List of mayors of York, Pennsylvania
Political leader of York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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The mayor of York, Pennsylvania is the city's chief executive since its incorporation on January 11, 1887. The current mayor is the 28th,[1] and two mayors were reelected non-consecutively.
| Mayor of York, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
since January 5, 2026 | |
| Term length |
|
| Inaugural holder | Daniel K. Noell |
| Formation | 1887 |
| Website | Office of the Mayor |
Mayors of York
Order | Person number | Mayor | Party | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Daniel K. Noell | Democrat | 1887–1893 | |
| 2 | 2 | George W.S. Loucks | Republican | 1893–1896 | |
| 3 | 3 | Charles W. Brandt | Democrat | 1896–1899 | |
| 4 | 4 | Frank Geise | Democrat | 1899–1900 | |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Gibson | Democrat | 1900–1902 | |
| 6 | 6 | Milton Gibson | Republican | 1902–1905 | |
| 7 | 7 | J. St. Clair McCall | 1905–1908 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Jacob E. Weaver | Democratic | 1908–1911 | |
| 9 | 9 | John R. Lafean | Republican | 1911–1916 | |
| 10 | 10 | E.S. Hugentugler | Republican | 1916–1928 | |
| 11 | 8 | Jacob E. Weaver | Democratic | 1928–1932 | Served previously |
| 12 | 11 | Harry B. Anstine | Republican | 1932–1942 | |
| 13 | 12 | Harvey Werner | 1942–1944 | ||
| 14 | 13 | John L. Snyder | Republican | 1944–1948 | |
| 15 | 14 | Felix Bentzel | Democratic | 1948–1952 | |
| 16 | 15 | Howard Eyster | Republican | 1952–1956 | |
| 17 | 16 | Fred A. Schiding | Democratic | 1956–1962 | |
| 18 | 13 | John L. Snyder | Republican | 1962–1969 | Served previously |
| 19 | 17 | Jessie M. Gross | 1969–1970 | First appointed female mayor[2] | |
| 20 | 18 | Eli Eichelberger | Democrat | 1970–1974 | |
| 21 | 19 | John D. Krout | Republican | 1974–1978 | |
| 22 | 20 | Betty Marshall | Democrat | 1978–1982 | First elected female mayor[2] |
| 23 | 21 | William Althaus | Republican | 1982–1994 | 49th president of the United States Conference of Mayors |
| 24 | 22 | Charlie Robertson | Democrat | 1994–2002 | Withdrew re-election bid after arrest[3] |
| 25 | 23 | John S. Brenner | Democrat | January 7, 2002 – January 4, 2010 | |
| 26 | 24 | Kim Bracey | Democrat | January 4, 2010 – January 2, 2018 | First black mayor[2] |
| 27 | 25 | Michael Helfrich | Democrat | January 2, 2018 – January 5, 2026 | Ran as a Republican[4] |
| 28 | 26 | Sandie Walker | Democrat | January 5, 2026 – present |