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Mayor of Spokane

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Mayor of Spokane
Incumbent
Lisa Brown
since January 2, 2024
Term length4 years
FormationNovember 25, 1881
First holderRobert W. Forrest
Websitehttps://my.spokanecity.org/mayor/

The Mayor of Spokane is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Spokane, Washington.

List of mayors of Spokane

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Commission system (1881–1960)

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# Photo Mayor Term Election Notes
1 Robert W. Forrest November 25, 1881 – April 7, 1884[1] Appointed mayor in Spokane's incorporation.[1]
2 James N. Glover April 7, 1884 – April 15, 1885[1] 1883[2]
3 Anthony M. Cannon April 15, 1885 – April 18, 1887[1] 1885[2]
4 William H. Taylor April 18, 1887 – April 13, 1888[1] 1887[2]
5 Jacob Hoover April 13, 1888 – March 7, 1889[1] 1888[2] Resigned after moving outside of city limits.[1]
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Isaac S. Kaufman March 7, 1889 – April 17, 1889[1] Appointed by city council to fill the rest of Hoover's term.[1]
7 Fred Furth April 17, 1889 – April 16, 1890[1] 1889[2]
8 Charles F. Clough April 16, 1890 – April 4, 1891[1] 1890[2]
9 David B. Fotheringham April 4, 1891 – May 13, 1892[1] 1891[2]
10 Daniel M. Drumheller May 13, 1892 – May 12, 1893[1] 1892[2]
11 Edward L. Powell May 12, 1893 – May 11, 1894[1] 1893[2]
12 Horatio N. Belt May 11, 1894 – May 14, 1897[1] 1894[2]
1895[2]
1896[2]
13 Elmer D. Olmsted May 14, 1897 – May 12, 1899[1] 1897[2]
14 James M. Comstock May 12, 1899 – May 17, 1901[1] 1899[2]
15 Patrick S. Byrne May 17, 1901 – May 15, 1903[1]
16 L. Frank Boyd May 15, 1903 – May 12, 1905[1]
17 Floyd L. Daggett May 12, 1905 – May 17, 1907[1]
18 C. Herbert Moore May 17, 1907 – May 14, 1909[1]
19 Nelson S. Pratt May 14, 1909 – March 14, 1911[1]
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William J. Hindley
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Charles M. Fassett
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Charles A. Fleming
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Charles M. Fassett
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Charles A. Fleming
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Leonard Funk
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Arthur W. Burch
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Frank G. Sutherlin, Sr.
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Otto A. Dirkes
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Arthur Meehan
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Willard "Duke" Taft
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Frank G. Sutherlin, Jr. June 1958 – February 1960[3]
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Kenneth Lawson

City manager system (1960–2001)

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In 1960, Spokane switched their form of government to a city manager system.[4]

# Photo Mayor Term Election Notes
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Neal R. Fosseen 1960 – 1967 1960 Resigned mid-term.[5]
1964
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David H. Rodgers 1967 – 1978 Appointed by city council to fill the rest of Fosseen's term.
1969
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Ron Bair 1978 – 1982[6] 1977
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James Everett Chase 1982 – 1986[6] 1981
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Vicki McNeill 1986 – 1990[6] 1985
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Sheri S. Barnard 1990 – December 30, 1994[6] 1989
37 Jack Geraghty December 30, 1994 – December 30, 1998[6] 1993
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John Talbott December 30, 1998 – December 28, 2000[6] 1997[6]

Strong mayor system (2001–present)

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Spokane adopted the "strong mayor" form of government in January 2001.

# Photo Mayor Term Party[a] Election Notes
39 John Powers December 28, 2000[7] – December 23, 2003 Democratic[8] 2000 Elected to a truncated term of three years due to the switch to the strong mayor system.[9]
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James E. West December 23, 2003[10] – December 16, 2005 Republican 2003 Recalled in 2005 over allegations of sexual abuse.[11]
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Dennis P. Hession December 16, 2005 – November 27, 2007[12] Democratic Appointed by the city council as mayor following West's recall in 2005.[13]
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Mary Verner November 27, 2007[12] – December 30, 2011 Democratic 2007
43 David Condon December 30, 2011[14] – December 30, 2019 Republican 2011
2015
44 Nadine Woodward December 30, 2019[15] – January 2, 2024 Independent[b] 2019
45 Lisa Brown January 2, 2024 – present Democratic 2023


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Durham, Nelson Wayne (1912). History of the City of Spokane and Spokane Country, Washington: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Edwards, Jonathan (1900). An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington. Eastern Washington Genealogical Society.
  3. ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. ^ Stimson, William. "The Big Quake of 1960". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. ^ "Spokane Daily Chronicle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Walters, Daniel. "How the "One-Term Mayor Curse" took out the previous 10 Spokane mayors". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  7. ^ Hansen, Pia K. "'Tis the season to transition". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  8. ^ Oliver Staley, S. w. (2000, Nov 03). Strong mayor candidates offer strong contrast talbott, powers offer differing styles, viewpoints: [SPOKANE edition]. Spokesman Review Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/strong-mayor-candidates-offer-contrast-talbott/docview/394907504/se-2
  9. ^ Walters, Daniel. "John Powers- Spokane's first strong mayor - beholds the changes the city has undergone, and pronounces them (mostly) good". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  10. ^ "The life of Jim West". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  11. ^ WILEY, By JOHN K. (2005-12-07). "Spokane's mayor ousted in recall vote". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  12. ^ a b "Verner sworn in as Spokane mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  13. ^ "Hession sees 'bright future' | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  14. ^ "Spokane's new mayor takes the reins | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  15. ^ "Nadine Woodward sworn in as Spokane's mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.


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