List of mayors of Cincinnati

The mayor of Cincinnati is recognized as the official head and representative of the city for all purposes. There have been seventy-six mayors of Cincinnati. The first mayor was David Ziegler, who took office in 1802. The current mayor is Aftab Pureval, who was elected on November 2, 2021, and took office at noon on January 4, 2022.

Mayor of Cincinnati
Seal of Cincinnati, Ohio
Flag of Cincinnati, Ohio
Incumbent
Aftab Pureval
since January 4, 2022
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years; may serve two consecutive terms; renewable once
Inaugural holderDavid Ziegler
Formation1802
SuccessionVice Mayor of Cincinnati
Salary$121,291
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor
George Puchta was mayor from 1916 to 1917

Executive powers

The mayor shall preside over all meetings of the Cincinnati City Council. The mayor may call a special meeting of the council, but may not have a vote in the council. The mayor has the power to propose legislation for debate among the council. The mayor shall appoint and may remove the vice-mayor and the chair of all committees of the council without the advice and consent of the council.

The mayor of Cincinnati shall be recognized as the official head and representative of the city for all purposes, except as provided otherwise in the city charter of Cincinnati. The mayor may appoint a city manager upon an affirmative vote of five members of the city council following the mayor's recommendation.

The mayor delivers an annual address to the council and citizens of the city reporting on the state of the city and making recommendations for the establishment and achievement of future city goals.

In time of public danger or emergency, the mayor, with the consent of the council, may take command of the police, maintain order and enforce the law.

Succession

In the event of the death, removal or resignation of the mayor, the Vice Mayor of Cincinnati shall succeed to the office of mayor in accordance with the city charter. The current vice mayor of Cincinnati is Jan Michelle Kearney.

History

Until the charter of 1815, the president of the council served as equivalent of mayor. Two sources agree on the list of presidents:[1][2]

Prior to 1925 (and since 1999) the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio was elected in a separate, partisan election.

In 1924, the Charter Party, a local third-party, was founded. It has elected members of the city council and mayors. Until 1961, many Democrats ran as Charterites. The party focuses exclusively on local government; thus, many Charterites switch to a major party when seeking office outside Cincinnati.

From 1925 through 1998, the mayor was chosen by the city council from among its nine members.

In 1971, a coalition of two parties, the Democrats and the Charterites, worked out a power-sharing plan, which, starting in 1973, resulted in a rotating mayorship. After a few years of rotation, they decided that the city council member who received the most votes in the election would automatically become mayor.

In 1999, Charlie Luken became the first mayor to take office under a restored system of direct mayoral election.

Mayor firsts

In 1900, Julius Fleischmann became the youngest mayor of Cincinnati at the age of 28 years.

In 1954, Dorothy N. Dolbey became the first female mayor of the City of Cincinnati.

In 2006, Mark Mallory was the first directly elected African-American Mayor of Cincinnati.

On November 2, 2021, Aftab Pureval was elected the first Asian American mayor of Cincinnati. Mayor Pureval is the 70th and current mayor of Cincinnati.

List of mayors
DatesImageNameLife datesPartyElected by
1802–1803David Ziegler1748–1811no partypublic
1803–1804Joseph Prince no partypublic
1805–1806James Findlay1770–1835no partypublic
1807John S. Gano  public
1807Martin Baum1765–1831 public
1808–1809Daniel Symmes1772–1827 public
1810–1811James Findlay (2nd)1770–1835 public
1812Martin Baum (2nd)1765–1831 public
1813William Stanley  public
1814Samuel W. Davies1776–1843 public
1815–1819William Corry1779–1833 public
1819–1831Isaac G. Burnet1784–1856 public
1831–1833Elisha Hotchkiss1778–1858Democraticpublic
1833–1843Samuel W. Davies1776–1843Whigpublic
1843–1851Henry E. Spencer1807–1882Whigpublic
1851–1853Mark P. Taylor Democraticpublic
1853–1855David T. Snelbaker1804–1867Democraticpublic
1855–1857James J. Faran1808–1892Democraticpublic
1857–1859Nicholas W. Thomas1810–1864Whigpublic
1859–1861Richard M. Bishop1812–1893Democraticpublic
1861–1863George Hatch Democraticpublic
1863–1866Leonard A. Harris1824–1890Republicanpublic
1866–1869Charles F. Wilstach1818–1882Republicanpublic
1869–1871John F. Torrence1819–1883Republicanpublic
1871–1873S. S. Davis1817–1896Republicanpublic
1873–1877George W. C. Johnston1828–1879Democraticpublic
1877–1879Robert M. Moore1816–1880Republicanpublic
1879–1881Charles Jacob Jr.1834–1913Republicanpublic
1881–1883William F. Means Democraticpublic
1883–1885Thomas J. Stephens1823–1892Democraticpublic
1885–1889Amor Smith Jr.1840–1915Republicanpublic
1889–1894John B. Mosby1845–1928Republicanpublic
1894–1897John A. Caldwell1852–1927Republicanpublic
1897–1900Gustav Tafel1830–1908Democraticpublic
1900–1905Julius Fleischmann1871–1925Republicanpublic
1906–1907Edward J. Dempsey1858–1929Democraticpublic
1908–1909Leopold Markbreit1842–1909Republicanpublic
1909John Galvin1862–1922Republicanpublic
1910–1911Louis Schwab1850–1926Republicanpublic
1912–1913Henry Thomas Hunt1879–1956Democraticpublic
1914–1915Frederick S. Spiegel1855–1925Republicanpublic
1916–1917George Puchta1860–1937Republicanpublic
1918–1921John Galvin (2nd)1862–1922Republicanpublic
1922–1925George Carrel1865–1949Republicanpublic
1926–1929Murray Seasongood1878–1983Charteritecouncil
1930–1937Russell Wilson1876–1946Charteritecouncil
1938–1947James G. Stewart1880–1959Republicancouncil
1947–1948Carl W. Rich1898–1972Republicancouncil
1948–1951Albert D. Cash1897–1952Democraticcouncil
1951–1953Carl W. Rich (2nd)1898–1972Republicancouncil
1953–1954Edward N. Waldvogel1894–1954Charteritecouncil
1954Dorothy N. Dolbey1908–1991Charteritecouncil
1954Carl W. Rich (3rd)1898–1972Republicancouncil
1955–1957Charles Phelps Taft II1897–1983Republicancouncil
1957–1960Donald D. Clancy1921–2007Republicancouncil
1960–1967Walton H. Bachrach1904–1989Republicancouncil
1967–1971Eugene P. Ruehlmann1925–2013Republicancouncil
1971Willis D. Gradison Jr.1928–Republicancouncil
1971–1972Thomas A. Luken1925–2018Democraticcouncil
1972–1975Theodore M. Berry1905–2000Charteritecouncil
1975–1976Bobbie L. Sterne1919–2017Charteritecouncil
1976–1977James T. Luken1921–1979Democraticcouncil
1977–1978Jerry Springer1944–2023Democraticcouncil
1978–1979Bobbie L. Sterne (2nd)1919–2017Charteritecouncil
1979–1980J. Kenneth Blackwell1948–Charteritecouncil
1980–1982David S. Mann1939–Democraticcouncil
1982–1983Thomas B. Brush1934–Charteritecouncil
1983–1984Arnold L. Bortz1946–Charteritecouncil
1984–1991Charles J. Luken1951–Democraticcouncil
1991David S. Mann (2nd)1939–Democraticcouncil
1991–1993Dwight Tillery1948–Democraticcouncil
1993–1999Roxanne Qualls1953–Democraticcouncil
1999–2005Charles J. Luken (2nd)1951–Democraticpublic
2006–2013Mark Mallory1962–Democraticpublic
2013–2022John Cranley1974–Democraticpublic
2022–presentAftab Pureval1982–Democraticpublic

See also

References
  1. Greve, Charles Theodore (1904). Centennial history of Cincinnati and representative citizens. Vol. 1. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Company. p. 438.
  2. Goss, Charles Frederic (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788–1912. Vol. 1. Cincinnati: S J Clarke Publishing Company. p. 96.
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