List of mayors of Long Beach, California explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Long Beach
Flag:	File:Flag of Long Beach, California.png
Flagsize:	100px
Flagcaption:	Flag of Long Beach
Incumbent:	Rex Richardson
Incumbentsince:	December 20, 2022
Termlength:	Four years (two terms with unlimited opportunities to run as a write-in candidate to a maximum of three terms within a lifetime)
Precursor:	President of the Board of Trustees
Inaugural:	Charles H. Windham
Insignia:	Seal of Long Beach, California.png
Insigniasize:	100px
Flagborder:	no
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Long Beach

This is a list of mayors of Long Beach, California.

The current mayor is Rex Richardson who has been in office since December 20, 2022.^[1] He is the first black person to hold the position.

History

Prior its creation, the equivalent to the office of mayor was referred to as the President of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was officially created in 1908, following the completion of the new city charter. Until 1988, the mayor was indirectly elected by the city council from amongst themselves. The first mayor to be directly elected was Ernie Kell in 1988.^[2]

List of Mayors

Term	Image	Name
1908 – 1912		Charles H. Windham
1912 – 1914		Ira S. Hatch
1914 – 1915		Louis N. Whealton
1915 – 1921		William T. Lisenby
1921 – 1924
1924 – 1926
1926 – 1927		Fillmore Condit
1927 – 1930
1930 – 1933		Asa E. Fickling
1933 – 1934		M. E. Paddock
1934 – 1936		Carl Fletcher
1936 – 1938
1938 – 1939
1939 – 1942		Francis H. Gentry
1942 – 1945
1945 – 1947		Herbert E. Lewis
1947 – 1953
1953 – 1954
1954 – 1957		George Vermillion
1957 – 1960		Ray C. Kealer
1960 – 1975		Edwin W. Wade
1975 – 1980
1980 – 1982
1982 – 1984
1984 – 1994
1994 – 2006
2006 – 2014
2014 – 2022
2022 – Present			Rex Richardson

See also

• Timeline of Long Beach, California

External links

• Longbeach.gov: History of the mayors of Long Beach

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mayor . longbeach.gov .
2. Web site: History . longbeach.gov .