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List of mayors of Saratoga Springs, New York

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This is a list of mayors of the city of Saratoga Springs, New York. Mayors have been sworn in on the first day of the year of even-numbered years. Saratoga Springs was incorporated as a city in 1915.

Mayors

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Name Start End Party Notes
Walter P. Butler 1916 Walter P. Butler was the first Mayor of Saratoga Springs, New York.
Harry E. Pettee 1918 1919 non-partisan Pettee was also president of General Carbonic Gas Company. He disappeared in 1923 with $300,000 (approximately $5,272,000 today) from his company.[1][2]
James D. McNulty 1920 1923 non-partisan
Clarence H. Knapp 1924 1927 Democratic One term.
William D. Eddy 1928 1931 Democratic Two terms
Henry J. Schrade Jr. 1932 1935 Republican Family of Florists business
Addison Mallery 1936 1959 non-partisan Eight terms
James E. Benton 1960 1963 non-partisan
Arthur J. Kearney 1964 1965 ?
James A. Murphy, Jr. 1966 1969 non-partisan Two terms; attorney; son-in-law of U.S. Congressman Carleton J. King; son of James A. Murphy, Chief Clerk of Marine & Aviation NYC; father of former Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III who is presently the Saratoga County Judge]
Sarto J. Smaldone 1970 1973 ? Owned Malta Drive-In
Raymond Watkin 1974 1979 Democratic Three terms; namesake of Raymond Watkin Apartments
Ellsworth J. Jones 1980 1989 Republican He served for five terms. He was born on January 6, 1918, in Corinth, New York. He died on December 31, 2006.
Almeda C. Dake 1990 1995 Republican Family of founders of Stewart's Shops, which is headquartered in Saratoga Springs
J. Michael O'Connell 1996 1999 Republican Two terms
Kenneth Klotz 2000 2003 Democratic Two terms
Michael A. Lenz 2004 2005 Republican One term
Valerie Keehn 2006 2007 Democratic One term
Scott T. Johnson 2008 2013 Republican Three terms
Joanne Yepsen 2014 2017 Democratic
Meg Kelly 2018 2021 Democratic
Ronald J. Kim 2022 2023 Democratic
John Safford 2024   Republican John Safford is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, New York. He was sworn in on January 1, 2024. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Vanishes, Leaving $300,000 Shortage. H. E. Pettee, Ex-mayor Of Saratoga, Wrote Confession Of His Wrongdoing". New York Times. May 19, 1923.
  2. ^ "No Clue To Pettee. Loss To Be Made Up. His Securities Partly To Cover $300,000 Shortage Left When He Vanished". New York Times. May 20, 1923.
  3. ^ "Inauguration Ceremony". X. City of Saratoga Springs, NY. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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