List of mayors of Surprise, Arizona

Mayor of Surprise, Arizona
Mayor of Surprise, Arizona
	Flag of Surprise, Arizona
	Incumbent; Skip Hall; since November 2018
Type	Mayor
Member of	City council
Term length	4 years
Formation	December 12, 1960
First holder	William E. Williams
Deputy	Vice mayor
Website	Office of the Mayor

TypeMayor

Member ofCity council

FormationDecember 12, 1960

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Surprise, Arizona, United States.

Mayor	Term	Notes	Ref.
William E. Williams	December 1960 – April 1965	Williams became mayor of Surprise when it became an incorporated town in 1960. Appointed by county supervisors.	^[1]^[2]
Harold Yingling	April 1965 – December 1966	Ousted in recall election in December 1966.	^[3]^[4]^[5]
Grover King	December 1966 – April 1969
George Cumbie	April 1969 – June 1989		^[6]^[7]
Roy Villanueva	June 1989 – June 1995		^[8]
Joan H. Shafer	June 1995 – December 31, 2007	Shafer was the city's first elected mayor, rather than council-appointed. Also the city's first female mayor.	^[9]
Lyn Truitt	January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011		^[10]
Sharon Wolcott	January 1, 2012 – November 16, 2018	Wolcott resigned in November 2018, moving to Tucson.	^[11]^[12]
Skip Hall	November 20, 2018 – December 31, 2024	Hall was appointed by the city council to fill Wolcott's vacancy, then elected at large in 2020.	^[13]
Kevin Sartor	January 1, 2025 – present		^[14]

See also

Mayor of Surprise, Arizona
Flag of Surprise, Arizona
Incumbent Skip Hall since November 2018
Type	Mayor
Member of	City council
Term length	4 years
Formation	December 12, 1960
First holder	William E. Williams
Deputy	Vice mayor
Website	Office of the Mayor