "How Sullivan walked that 'long mile' " . Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ Briere, Glenn (November 5, 1972). "Bay State remains election question" . Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved November 24, 2023 .
^ "Text of mayor's speech" . Springfield Union-News (Springfield, Mass.) . MassLive/Newsbank. May 6, 1989. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .
^ Barry, Stephanie. "Domenic Sarno wins reelection, becomes longest-serving mayor in Springfield's history" . The Republican . Springfield, Mass.