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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.
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. ...
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 "Lists of mayors of places in Pennsylvania" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mayors of Chester, Pennsylvania (18 P) E. Mayors of Easton, Pennsylvania (11 P) Mayors of Erie, Pennsylvania (12 P) H. Mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (14 P) L.
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.
Crosby M. Black, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County and 7th Mayor of Chester; Ed Blizzard, prominent pharmaceutical injury attorney; Louis A. Bloom, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1947-1952), Judge on Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County; Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard, 27th Mayor of Chester
Willie Mae James Leake (March 13, 1932 – August 28, 1997) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Republican mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1986 to 1991. Leake was the first female and first African-American mayor of Chester and the first female member of the Chester city council .