List of mayors of Milpitas, California

Mayor of Milpitas
Mayor of Milpitas
	Seal of the City of Milpitas.
	Flag of the City of Milpitas.
	Incumbent; Carmen Montano; since December 13, 2022
Term length	2 years
Formation	January 26, 1954
First holder	Tom Evatt

FormationJanuary 26, 1954

First holderTom Evatt

This is a list of mayors of Milpitas, California.

#	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Notes / Citations
Elected by City Council
1	Tom Evatt	January 26, 1954	April 17, 1956	^[1]
2	Tom Cardoza	April 17, 1956	April 15, 1958
3	Jack Johns	April 15, 1958	April 19, 1960
4	Richard B. Taylor	April 19, 1960	April 17, 1962
5	W. D. (Denny) Weisgerber	April 17, 1962	April 19, 1966	^[2]
6	Ben F. Gross	April 19, 1966	April 16, 1968	First African-American mayor to lead a predominantly white city in California.^[3]
7	Robert E. Browne	April 16, 1968	April 21, 1970
8	W. D. (Denny) Weisgerber	April 21, 1970	April 18, 1972	^[2]
9	Charles St. Clair	April 18, 1972	March 12, 1974
10	Joseph W. House	March 12, 1974	March 9, 1976
11	James H. Clement	March 9, 1976	August 3, 1976
12	Robert E. Browne (replaced Clement)	August 3, 1976	March 7, 1978
Elected by residents of Milpitas
13	Peter (Primo) McHugh	March 7, 1978	April 13, 1982
14	Jim Rodgers	April 13, 1982	November 6, 1984
15	Robert Livengood	November 6, 1984	November 8, 1988
16	Elwood Johnson	November 8, 1988	November 6, 1990
17	Peter (Primo) McHugh	November 6, 1990	December 3, 1996
18	Henry Manayan	December 3, 1996	December 3, 2002	First Asian mayor of Milpitas^[4]
19	Jose Esteves	December 3, 2002	December 2, 2008	^[5]
20	Robert Livengood	December 2, 2008	December 7, 2010
21	Jose Esteves	December 7, 2010	December 13, 2016
22	Richard Tran	December 13, 2016	December 2022	^[6]
23	Carmen Montano	December 2022		First woman mayor^[7]

v t e Milpitas, California
Government
Officials	Mayors
Education
Primary and secondary schools	Milpitas Unified School District Milpitas High School Calaveras Hills Continuation
Other education	Santa Clara County Library
Other
Landmarks	Jose Maria Alviso Adobe Great Mall of the Bay Area Ed R. Levin County Park Milpitas BART station Milpitas Grammar School Monument Peak
This list is incomplete.

References

Mayor of Milpitas
Seal of the City of Milpitas.
Flag of the City of Milpitas.
Incumbent Carmen Montano since December 13, 2022
Term length	2 years
Formation	January 26, 1954
First holder	Tom Evatt