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This is a list of [[Mayoralty in the United States|mayors]] of [[Spokane, Washington]], a city in the [[Northwestern United States|northwestern]] [[United States]].


{{Infobox official post

{|class="wikitable"

| post = Mayor

| body = Spokane

| image = Lisa Brown (cropped 1).jpg

| incumbent = [[Lisa Brown (Washington politician)|Lisa Brown]]

| flag = Flag of Spokane, Washington (2021).svg

| flagsize = 150px

| flagcaption = [[Flag of Spokane, Washington]]

| incumbentsince = January 2, 2024

| status = {{ubl|Her Honor|The Honorable}}

}}

The '''mayor of Spokane''' is the chief executive of city government in [[Spokane, Washington]] the [[List of United States cities by population|96th largest city]] in the [[United States]]. The mayor oversees the management and administration of various local government departments. Historically, the mayor of Spokane has had different powers under different forms of government. From its founding until 1960, Spokane used a commission system. On March 8, 1960, voters overwhelmingly approved the adoption of a city manager system, which gave the role of city manager most powers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stimson |first=William |title=The Big Quake of 1960 |url=https://www.inlander.com/news/the-big-quake-of-1960-2176646 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Inlander |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=Daniel |title=How the "One-Term Mayor Curse" took out the previous 10 Spokane mayors |url=https://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2015/11/03/how-the-one-term-mayor-curse-took-out-the-previous-10-spokane-mayors |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Inlander |language=en}}</ref> In 2001, Spokane switched to the currently used [[strong mayor]] form of government, giving more power to the mayor as chief executive.

== List ==

=== Pre-strong mayor system (1881–2001) ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

|-

!#

!#

!Photo

!Mayor

!Mayor

!Term start

!Timeframe

!Term end

|-

|-

|1

|1

|[[File:Robert W. Forrest (1833–1892).png|60px]]

|[[Robert W. Forrest]]

|[[Robert W. Forrest]]

|1881

|1881–1882<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1882<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|2

|2

|[[File:James Nettle Glover (1838–1921).png|60px]]

|[[James N. Glover]]

|[[James N. Glover]]

|1883

|1883–1884<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="SR8mayors1"/><ref name="SR8mayors2"/>

|1884<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" /><ref name="SR8mayors1" /><ref name="SR8mayors2" />

|-

|-

|3

|3

|[[File:Anthony McCue Cannon (1839–1895).png|60px]]

|[[Anthony M. Cannon]]

|[[Anthony M. Cannon]]

|1885

|1885–1886<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/04/07/102510414.pdf|title=ANTHONY M. CANNON DEAD - The End Came Suddenly in the Sturtevant House. WAS THE FATHER OF SPOKANE FALLS He Had Recently Been to Brazil for His Health and Had Apparently Improved - His Busy Career. - View Article - NYTimes.com|work=New York Times|access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1886<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/04/07/102510414.pdf|title=ANTHONY M. CANNON DEAD - The End Came Suddenly in the Sturtevant House. WAS THE FATHER OF SPOKANE FALLS He Had Recently Been to Brazil for His Health and Had Apparently Improved - His Busy Career. - View Article - NYTimes.com|work=New York Times|access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|4

|4

|[[File:William H. Taylor (1852–1928).png|60px]]

|[[William H. Taylor (Spokane mayor)|William H. Taylor]]

|[[William H. Taylor (Spokane mayor)|William H. Taylor]]

|1887

|1887–1888<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1888<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|5

|5

|[[File:Jacob Hoover (1843–1898).png|60px]]

|[[Jacob Hoover]]

|[[Jacob Hoover]]

|1888

|1888–1889<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1889<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|6

|6

|

|Francis M. Tull

|Francis M. Tull

|1889

|1889–1889

|1889

|-

|-

|7

|7

|

|[[Isaac S. Kaufman]]

|[[Isaac S. Kaufman]]

|1889

|1889–1889<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1889<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|8

|8

|[[File:Fred Furth (1839–1898).png|60px]]

|[[Fred Furth]]

|[[Fred Furth]]

|1889

|1889–1890<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1890<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|9

|9

|[[File:Charles F. Clough (1843–1927).png|60px]]

|[[Charles F. Clough]]

|[[Charles F. Clough]]

|1890

|1890–1891<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Durham2"/><ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="SR8mayors1"/><ref name="SR8mayors2"/>

|1891<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Durham2" /><ref name="Edwards" /><ref name="SR8mayors1" /><ref name="SR8mayors2" />

|-

|-

|10

|10

|[[File:David B. Fotheringham (1856–1930).png|60px]]

|[[David B. Fotheringham]]

|[[David B. Fotheringham]]

|1891

|1891–1892<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="SR8mayors1"/><ref name="SR8mayors2"/>

|1892<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" /><ref name="SR8mayors1" /><ref name="SR8mayors2" />

|-

|-

|11

|11

|[[File:Daniel M. Drumheller (1840–1925).png|60px]]

|[[Daniel M. Drumheller]]

|[[Daniel M. Drumheller]]

|1892

|1892–1893<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/><ref name="SR8mayors1"/><ref name="SR8mayors2"/>

|1893<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" /><ref name="SR8mayors1" /><ref name="SR8mayors2" />

|-

|-

|12

|12

|[[File:Edward L. Powell (1851–1933).png|60px]]

|[[Edward L. Powell]]

|[[Edward L. Powell]]

|1893

|1893–1894<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1894<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|13

|13

|[[File:Portrait of Horatio N. Belt (1842–1900) from History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington, Volume 2.png|60px]]

|[[Horatio N. Belt]]

|[[Horatio N. Belt]]

|1894

|1894–1896<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1896<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|14

|14

|[[File:Elmer DeVando Olmsted (1849–1918).png|60px]]

|[[Elmer D. Olmsted]]

|[[Elmer D. Olmsted]]

|1897

|1897–1898<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Durham2"/><ref name="Edwards"/>

|1898<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Durham2" /><ref name="Edwards" />

|-

|-

|15

|15

|[[File:Portrait of James M. Comstock (1838–1918) from History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington, Volume 2.png|60px]]

|[[James M. Comstock]]

|[[James M. Comstock]]

|1898

|1898–1901<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Edwards">{{Cite book|last=Edwards|first=Jonathan|title=An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington|publisher=W. H. Lever|date=1910|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qf40AQAAMAAJ}} https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00edwa/page/n6/mode/2up</ref>

|1901<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Edwards">{{Cite book|last=Edwards|first=Jonathan|title=An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington|publisher=W. H. Lever|date=1910|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qf40AQAAMAAJ}} https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00edwa/page/n6/mode/2up</ref>

|-

|-

|16

|16

|[[File:Patrick S. Byrne (1855–1914).png|60px]]

|[[Patrick S. Byrne]]

|[[Patrick S. Byrne]]

|1901

|1901–1903<ref name="Durham1"/>

|1903<ref name="Durham1" />

|-

|-

|17

|17

|[[File:L. Frank Boyd (1859–1917).png|60px]]

|[[L. Frank Boyd]]

|[[L. Frank Boyd]]

|1903

|1903–1905<ref name="Durham1"/>

|1905<ref name="Durham1" />

|-

|-

|18

|18

|[[File:Floyd L. Daggett (1862–1933).png|60px]]

|[[Floyd L. Daggett]]

|[[Floyd L. Daggett]]

|1905–1907<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Durham2"/>

|1905–1907<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Durham2" />

|-

|-

|19

|19

|[[File:C. Herbert Moore (1855–1935).png|60px]]

|[[C. Herbert Moore]]

|[[C. Herbert Moore]]

|1907

|1907–1909<ref name="Durham1"/><ref name="Durham2">{{Cite book|last=Durham|first=N.W.|title=History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 2|publisher=S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.|date=1912|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MoEUAAAAYAAJ}} https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs02indurh/page/n6/mode/2up</ref><ref name="SR8mayors1"/><ref name="SR8mayors2"/>

|1909<ref name="Durham1" /><ref name="Durham2">{{Cite book|last=Durham|first=N.W.|title=History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 2|publisher=S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.|date=1912|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MoEUAAAAYAAJ}} https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs02indurh/page/n6/mode/2up</ref><ref name="SR8mayors1" /><ref name="SR8mayors2" />

|-

|-

|20

|20

|[[File:Nelson S. Pratt (1861–1937).png|60px]]

|[[Nelson S. Pratt]]

|[[Nelson S. Pratt]]

|1909

|1909–1911<ref name="Durham1"/>

|1911<ref name="Durham1" />

|-

|-

|21

|21

|

|[[William J. Hindley]]

|[[William J. Hindley]]

|1911

|1911–1913<ref name="Durham1">{{Cite book|last=Durham|first=N.W.|title=History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 1|publisher=S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.|date=1912|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WIQrAQAAMAAJ}} https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs01durh/page/n8/mode/2up</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6mb2qjg|title = Hindley, William J., 1872-1943 - Social Networks and Archival Context}}</ref><ref name="SR8mayors1"/><ref name="SR8mayors2"/>

|1913<ref name="Durham1">{{Cite book|last=Durham|first=N.W.|title=History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 1|publisher=S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.|date=1912|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WIQrAQAAMAAJ}} https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs01durh/page/n8/mode/2up</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6mb2qjg|title = Hindley, William J., 1872-1943 - Social Networks and Archival Context}}</ref><ref name="SR8mayors1" /><ref name="SR8mayors2" />

|-

|-

|22

|22

|

|[[Charles M. Fassett]]

|[[Charles M. Fassett]]

|1914

|1914–1916<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/03/jim-kershners-this-day-in-history/|title=Jim Kershner's this day in history|publisher=Spokesman-Review|date=2014-12-03|quote=From our archives, 100 years ago: C.M. Fassett was named mayor of Spokane by unanimous vote of his fellow city commissioners. He would finish out the term of the former mayor, W.J. Hindley.|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref><ref name="SR8mayors1"/><ref name="SR8mayors2"/>

|1916<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/03/jim-kershners-this-day-in-history/|title=Jim Kershner's this day in history|publisher=Spokesman-Review|date=2014-12-03|quote=From our archives, 100 years ago: C.M. Fassett was named mayor of Spokane by unanimous vote of his fellow city commissioners. He would finish out the term of the former mayor, W.J. Hindley.|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref><ref name="SR8mayors1" /><ref name="SR8mayors2" />

|-

|-

|23

|23

|

|Charles A. Fleming

|Charles A. Fleming

|1916

|1916–1917<ref name="SR8mayors1">{{cite web|author=Kip Hill|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jun/15/glover-field-renamed-redband-park-to-honor-spokane/|title=Glover Field, which honored Spokane's third mayor, renamed Redband Park|publisher=Spokesman-Review (Photo Archive)|date=2018-06-15|quote=This photo, taken between 1917 and 1920, features several ex-mayors of early Spokane.|access-date=2020-05-13}}

|1917<ref name="SR8mayors1">{{cite web|author=Kip Hill|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jun/15/glover-field-renamed-redband-park-to-honor-spokane/|title=Glover Field, which honored Spokane's third mayor, renamed Redband Park|publisher=Spokesman-Review (Photo Archive)|date=2018-06-15|quote=This photo, taken between 1917 and 1920, features several ex-mayors of early Spokane.|access-date=2020-05-13}}

|2nd of 3-image slide show)</ref><ref name="SR8mayors2">{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/575269607/|title=Looking Back: Former Spokane mayors|publisher=Spokesman-Review|date=1998-08-31|page=20|quote=Mayoral group: sometime between 1917 and 1920, eight former mayors of Spokane gathered for this photo.|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

|2nd of 3-image slide show)</ref><ref name="SR8mayors2">{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/575269607/|title=Looking Back: Former Spokane mayors|publisher=Spokesman-Review|date=1998-08-31|page=20|quote=Mayoral group: sometime between 1917 and 1920, eight former mayors of Spokane gathered for this photo.|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

|-

|-

|24

|24

|

|Charles M. Fassett

|Charles M. Fassett

|1918

|1918–1920

|1920

|-

|-

|25

|25

|

|Charles A. Fleming

|Charles A. Fleming

|1920

|1920–1929

|1929

|-

|-

|26

|26

|

|Leonard Funk

|Leonard Funk

|1929

|1929–1935

|1935

|-

|-

|27

|27

|

|Arthur W. Burch

|Arthur W. Burch

|1935

|1935–1937

|1937

|-

|-

|28

|28

|

|Frank G. Sutherlin (Sr.)

|Frank G. Sutherlin (Sr.)

|1937

|1937–1945

|1945

|-

|-

|29

|29

|

|Otto A. Dirkes

|Otto A. Dirkes

|1945

|1945–1946

|1946

|-

|-

|30

|30

|

|Arthur Meehan

|Arthur Meehan

|1945

|1945–1955

|1955

|-

|-

|31

|31

|

|Willard Taft

|Willard Taft

|1955

|1955–1958<ref>{{cite web|author=Thomas Clouse|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/dec/24/lawyer-kathleen-taft-dies/|title=Lawyer Kathleen Taft dies|publisher=Spokesman.com|date=2005-12-24|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

|1958<ref>{{cite web|author=Thomas Clouse|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/dec/24/lawyer-kathleen-taft-dies/|title=Lawyer Kathleen Taft dies|publisher=Spokesman.com|date=2005-12-24|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

|-

|-

|32

|32

|

|Frank G. Sutherlin (Jr.)

|Frank G. Sutherlin (Jr.)

|1958

|1958–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19911204&id=I0VXAAAAIBAJ&pg=6997,4877177|title=The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive|date=1991-12-04|access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref>

|1960<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19911204&id=I0VXAAAAIBAJ&pg=6997,4877177|title=The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive|date=1991-12-04|access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref>

|-

|-

|33

|33

|

|Kenneth Lawson

|Kenneth Lawson

|1960

|1960

|1960

|-

|-

|34

|34

|

|Neal R. Fosseen

|Neal R. Fosseen

|1960

|1960–1967

|1967

|-

|-

|35

|35

|

|[[David H. Rodgers]]

|[[David H. Rodgers]]

|1967

|1967–1978

|1978

|-

|-

|36

|36

|

|Ron Bair

|Ron Bair

|1978

|1978–1982

|1982

|-

|-

|37

|37

|

|[[James Everett Chase]]

|[[James Everett Chase]]

|1982

|1982–1986

|1986

|-

|-

|38

|38

|

|Vicki McNeill

|Vicki McNeill

|1986

|1986–1990

|1990

|-

|-

|39

|39

|

|Sheri S. Barnard

|Sheri S. Barnard

|1990

|1990–1994

|1994

|-

|-

|40

|40

|[[File:Jack Geraghty Jr.jpg|60px]]

|[[Jack Geraghty]]

|[[Jack Geraghty]]

|1994

|1994–1998

|1998

|-

|-

|41

|41

|

|[[John Talbott (mayor)|John Talbott]]

|[[John Talbott (mayor)|John Talbott]]

|1998

|1998–2000

|2000

|}

=== Strong mayor system (2001–present) ===

Spokane adopted the "[[Strong-mayor|strong mayor]]" form of government in January 2001.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

|+

!#

! colspan="2" class=unsortable |Photo

!Mayor

!class=unsortable |Term

!Party{{efn|Per the Washington State Constitution, mayors are technically nonpartisan, but mayors still often associate with political parties.}}

!class=unsortable |Election

!class=unsortable |Notes

|-

|-

|42

|39

|[[John Powers (mayor)|John Powers]]

|[[File:Mayor John Powers.png|frameless|x100px]]

| style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

|2000–2003

|{{sortname|John|Powers|dab=mayor}}

|December 28, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Pia K. |title='Tis the season to transition |url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/tis-the-season-to-transition/Content?oid=2126248 |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Inlander |language=en}}</ref> – December 23, 2003

|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<ref>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</ref>

|2000

|Elected to a truncated term of three years due to the switch to the strong mayor system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=Daniel |title=John Powers- Spokane's first strong mayor - beholds the changes the city has undergone, and pronounces them (mostly) good |url=https://www.inlander.com/health-and-home/john-powers-spokanes-first-strong-mayor-beholds-the-changes-the-city-has-undergone-and-pronounces-them-mostly-good-26095147 |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Inlander |language=en}}</ref>

|-

|-

|43

|40

|[[James E. West (politician)|James E. West]]

|{{CSS image crop|Image=James E. West (politician).jpg|bSize=200|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oTop=10|oLeft=50}}

| style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

|2003–2005

|{{sortname|James E.|West|dab=politician}}

|December 23, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |title=The life of Jim West |url=https://www.spokesman.com/galleries/2006/jul/22/life-jim-west/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Spokesman.com |language=en}}</ref> – December 16, 2005

|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

|2003

|Recalled in 2005 over allegations of sexual abuse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WILEY |first=By JOHN K. |date=2005-12-07 |title=Spokane's mayor ousted in recall vote |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Spokane-s-mayor-ousted-in-recall-vote-1189243.php |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref>

|-

|-

|44

|41

|{{CSS image crop|Image=Dennis Hession 20070317.jpg|bSize=125|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oTop=5|oLeft=10}}

|[[Dennis P. Hession]]

| style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

|2005–2007

|{{sortname|Dennis P.|Hession}}

|December 16, 2005 – November 27, 2007<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Verner sworn in as Spokane mayor {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/nov/28/verner-sworn-in-as-spokane-mayor/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>

|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]

|—

|Appointed by the city council as mayor following West's recall in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hession sees 'bright future' {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jan/04/hession-sees-bright-future/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>

|-

|-

|45

|42

|{{CSS image crop|Image=Mary verner.jpg|bSize=150|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oTop=5|oLeft=35}}

|[[Mary Verner]]

| style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

|2007–2011

|{{sortname|Mary|Verner}}

|November 27, 2007<ref name=":4" /> – December 30, 2011

|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]

|2007

|

|-

|-

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|[[David Condon]]

| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

|2011–2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kxly.com/news/29779689/detail.html|title=Condon Outlines City Hall Plans &#124; News|publisher=KXLY.com|date=2011-11-15|access-date=2012-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117072018/http://www.kxly.com/news/29779689/detail.html|archive-date=2011-11-17|url-status=dead }}</ref>

| rowspan="2" |{{sortname|David|Condon}}

| rowspan="2" |December 30, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spokane’s new mayor takes the reins {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/dec/31/spokanes-new-mayor-takes-the-reins/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref> – December 30, 2019

| rowspan="2" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

|[[2011 Spokane mayoral election|2011]]

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|2015

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|[[File:Nadine_Woodward.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]

|[[Nadine Woodward]]

| style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

|2019–<!--2023-->present

|{{sortname|Nadine|Woodward}}

|December 30, 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nadine Woodward sworn in as Spokane’s mayor {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/dec/30/nadine-woodward-sworn-in-as-spokanes-45th-mayor/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref> – January 2, 2024

|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

|[[2019 Spokane mayoral election|2019]]

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|''48''

|[[Lisa Brown (Washington politician)|Lisa Brown]]

|[[File:Lisa Brown (cropped 1).jpg|frameless|99x99px]]

| style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

|mayor-elect

|{{Sortname|last=Brown|first=Lisa|link=Lisa Brown (Washington politician)}}

|January 2, 2024 – ''present''

|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]

|[[2023 Spokane mayoral election|2023]]

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==References==

== Notes ==

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== References ==

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Latest revision as of 04:47, 7 July 2024

Mayor of Spokane
Flag of Spokane, Washington

Incumbent
Lisa Brown
since January 2, 2024
Status
  • Her Honor
  • The Honorable

    • The mayor of Spokane is the chief executive of city government in Spokane, Washington the 96th largest city in the United States. The mayor oversees the management and administration of various local government departments. Historically, the mayor of Spokane has had different powers under different forms of government. From its founding until 1960, Spokane used a commission system. On March 8, 1960, voters overwhelmingly approved the adoption of a city manager system, which gave the role of city manager most powers.[1][2] In 2001, Spokane switched to the currently used strong mayor form of government, giving more power to the mayor as chief executive.

    List[edit]

    Pre-strong mayor system (1881–2001)[edit]

    # Photo Mayor Term start Term end
    1 Robert W. Forrest 1881 1882[3][4]
    2 James N. Glover 1883 1884[3][4][5][6]
    3 Anthony M. Cannon 1885 1886[7][3][4]
    4 William H. Taylor 1887 1888[3][4]
    5 Jacob Hoover 1888 1889[3][4]
    6 Francis M. Tull 1889 1889
    7 Isaac S. Kaufman 1889 1889[3][4]
    8 Fred Furth 1889 1890[3][4]
    9 Charles F. Clough 1890 1891[3][8][4][5][6]
    10 David B. Fotheringham 1891 1892[3][4][5][6]
    11 Daniel M. Drumheller 1892 1893[3][4][5][6]
    12 Edward L. Powell 1893 1894[3][4]
    13 Horatio N. Belt 1894 1896[3][4]
    14 Elmer D. Olmsted 1897 1898[3][8][4]
    15 James M. Comstock 1898 1901[3][4]
    16 Patrick S. Byrne 1901 1903[3]
    17 L. Frank Boyd 1903 1905[3]
    18 Floyd L. Daggett 1905–1907[3][8]
    19 C. Herbert Moore 1907 1909[3][8][5][6]
    20 Nelson S. Pratt 1909 1911[3]
    21 William J. Hindley 1911 1913[3][9][5][6]
    22 Charles M. Fassett 1914 1916[10][5][6]
    23 Charles A. Fleming 1916 1917[5][6]
    24 Charles M. Fassett 1918 1920
    25 Charles A. Fleming 1920 1929
    26 Leonard Funk 1929 1935
    27 Arthur W. Burch 1935 1937
    28 Frank G. Sutherlin (Sr.) 1937 1945
    29 Otto A. Dirkes 1945 1946
    30 Arthur Meehan 1945 1955
    31 Willard Taft 1955 1958[11]
    32 Frank G. Sutherlin (Jr.) 1958 1960[12]
    33 Kenneth Lawson 1960 1960
    34 Neal R. Fosseen 1960 1967
    35 David H. Rodgers 1967 1978
    36 Ron Bair 1978 1982
    37 James Everett Chase 1982 1986
    38 Vicki McNeill 1986 1990
    39 Sheri S. Barnard 1990 1994
    40 Jack Geraghty 1994 1998
    41 John Talbott 1998 2000

    Strong mayor system (2001–present)[edit]

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

    # Photo Mayor Term Party[a] Election Notes
    39 John Powers December 28, 2000[13] – December 23, 2003 Democratic[14] 2000 Elected to a truncated term of three years due to the switch to the strong mayor system.[15]
    40
    James E. West (politician).jpg
    		 James E. West December 23, 2003[16] – December 16, 2005 Republican 2003 Recalled in 2005 over allegations of sexual abuse.[17]
    41
    Dennis Hession 20070317.jpg
    		 Dennis P. Hession December 16, 2005 – November 27, 2007[18] Democratic — Appointed by the city council as mayor following West's recall in 2005.[19]
    42
    Mary verner.jpg
    		 Mary Verner November 27, 2007[18] – December 30, 2011 Democratic 2007
    43 David Condon December 30, 2011[20] – December 30, 2019 Republican 2011
    2015
    44 Nadine Woodward December 30, 2019[21] – January 2, 2024 Republican 2019
    45 Lisa Brown January 2, 2024 – present Democratic 2023

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Per the Washington State Constitution, mayors are technically nonpartisan, but mayors still often associate with political parties.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Stimson, William. "The Big Quake of 1960". Inlander. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  • ^ Walters, Daniel. "How the "One-Term Mayor Curse" took out the previous 10 Spokane mayors". Inlander. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Durham, N.W. (1912). History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs01durh/page/n8/mode/2up
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Edwards, Jonathan (1910). An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington. W. H. Lever. https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00edwa/page/n6/mode/2up
  • ^ a b c d e f g h Kip Hill (2018-06-15). "Glover Field, which honored Spokane's third mayor, renamed Redband Park". Spokesman-Review (Photo Archive). Retrieved 2020-05-13. This photo, taken between 1917 and 1920, features several ex-mayors of early Spokane. |2nd of 3-image slide show)
  • ^ a b c d e f g h "Looking Back: Former Spokane mayors". Spokesman-Review. 1998-08-31. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-04-28. Mayoral group: sometime between 1917 and 1920, eight former mayors of Spokane gathered for this photo.
  • ^ "ANTHONY M. CANNON DEAD - The End Came Suddenly in the Sturtevant House. WAS THE FATHER OF SPOKANE FALLS He Had Recently Been to Brazil for His Health and Had Apparently Improved - His Busy Career. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  • ^ a b c d Durham, N.W. (1912). History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume 2. S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofs02indurh/page/n6/mode/2up
  • ^ "Hindley, William J., 1872-1943 - Social Networks and Archival Context".
  • ^ "Jim Kershner's this day in history". Spokesman-Review. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-29. From our archives, 100 years ago: C.M. Fassett was named mayor of Spokane by unanimous vote of his fellow city commissioners. He would finish out the term of the former mayor, W.J. Hindley.
  • ^ Thomas Clouse (2005-12-24). "Lawyer Kathleen Taft dies". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  • ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive". 1991-12-04. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  • ^ Hansen, Pia K. "'Tis the season to transition". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  • ^ 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
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "The life of Jim West". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  • ^ WILEY, By JOHN K. (2005-12-07). "Spokane's mayor ousted in recall vote". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  • ^ a b "Verner sworn in as Spokane mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  • ^ "Hession sees 'bright future' | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  • ^ "Spokane's new mayor takes the reins | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  • ^ "Nadine Woodward sworn in as Spokane's mayor | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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