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List of mayors of Flint, Michigan

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The mayor position of Flint, Michigan is a strong mayor-type. In Flint's previous 1929 charter, the mayor was one of the City Commissioners, as the council in a council-manager type government.

1855–1888

The mayor was one of many citywide elected officers including the Recorder, Supervisor, Treasurer, Marshal, Directors of the Poor, School Inspector and Justices of the Peace. Additionally, other administrative officers were selected by wards.[1]

MayorStart of TermEnd of TermNotes
Grant Decker18551856
Robert J. S. Page18561857
Henry M. Henderson18571858
William M. Fenton18581860[2][3]Some records show Porter Hazelton as mayor from 1859 to 1860[4]
Henry H. Crapo18601861
Ephraim S. Williams18611862
William Paterson18621863
William Hamilton18631865
William B. McCreery18651867
Austin B. Witherbee18671868[2][4]
Samuel M. Axford18681869[2][3]
William S. Patrick18691870
James B. Walker18701871
David Spencer Fox18711873
George H. Durand18731875
Alexander McFarland18751876
William Hamilton18761877
Edward Hughes Thomson18771878
Jerome Eddy18781879
James C. Willson18791880[3]
Zacheus Chase18801881
Charles A. Mason18811882
William A. Atwood18821883
George E. Newall18831884
William W. Joyner18841885
Mathew Davison18851886
George T. Warren18861887
John C. Dayton18871888

[2][4]

1888 Charter

MayorStart of TermEnd of TermNotes
Oren Stone18881889
Frank D. Baker18891890
William A. Paterson18901891
Francis H. Rankin, Jr.18911892
George E. Taylor18921893
Andrew J. Ward18931894
Arthur C. McCall18941894
John C. Zimmerman, Sr.18951896
Samuel C. Randall18961897
Milton C. Pettibone18971898
George R. Gold18981899
Hugh Alexander Crawford18991900
Charles A. Cummings19001901
Clark B. Dibble19011902
Austin D. Alvord19021904
Bruce J. McDonald19041905
David D. Aitken19051906
George E. McKinley19061908
Horace C. Spencer19081909
Guy W. Selby19091911
John A. C. Menton19111912
Charles Stewart Mott19121914
John R. MacDonald19141915
William H. McKeighan19151916
Earl F. Johnson19161917[2][4]
George C. Kellar19171918
Charles Stewart Mott19181919
George C. Kellar19191920
Edwin W. Atwood19201922
William H. McKeighan19221923
David R. Cuthbertson19231924
Judson L. Transue19241927
William H. McKeighan19271928
Ray A. Brownell19291930

[4]

Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

1929 Charter

Under the 1929 charter, Flint move to a council–manager form of government with the council called the “City Commission.”

MayorStart of TermEnd of TermNotes
Harvey J. Mallery19301931
William H. McKeighan19311933
Ray A. Brownell19331934
Howard J. Clifford19341935
George E. Boysen19351936
Harold E. Bradshaw19361938
Harry M. Comins19381940
Oliver Tappin19401940
William Osmund Kelly19401944
Edwin C. McLogan19441946
Edward J. Viall19461948
George G. Wills19481950
Paul Lovegrove19501952
Donald W. Riegle, Sr.19521954
George M. Algoe19541958
Robert J. Egan19581960
Charles A. Mobley19601962
George R. Poulos19621964
Harry K. Cull19641966
Floyd J. McCree19661968First African-American mayor
Donald R. Cronin19681970
Francis E. Limmer19701973
Paul Calvin Visser19731975

[4]

1974 Charter

Under the 1974 Charter, the office of mayor is a non-partisan elected position.

MayorStart of TermEnd of TermAdministratorNotesElections[5]
James W. Rutherford19751983
YearVotesopponentopponent's votes
197520,679Floyd J. McCree20,474
197920,738Floyd J. McCree12,902
James A. Sharp, Jr.19831987
198321,718James W. Rutherford20,467
Matthew S. Collier19871991[4]First elected African-American mayor
2nd African-American mayor
198722,874James A. Sharp, Jr.19,509
Woodrow Stanley1991March 5, 2002? (1991–2001)
Darnell Earley (2001–2002)		3rd African-American mayor
Recalled from office in third term[6]
199125,946Matt Collier17,686
199521,687Don Williamson9,168
199917,224Scott Kincaid16,393
200212,336Recall15,863
Darnell EarleyMarch 5, 2002August 6, 2002himselfTemporary Mayor per City Charter
Effectively City Administrator as of July 9, 2002, due to State appointment of Emergency Financial Manager, Ed Kurtz
James W. RutherfordAugust 6, 20022003Darnell Earleyelected to fill remainder of Stanley term; City still under State Financial Manager
200211,239Arthur J. Pointer (WI)4,712
[7]
Don Williamson2003February 15, 2009Peggy R. Cook (2003–2007)
Darryl Buchanan (2007–2009)
Michael Brown (2009)		Initially under Emergency Financial Manager lifted in 2004. facing recall; resigns[8]
200313,906Floyd Clack9,228
200712,434Dayne Walling11,853
Michael BrownFebruary 16, 2009[8]August 5, 2009himselfTemporary Mayor per City Charter[8]
Dayne WallingAugust 5, 2009[9]November 9, 2015Powers remove effective 12/1/2011 under city's financial emergency & transfer to an Emergency Manager[13] of which several individuals served until April 30, 2015, when a Receivership Board assume some oversight.[12]
200912,266Brenda Clack6,876
20118,819 (56%)Darryl Buchanan6,868 votes (44%)[14]
Karen WeaverNovember 9, 2015November 11, 2019
  • Natasha Henderson[12]
  • Sylvester Jones
  • Steve Branch (Chief of Staff, interim)[15]
under RTA Board oversight[12] First female mayor of Flint.
20157,825 (55%)Dayne Walling6,061 (43%)[16]
Sheldon NeeleyNovember 11, 2019presentClyde Edwards[17]
20197,082 (50.19%)Karen Weaver6,877 (48.74%)[18]

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