Mayor of Santa Rosa

The mayor of Santa Rosa is the executive head of the city of Santa Rosa, California. Under Santa Rosa's council–manager government, the mayor serves as presiding officer of the Santa Rosa City Council, while the city manager serves as administrative head of the city government. The mayor is elected by the council to a single two-year term. The city manager is also elected by the council, but is not term-limited.

Powers of the mayor

Per the city charter, the mayor has the power and authority:

Powers of the city manager

Per the city charter, the city manager has the power and duties:

List of mayors

1876–1878: Edward Neblett

1878: George A. Johnson

1878–1880: T. J. Proctor

1880–1884: James P. Clarke

1884–1886: Thomas Rutledge

1886–1888: A. P. Overton

1888–1889: H. P. Byington

1889–1890: J. F. Smith

1890–1892: T. J. Brooke

1892–1896: E. F. Woodward

1896–1898: J. W. Jesse

1898–1902: James S. Sweet

1902–1904: M. J. Bower

1904–1908: John P. Overton (first term)

1908–1910: James H. Gray

1910–1912: James R. Edwards

1912–1914: Jack L. Mercier

1914–1916: Charles E. Lee

1916–1920: James C. Mailer

1920–1922: W. E. Rutherford

1922–1924: Lawrence Adam Pressley

1924: Newton B. Kinley

1924–1926: Charles O. Dunbar

1926–1928: John P. Overton (second term)

1928–1938: George R. Cadan

1938–1942: Robert Madison (first term)

1942–1944: Ernest A. Eymann

1944–1946: Robert Madison (second term)

1946–1948: Obert Pederson

1948–1949: James M. Daw

1949–1950: Robert L. Bishop

1950–1951: Ward H. von Tillow

1951–1952: Jerome M. Kushins

1952–1953: Alex McCluskey

1953–1954: Leon Reynaud

1955–1956: Karl F. Stolting

1956–1957: Holgar A. Jensen

1957–1958: Kenneth R. Mitchell

1958–1959: Charles P. Toohey

1959–1960: Jack Ryerson

1960–1961: James Logan Smith

1961–1962: Alan M. Charvoz

1962–1963: Charles P. Toohey

1963–1964: Jack Ryerson

1964–1965: Robert Tuttle

1965–1966: Charles Le Menager

1966–1967: Charles DeMeo

1967–1968: Hugh B. Codding

1968–1969: Louis E. Meyers

1969–1970: Jack Ryerson

1970–1971: Gerald M. Poznanovich (first term)

1971–1973: John H. Downey Jr. (first term)

1973–1974: Gregory Jones Jr.

1974–1975: John H. Downey Jr. (second term)

1975–1976: Murray Zatman

1976–1977: Gerald M. Poznanovich (second term)

1977–1978: Clement Guggiana

1978–1979: Donna Born (first term)

1979–1980: Jack Healy

1980–1981: Jerry Wilhelm

1981–1982: Bill Barone

1982–1983: Donna Born (second term)

1983–1984: Jack Healy

1984–1985: Schuyler Jeffries

1985–1986: Ritch Burkart

1986–1987: Nanci Burton

1987–1988: Dave Berto

1988-1990: Mark Hulsman

1995-1998: Sharon Wright (first two terms)

1998-2000: Janet Condron

2002-2004: Sharon Wright (second term)

2004-2006: Jane Bender

2006-2007: Bob Blanchard

2007-2010: Susan Gorin

2010-2012: Ernesto Olivares

2012-2014: Scott Bartley

2014-2016: John Sawyer

2016–2018: Chris Coursey

2018–2020: Tom Schwedhelm

2020–2022: Chris Rogers

2022–2024: Natalie Rogers

2024–present: Mark Stapp

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