List of mayors of Long Beach, California

This is a list of mayors of Long Beach, California.

Mayor of Long Beach
Seal of Long Beach
Flag of Long Beach
Incumbent Rex Richardson since December 20, 2022
Term length	Four years (two terms with unlimited opportunities to run as a write-in candidate to a maximum of three terms within a lifetime)
Precursor	President of the Board of Trustees
Inaugural holder	Charles H. Windham
Website	longbeach.gov/mayor/

The current mayor is Rex Richardson who has been in office since December 20, 2022.^[1] He is the first black person to hold the position.

History

Prior its creation, the equivalent to the office of mayor was referred to as the President of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was officially created in 1908, following the completion of the new city charter. Until 1988, the mayor was indirectly elected by the city council from amongst themselves. The first mayor to be directly elected was Ernie Kell in 1988.^[2]

List of Mayors

Term	Image	Name
1908 – 1912		Charles H. Windham
1912 – 1914		Ira S. Hatch
1914 – 1915		Louis N. Whealton
1915 – 1921		William T. Lisenby
1921 – 1924		Charles A. Buffum
1924 – 1926		Ray R. Clark
1926 – 1927		Fillmore Condit
1927 – 1930		Oscar Hauge
1930 – 1933		Asa E. Fickling
1933 – 1934		M. E. Paddock
1934 – 1936		Carl Fletcher
1936 – 1938		Thomas M. Eaton
1938 – 1939		Clarence E. Wagner
1939 – 1942		Francis H. Gentry
1942 – 1945		Clarence E. Wagner
1945 – 1947		Herbert E. Lewis
1947 – 1953		Burton W. Chace
1953 – 1954		Lyman B. Sutter
1954 – 1957		George Vermillion
1957 – 1960		Ray C. Kealer
1960 – 1975		Edwin W. Wade
1975 – 1980		Thomas Clark
1980 – 1982		Eunice Sato
1982 – 1984		Thomas Clark
1984 – 1994		Ernie Kell
1994 – 2006		Beverly O'Neill
2006 – 2014		Robert "Bob" Foster
2014 – 2022		Robert Garcia
2022 – Present		Rex Richardson

See also

• Timeline of Long Beach, California

References

1. "Mayor". longbeach.gov.
2. "History". longbeach.gov.

External links

• Longbeach.gov: History of the mayors of Long Beach