List of mayors of Spokane

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The mayor of Spokane is the chief executive of city government in Spokane, Washington, the 96th largest city in the United States. The mayor oversees the management and administration of various local government departments. Historically, the mayor of Spokane has had different powers under different forms of government. From its founding until 1960, Spokane used a commission system. On March 8, 1960, voters overwhelmingly approved the adoption of a city manager system, which gave the role of city manager most powers.[1][2] In 2001, Spokane switched to the currently used strong mayor form of government, giving more power to the mayor as chief executive.

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Lisa Brown
since January 2, 2024
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Pre-strong mayor system (1881–2001)

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# Photo Mayor Term start Term end
1 Robert W. Forrest 1881 1882[3][4]
2 James N. Glover 1883 1884[3][4][5][6]
3 Anthony M. Cannon 1885 1886[7][3][4]
4 William H. Taylor 1887 1888[3][4]
5 Jacob Hoover 1888 1889[3][4]
6 Francis M. Tull 1889 1889
7 Isaac S. Kaufman 1889 1889[3][4]
8 Fred Furth 1889 1890[3][4]
9 Charles F. Clough 1890 1891[3][8][4][5][6]
10 David B. Fotheringham 1891 1892[3][4][5][6]
11 Daniel M. Drumheller 1892 1893[3][4][5][6]
12 Edward L. Powell 1893 1894[3][4]
13 Horatio N. Belt 1894 1896[3][4]
14 Elmer D. Olmsted 1897 1898[3][8][4]
15 James M. Comstock 1898 1901[3][4]
16 Patrick S. Byrne 1901 1903[3]
17 L. Frank Boyd 1903 1905[3]
18 Floyd L. Daggett 1905–1907[3][8]
19 C. Herbert Moore 1907 1909[3][8][5][6]
20 Nelson S. Pratt 1909 1911[3]
21 William J. Hindley 1911 1913[3][9][5][6]
22 Charles M. Fassett 1914 1916[10][5][6]
23 Charles A. Fleming 1916 1917[5][6]
24 Charles M. Fassett 1918 1920
25 Charles A. Fleming 1920 1929
26 Leonard Funk 1929 1935
27 Arthur W. Burch 1935 1937
28 Frank G. Sutherlin (Sr.) 1937 1945
29 Otto A. Dirkes 1945 1946
30 Arthur Meehan 1945 1955
31 Willard Taft 1955 1958[11]
32 Frank G. Sutherlin (Jr.) 1958 1960[12]
33 Kenneth Lawson 1960 1960
34 Neal R. Fosseen 1960 1967
35 David H. Rodgers 1967 1978
36 Ron Bair 1978 1982
37 James Everett Chase 1982 1986
38 Vicki McNeill 1986 1990
39 Sheri S. Barnard 1990 1994
40 Jack Geraghty 1994 1998
41 John Talbott 1998 2000
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Strong mayor system (2001–present)

Spokane adopted the "strong mayor" form of government in January 2001.

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42 John Powers December 28, 2000[13] – December 23, 2003 Democratic[14] 2000 Elected to a truncated term of three years due to the switch to the strong mayor system.[15]
43
James E. West December 23, 2003[16] – December 16, 2005 Republican 2003 Recalled in 2005 over allegations of sexual abuse.[17]
44
Dennis P. Hession December 16, 2005 – November 27, 2007[18] Democratic — Appointed by the city council as mayor following West's recall in 2005.[19]
45
Mary Verner November 27, 2007[18] – December 30, 2011 Democratic 2007
46 David Condon December 30, 2011[20] – December 30, 2019 Republican 2011
2015
47 Nadine Woodward December 30, 2019[21] – January 2, 2024 Republican 2019
48 Lisa Brown January 2, 2024 – present Democratic 2023
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Per the Washington State Constitution, mayors are technically nonpartisan, but mayors still often associate with political parties.

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