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The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved ...
Member of the Los Angeles City Council (1902–1904) 26 Arthur C. Harper (1866–1948; aged 82) December 13, 1906 – March 11, 1909 [j] 2 years, 88 days Democratic 1906: Member of the Los Angeles Charter Revision Committee (1906) – Niles Pease (1838–1921; aged 83) March 11, 1909 – March 15, 1909 4 days Republican Member of the Los ...
City State Population (2022 estimate) [1] [2] Rank Term start Form of government List Eric Adams: Democratic New York City: New York: 8,335,897 1 January 1, 2022 Mayor–council: List: Karen Bass: Democratic Los Angeles: California: 3,822,238 2 December 11, 2022 Mayor–council: List: Brandon Johnson: Democratic Chicago: Illinois: 2,665,039 3 ...
Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles (2022–present) and former U.S. representative from CA-37 (2011–2022) [33] Jeffrey Boney, Missouri City councilor from district B (2017–present) [ 27 ] Amanda Edwards , former at-large city councilor (2016–2020) and former 2023 mayoral candidate [ 17 ]
John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) [2] is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 63rd mayor of Houston, the most populous city in Texas, since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party , Whitmire was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 until 1983, and the Texas State Senate from 1983 to 2023.
Santa Ana, California: Served from 1994 to 2020. 26 years Manuel Lamela Abreu Quebradillas, Puerto Rico: Served from 1918 to 1944. 24 Years Timothy Hanna Appleton, Wisconsin: Served From 1996 to 2020. 23 Years John W. Preece Delbarton, West Virginia: Served from 1997 to 2019, was reelected in 2023, but passed away during his term [57]
In 2023, Turner endorsed Sheila Jackson Lee to be his successor in the 2023 Houston mayoral election but she lost by nearly 30 percentage points. [22] When Turner's eight year tenure as mayor ended on January 1, 2024, the city was in a dire financial state. [23] The city was spending $100 to $200 million more than what it was bringing in each year.
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...