List of mayors of Berkeley, California explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Berkeley
Incumbent:	Jesse Arreguín
Incumbentsince:	December 1, 2016
First:	Abel Whitton
Formation:	1878
Termlength:	4 years^[1]
Termlength Qualified:	renewable
Insignia:	Seal of Berkeley, California.png
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the City of Berkeley.

This is a list of mayors of Berkeley, California. The list includes people serving in the equivalent position of president, in the city's early history.

• Presidents, Town Board of Trustees (1878–1909)
  • Abel Whitton (Workingman's Party) 1878–1881
  • A. McKinstry 1881–1883
  • W.C. Wright (Republican) 1883–1885
  • J.B. Henley 1885–1887
  • Henry L. Whitney 1887–1889
  • Samuel Heywood / Joseph L. Scotchler (Republican) 1889–1891
  • Reuben Rickard (Republican) 1891–1893
  • Byron E. Underwood / Martin J. Acton / Charles S. Preble 1893–1895
  • Reuben Rickard (Republican) 1895
  • John W. Richards 1895–1899
  • William H. Marston 1899–1903
  • Thomas Rickard (Republican) 1903–1909
• Mayors
  • Beverly L. Hodghead (Democrat) 1909–1911
  • J. Stitt Wilson (Socialist) 1911–1913
  • Charles D. Heywood (Republican) 1913–1915
  • Samuel C. Irving (Democrat) 1915–1919
  • Louis Bartlett (Republican) 1919–1923
  • Frank D. Stringham (Republican) 1923–1927
  • Michael B. Driver (Republican) 1927–1930
  • Thomas E. Caldecott (Republican) 1930–1932
  • Edward N. Ament (Republican) 1932–1939
  • Frank S. Gaines (Republican) 1939–1943
  • Fitch Robertson (Republican) 1943–1946
  • Carrie L. Hoyt (Republican) 1947 (January–April)
  • Laurance L. Cross (Democrat) 1947–1955
  • Claude B. Hutchison (Republican) 1955–1963
  • Wallace Johnson (Republican) 1963–1971
  • Warren Widener (Democrat) 1971–1979, first African-American mayor
  • Gus Newport, (Berkeley Citizens Action) 1979–1986
  • Loni Hancock, (Berkeley Citizens Action) 1986–1994
  • Jeffrey Shattuck Leiter, 1994 (March–December)
  • Shirley Dean, (Berkeley Democrat Club) 1994–2002
  • Tom Bates, 2002–2016
  • Jesse Arreguín, 2016–

External links

• City of Berkeley Mayor's Office

Notes and References

1. Web site: Candidate Information . City of Berkeley. 2024-05-10.