List of Mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts[edit]

The Shoestring
Type	Alternative weekly
Format	Website
Owner(s)	The Shoestring
Managing editors	Brian Zayatz; Blair Gimma; WillMeyer
Founded	2017
Political alignment	Center-left to Left-wing
Language	English
Headquarters	Northampton, Massachusetts; United States
Website	theshoestring.org

Holly Cashman
Holly Cashman
Nationality	United States of America
Known for	President Emerita of International Gender and Language Association
Title	Associate Professor
Academic background
Alma mater	Hood College (BA); University of Michigan (MA, PhD);
Academic work
Institutions	University of New Hampshire, Arizona State University
Website	Personal Website, Department Website

Mayor of Springfield
Mayor of Springfield
	Seal of Springfield
	Incumbent; Domenic J. Sarno; since January 7, 2008
Style	His/Her Honor
Type	Chief executive
Member of	School Committee
Residence	None official
Seat	Springfield City Hall
Nominator	Non-partisan nominating petition
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Four years; (2011-Present); Two year; (1925-2011); One year; (1852-1925)
Constituting instrument	Springfield City Charter
Precursor	Springfield Board of Selectmen; (1636-1852)
Formation	1852
First holder	Caleb Rice
Salary	$175,000 (2024)
Website	www.springfield-ma.gov/cos/mayor

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[edit]

#	Picture	Mayor	Term		Party		Election
#	Picture	Mayor	Start	End	Party		Election
1		Caleb Rice	1852	1854		Whig^[6]	1851 1852
2		Philos B. Tyler	1854	1855		Democratic^[7]	1853
3		Eliphalet Trask	1855	1856		Know Nothing	1854
4		Ansel Phelps, Jr.	1856	1859		Democratic^[8]	1855 1856 1857
5		William Barron Calhoun	1859	1860		Whig	1858
6		Daniel L. Harris	1860	1861		Republican^[9]	1859
7		Stephen C. Bemis	1861	1863		Democratic^[10]	1860 1861
8		Henry Alexander, Jr.	1863	1865		Republican^[11]	1862 1863
9		Albert D. Briggs	1865	1868		Republican^[12] (Anti-Refunder)^[13]	1864 1865 1866
10		Charles A. Winchester	1868	1870		Republican	1867 1868
11		William L. Smith	1870	1872		Democratic	1869 1870
12		Samuel B. Spooner	1872	1874		Republican	1871 1872
13		John M. Stebbins	1874	1875		Democratic	1873
14		Emerson Wight	1875	1879		Republican	1874 1875 1876 1877
15		Lewis J. Powers	1879	1881		Democratic & Citizens Republican	1878 1879
16		William H. Haile	1881	1882		Republican	1880
17		Edwin W. Ladd	1882	1883		Democratic	1881
18		Henry M. Phillips	1883	1886		Republican	1882 1883 1884
19		Edwin D. Metcalf	1886	1887		Republican	1885
20		Elisha B. Maynard	1887	1889		Democratic	1886 1887
21		Edward S. Bradford	1889	1892		Republican	1888 1889 1890
22		Lawson Sibley	1892	1893		Democratic	1891
23		Edmund P. Kendrick	1893	1895		Republican	1892 1893
24		Charles L. Long	1895	1896		Republican	1894
25		Newrie D. Winter	1896	1898		Democratic	1895 1896
26		Henry S. Dickinson	1898	1899		Republican	1897
27		Dwight O. Gilmore	1899	1900		Republican	1898
28		William P. Hayes	1900	1902		Democratic	1899 1900
29		Ralph W. Ellis	1902	1903		Republican	1901
30		Everett E. Stone	1903	1905		Republican	1902 1903
31		Francke W. Dickinson	1905	1907		Republican	1904 1905
32		William E. Sanderson	1907	1910		Republican	1906 1907 1908
33		Edward H. Lathrop	1910	1913		Democratic	1909 1910 1911
34		John A. Denison	1913	1915		Republican	1912 1913
35		Frank E. Stacy	1915	1919		Republican	1914 1915 1916 1917
36		Arthur A. Adams	1919	1921		Republican	1918 1919
37		Edwin F. Leonard	1921	1925		Republican	1920 1921 1922 1923
38		Fordis C. Parker	1925	1930		Republican	1924 1925 1927
39		Dwight R. Winter	1930	1934		Democratic	1929 1931
40		Henry Martens	1934	1938		Republican	1933 1936
41		Roger L. Putnam	1938	1943^[14]		Democratic	1937 1939 1941
42		J. Albin Anderson, Jr.	1943	1946		Republican^[15]	Acting 1943
43		Daniel B. Brunton	1946	1958		Democratic	1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955
44		Thomas J. O'Connor	1958	1962		Democratic	1957 1959
45		Charles V. Ryan	1962	1968		Democratic	1961 1963 1965
46		Frank Harlan Freedman	1968	1972		Republican	1967 1969 1971
47		Theodore Dimauro	1972	1973		Democratic^[16]	Acting
48		William C. Sullivan	1973	1978		Democratic^[17]	January 1973 November 1973 1975
(47)		Theodore Dimauro	1978	1984		Democratic	1977 1979 1981
49		Richard Neal	1984	1989		Democratic	1983 1985 1987
50		Vincent DiMonaco	1989	1989		Democratic^[18]	Acting
51		Mary Hurley	1989	1992		Democratic	April 1989 November 1989
52		Robert Markel	1992	1996		Democratic	1991 1993
53		Michael Albano	1996	2004		Democratic	1995 1997 1999 2001
(45)		Charles V. Ryan	2004	2008		Democratic	2003 2005
54		Domenic J. Sarno^[19]	2008	Present		Democratic	2007 2009 2011 2015 2019 2023

Holly Cashman[edit]

Holly Cashman is an Associate Professor the University of New Hampshire and, from 2018 to 2021, served as the President of the International Gender and Language Association.

The Shoestring (newspaper)[edit]

^ The Republican Newsroom (7 January 2008). "Text of Mayor Domenic J. Sarno's inaugural address". The Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mayor's Office". springfield-ma.gov. City of Springfield. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "City of Springfield, MA Charter". ecode360.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Flynn, Jack (31 December 2011). "Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno looking forward to first 4-year term". The Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Tuthill, Paul (20 December 2022). "Springfield raises pay for mayor, councilors, School Committee". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Springfield City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive.Newsbank.com. 7 December 1852. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "Western Massachusetts". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). Masslive/Newsbank. 6 December 1853. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 4 December 1855. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Review of the Week". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 26 November 1859. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "The Election of Mayor". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA). MassLive/Newsbank. 20 December 1860. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/NewsBank. 2 December 1862. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Republican Caucus". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 5 October 1864. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Springfield City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 4 December 1865. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Putnam going into Navy; J. Albin Anderson will be acting mayor in absence". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 26 March 1943. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "J. Albin Anderson is elected mayor". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 3 November 1943. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "1972 Delegate to the National Convention Democratic Primary: 2nd Congressional District". electionstats.state.ma.us. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ Briere, Glen (4 February 1973). "How Sullivan walked that 'long mile'". Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Briere, Glenn (5 November 1972). "Bay State remains election question". Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Barry, Stephanie. "Domenic Sarno wins reelection, becomes longest-serving mayor in Springfield's history". The Republican. Springfield, Mass.

[1] The Republican Newsroom (7 January 2008). "Text of Mayor Domenic J. Sarno's inaugural address". The Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[Mayor's_Office_-_Sarno-2] "Mayor's Office". springfield-ma.gov. City of Springfield. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[CityCharter-3] "City of Springfield, MA Charter". ecode360.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[4] Flynn, Jack (31 December 2011). "Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno looking forward to first 4-year term". The Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[5] Tuthill, Paul (20 December 2022). "Springfield raises pay for mayor, councilors, School Committee". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[6] "Springfield City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive.Newsbank.com. 7 December 1852. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[7] "Western Massachusetts". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). Masslive/Newsbank. 6 December 1853. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[8] "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 4 December 1855. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[9] "Review of the Week". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 26 November 1859. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[10] "The Election of Mayor". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA). MassLive/Newsbank. 20 December 1860. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[11] "The City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/NewsBank. 2 December 1862. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[12] "Republican Caucus". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 5 October 1864. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[13] "Springfield City Election". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 4 December 1865. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[14] "Putnam going into Navy; J. Albin Anderson will be acting mayor in absence". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 26 March 1943. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[15] "J. Albin Anderson is elected mayor". The Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. 3 November 1943. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[16] "1972 Delegate to the National Convention Democratic Primary: 2nd Congressional District". electionstats.state.ma.us. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[17] Briere, Glen (4 February 1973). "How Sullivan walked that 'long mile'". Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[18] Briere, Glenn (5 November 1972). "Bay State remains election question". Springfield Union (Springfield, Mass.). MassLive/Newsbank. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[Barry-19] Barry, Stephanie. "Domenic Sarno wins reelection, becomes longest-serving mayor in Springfield's history". The Republican. Springfield, Mass.

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