Mayor of Albuquerque

Mayor of Albuquerque

Incumbent Richard J. Berry since December 2013
Term length	Four years (No term limits)
Formation	1885
Website	Office of the Mayor

The mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico is the chief executive officer of the city, elected for a four-year term. There are no term limits for the mayor. Under the New Mexico State Constitution, municipal elections are nonpartisan. The 29th and current Mayor is Richard J. Berry, a Republican.

History 1
Duties and powers 2
List of mayors 3
Chairman of the City Commission 4
See also 5
References 6
External links 7

History

Henry N. Jaffa was elected the first mayor of Albuquerque in 1885, until 1916 the city was governed by a mayor until the transition to a City commission occurred. The leader of City government in Albuquerque was the Chairman of the City Commission. In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the Commission system with a City Council system. After the change occurred, voters once again elected a mayor.^[1]

Duties and powers

Albuquerque has a

External links

^ http://www.albuqhistsoc.org/SecondSite/pkfiles/pk195moderngovernmnt.htm

References

Timeline of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Chairman of the City Commission	Term	Party
Henry Westerfield	April 1916–December 1917	Republican
Charles F. Wade	December 4, 1917 – May 24, 1919	Republican
Walter Connell	June 1919–April 1922	Democratic
William R. Walton	April 1922–December 1922	Democratic
Vacant	December 1922–February 1923
Edwin Burnham Swope	February 1923 – February 24, 1925	Democratic
Vacant	February 24, 1925–June 1925
Clyde Tingley	June 1925 – December 31, 1934	Democratic
Charles Henry Lembke	January 1935–April 1938	Democratic
Clyde Elmer Oden	April 1938–October 1939	Democratic
Clyde Tingley	October 1939–April 1946	Democratic
Albert E. Buck	April 1946 – August 12, 1947	Republican
Frank W. Darrow	August 12, 1947 – October 10, 1947	Republican
Clyde Tingley	October 10, 1947 – January 27, 1948	Democratic
Ernest Everly	January 27, 1948–October 1951	Republican
Clyde Tingley	October 1951–April 1954	Democratic
Maurice Sanchez	April 1954–April 1962	Republican
Archie Westphall	April 1962–April 1966	Republican
Ralph S. Trigg	April 1966–October 1967	Republican
Pete V. Domenici	October 1967–March 1970	Republican
Charles E. Barnhart	May 1970–October 1971	Republican
Harry E. Kinney	October 1971 – February 21, 1973	Republican
Louis E. Saavedra	February 21, 1973 – December 10, 1973	Democratic
Ray R. Baca	December 18, 1973 – April 1, 1974	Democratic
Richard G. Vaughan	April 1, 1974 – June 30, 1974	Republican

Chairman of the City Commission

Mayor	Term	Party
Henry N. Jaffa	July 7, 1885–April 1886
George Lail	April 1886–April 1887
William B. Childers	April 1887–April 1888
Arthur E. Walker	April 1888–April 1889
G. W. Meylert	April 1889–April 1890
Michael Mandell	April 1890–April 1891
Joseph Exum Saint	April 1891–April 1892
George S. Easterday	April 1892–April 1893
Neill Brooks Field	April 1893–April 1894
John F. Luthy	April 1894–April 1895
Joseph C. Baldridge	April 1895–April 1897
Strickland Aubright	April 1897–April 1898
Frank Willey Clancy	April 1898–April 1899	Republican
Owen N. Marron	April 1899–April 1902	Democratic
Charles F. Myers	April 1902–April 1904	Republican
Frank McKee	April 1904–April 1908	Republican
Felix H. Lester	April 1908–April 1910	Democratic
John W. Elder	April 1910–April 1912	Republican
D. K. B. Sellers	April 1912–April 1914	Democratic
David H. Boatright	April 1914–April 1916	Republican
Harry E. Kinney	July 1, 1974–November 1977	Republican
David Rusk	December 1977–November 1981	Democratic
Harry E. Kinney	December 1981–November 1985	Republican
Ken Schultz	December 1985–November 1989	Democratic
Louis E. Saavedra	December 1989–November 1993	Democratic
Martin Chávez	December 1993–November 1997	Democratic
Jim Baca	December 1997–November 2001	Democratic
Martin Chávez	December 2001–November 2009	Democratic
Richard J. Berry	December 2009–	Republican

List of mayors

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Mayor of Albuquerque