This is a list of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Anchorage was incorporated as a city on November 23, 1920. The Greater Anchorage Area Borough, which encompassed the city, was created in January 1964. The two were merged in a unified government called the Municipality of Anchorage on September 15, 1975. Under the current mayoral system, the mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage is elected in a non-partisan election to a three-year term and they are limited to two terms in office. [1]
No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end |
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Leopold David | November 26, 1920 | April 11, 1923 |
2 |
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M. Joseph Conroy | April 11, 1923 | October 8, 1924 |
3 |
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Charles Bush | October 8, 1924 | January 1, 1926 |
4 |
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Chris M. Eckmann | January 1, 1926 | May 9, 1927 |
5 |
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Will Clayson | May 9, 1927 | April 9, 1928 |
6 |
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Grant Reed | April 9, 1928 | April 10, 1929 |
7 |
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James Delaney | April 10, 1929 | April 11, 1932 |
8 |
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Oscar S. Gill | April 11, 1932 | April 7, 1933 |
9 |
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Thomas J. McCroskey | April 7, 1933 | January 1, 1934 |
10 |
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Oscar S. Gill | January 1, 1934 | April 11, 1936 |
11 |
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Herbert E. Brown | April 11, 1936 | April 12, 1937 |
12 |
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Joseph H. Romig | April 12, 1937 | April 11, 1938 |
13 |
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Herbert E. Brown | April 11, 1938 | April 8, 1940 |
14 |
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George Vaara | April 8, 1940 | April 9, 1941 |
15 |
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William Alex Stolt | April 9, 1941 | April 10, 1944 |
16 |
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Ray Wolfe | April 10, 1944 | April 9, 1945 |
17 |
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John E. Manders | April 9, 1945 | March 18, 1946 |
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Winfield Ervin Jr. (Acting) |
March 19, 1946 | April 8, 1946 |
18 |
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Francis C. Bowden | April 8, 1946 | April 12, 1948 |
19 |
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Zachariah J. Loussac | April 12, 1948 | October 8, 1951 |
20 |
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Maynard L. Taylor Jr. | October 8, 1951 | October 12, 1955 |
21 |
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Ken Hinchey | October 12, 1955 | May 1, 1956 |
22 |
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Anton Anderson | May 1, 1956 | October 21, 1958 |
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Hewitt Lounsbury (Acting) |
October 21, 1958 | October 7, 1959 |
23 |
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George Byer | October 7, 1959 | October 9, 1961 |
24 |
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George Sharrock | October 9, 1961 | October 12, 1964 |
25 |
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Elmer E. Rasmuson | October 12, 1964 | October 9, 1967 |
26 | George M. Sullivan | October 9, 1967 | September 16, 1975 |
Image | Name | Term start | Term end |
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John Asplund (1913–1994) |
January 1964 | October 3, 1972 |
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Jack Roderick (1926–2020) |
October 3, 1972 | September 16, 1975 |
No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Party affiliation | |
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1 | George M. Sullivan | September 16, 1975 | December 31, 1981 | Republican | ||
2 |
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Tony Knowles | January 1, 1982 | December 31, 1987 | Democratic | |
3 |
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Tom Fink | January 1, 1988 | June 30, 1994 | Republican | |
4 | Rick Mystrom | July 1, 1994 | June 30, 2000 | Republican | ||
5 |
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George Wuerch | July 1, 2000 | June 30, 2003 | Republican | |
6 |
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Mark Begich | July 1, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | Democratic | |
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Matt Claman (Acting) |
January 3, 2009 | July 1, 2009 | Democratic | |
7 |
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Daniel A. Sullivan | July 2, 2009 | June 30, 2015 | Republican | |
8 |
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Ethan Berkowitz | July 1, 2015 | October 23, 2020 | Democratic | |
- |
Austin Quinn-Davidson (Acting) |
October 23, 2020 | July 1, 2021 | Independent | ||
9 |
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Dave Bronson | July 1, 2021 | Incumbent (Term ends July 1, 2024) | Republican | |
10 |
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Suzanne LaFrance | July 1, 2024 (Has not assumed office yet) |
Independent |
This is a list of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Anchorage was incorporated as a city on November 23, 1920. The Greater Anchorage Area Borough, which encompassed the city, was created in January 1964. The two were merged in a unified government called the Municipality of Anchorage on September 15, 1975. Under the current mayoral system, the mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage is elected in a non-partisan election to a three-year term and they are limited to two terms in office. [1]
No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end |
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1 |
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Leopold David | November 26, 1920 | April 11, 1923 |
2 |
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M. Joseph Conroy | April 11, 1923 | October 8, 1924 |
3 |
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Charles Bush | October 8, 1924 | January 1, 1926 |
4 |
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Chris M. Eckmann | January 1, 1926 | May 9, 1927 |
5 |
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Will Clayson | May 9, 1927 | April 9, 1928 |
6 |
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Grant Reed | April 9, 1928 | April 10, 1929 |
7 |
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James Delaney | April 10, 1929 | April 11, 1932 |
8 |
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Oscar S. Gill | April 11, 1932 | April 7, 1933 |
9 |
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Thomas J. McCroskey | April 7, 1933 | January 1, 1934 |
10 |
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Oscar S. Gill | January 1, 1934 | April 11, 1936 |
11 |
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Herbert E. Brown | April 11, 1936 | April 12, 1937 |
12 |
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Joseph H. Romig | April 12, 1937 | April 11, 1938 |
13 |
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Herbert E. Brown | April 11, 1938 | April 8, 1940 |
14 |
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George Vaara | April 8, 1940 | April 9, 1941 |
15 |
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William Alex Stolt | April 9, 1941 | April 10, 1944 |
16 |
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Ray Wolfe | April 10, 1944 | April 9, 1945 |
17 |
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John E. Manders | April 9, 1945 | March 18, 1946 |
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Winfield Ervin Jr. (Acting) |
March 19, 1946 | April 8, 1946 |
18 |
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Francis C. Bowden | April 8, 1946 | April 12, 1948 |
19 |
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Zachariah J. Loussac | April 12, 1948 | October 8, 1951 |
20 |
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Maynard L. Taylor Jr. | October 8, 1951 | October 12, 1955 |
21 |
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Ken Hinchey | October 12, 1955 | May 1, 1956 |
22 |
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Anton Anderson | May 1, 1956 | October 21, 1958 |
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Hewitt Lounsbury (Acting) |
October 21, 1958 | October 7, 1959 |
23 |
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George Byer | October 7, 1959 | October 9, 1961 |
24 |
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George Sharrock | October 9, 1961 | October 12, 1964 |
25 |
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Elmer E. Rasmuson | October 12, 1964 | October 9, 1967 |
26 | George M. Sullivan | October 9, 1967 | September 16, 1975 |
Image | Name | Term start | Term end |
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John Asplund (1913–1994) |
January 1964 | October 3, 1972 |
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Jack Roderick (1926–2020) |
October 3, 1972 | September 16, 1975 |
No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Party affiliation | |
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1 | George M. Sullivan | September 16, 1975 | December 31, 1981 | Republican | ||
2 |
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Tony Knowles | January 1, 1982 | December 31, 1987 | Democratic | |
3 |
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Tom Fink | January 1, 1988 | June 30, 1994 | Republican | |
4 | Rick Mystrom | July 1, 1994 | June 30, 2000 | Republican | ||
5 |
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George Wuerch | July 1, 2000 | June 30, 2003 | Republican | |
6 |
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Mark Begich | July 1, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | Democratic | |
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Matt Claman (Acting) |
January 3, 2009 | July 1, 2009 | Democratic | |
7 |
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Daniel A. Sullivan | July 2, 2009 | June 30, 2015 | Republican | |
8 |
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Ethan Berkowitz | July 1, 2015 | October 23, 2020 | Democratic | |
- |
Austin Quinn-Davidson (Acting) |
October 23, 2020 | July 1, 2021 | Independent | ||
9 |
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Dave Bronson | July 1, 2021 | Incumbent (Term ends July 1, 2024) | Republican | |
10 |
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Suzanne LaFrance | July 1, 2024 (Has not assumed office yet) |
Independent |