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On March 5, 1795, the borough of Chester, which had been governed under the charter granted by William Penn in 1701, was incorporated by the Pennsylvania Assembly. [2] Chester was incorporated as a city on February 4, 1866 [3] with a mayor-council government system, consisting of a popularly elected city mayor and city council. The terms of the ...
Chester has a mayor-council government system, consisting of a popularly elected city mayor and city council. The terms of the mayor and members are four years. [64] The current mayor of the City of Chester is Stefan Roots, who won the Democratic nomination in May 2021, over incumbent Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland.
Pages in category "Mayors of Chester, Pennsylvania" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Thaddeus Kirkland (born January 12, 1955) is an American politician who served as the Democratic Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2024. In May 2023, he lost the Democratic mayoral primary to Stefan Roots .
Mayors of Chester, Pennsylvania (18 P) E. ... Pages in category "Mayors of places in Pennsylvania" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard (born June 15, 1950) [1] is an American politician who served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1995. [2] Bohannan-Sheppard was the first Democrat to be elected mayor of Chester in almost a century and the second female and second African-American mayor of Chester.
In the 2011 Chester Mayoral election, he lost his bid for re-election to Democrat John Linder [5] ending long-time Republican control of the Chester government. There had previously been one Democratic mayor, Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard, since 1905. [6]
Pages in category "Mayors of Chester" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of mayors of ...