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List of mayors of Burlington, Vermont

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Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
Seal of Burlington
since April 1, 2024
Term length3 years (2 years prior to 2003)
Constituting instrumentBurlington City Charter
Formation1865
First holderAlbert L. Catlin
Salary$114,309.09 (FY 2021)[1]
Websitehttps://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Mayor

The following is a list of mayors of Burlington, Vermont.[2] The 43rd and current mayor is Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, elected in the 2024 Burlington mayoral election.[3][4]

Mayoral elections in Burlington have been held every three years since 2003.[5]

List of mayors

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No. Mayor Took office Left office Tenure Party Election
1 Albert L. Catlin
(c. 1809–1884)		 February 21, 1865 April 1, 1866 1 year, 39 days Republican 1865
2 Torrey E. Wales
(1820–1902)
1st time		 April 2, 1866 April 6, 1868 2 years, 4 days Republican 1866
1867
3 Phineas D. Ballou
(1823–1877)		 April 7, 1868 April 2, 1870 1 year, 360 days Republican 1868
1869
4 Daniel Chipman Linsley
(1827–1889)		 April 3, 1870 October 6, 1870[a] 186 days Democratic 1870
– Torrey E. Wales
(1820–1902)
2nd time
Acting		 October 6, 1870 April 2, 1871 178 days Republican –
5 Luther C. Dodge
(1821–1901)		 April 3, 1871 April 5, 1874 3 years, 2 days Republican 1871
1872
1873
6 Calvin H. Blodgett
(1827–1919)		 April 6, 1874 April 2, 1876 1 year, 362 days Democratic 1874
1875
7 Joseph D. Hatch
(1811–1898)		 April 3, 1876 April 1, 1883 6 years, 363 days Republican 1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
8 George H. Morse
(1839–1905)		 April 2, 1883 April 5, 1885 2 years, 3 days Republican 1883
1884
9 Urban A. Woodbury
(1838–1915)		 April 6, 1885 April 3, 1887 1 year, 362 days Republican 1885
1886
10 William W. Henry
(1831–1915)		 April 4, 1887 March 31, 1889 1 year, 361 days Republican 1887
1888
11 William A. Crombie
(1844–1914)		 April 1, 1889 April 5, 1891 2 years, 4 days Republican 1889
1890
12 Seneca Haselton
(1848–1921)		 April 6, 1891 April 2, 1894 2 years, 361 days Democratic 1891
1892
1893
13 William J. Van Patten
(1848–1920)		 April 3, 1894 April 5, 1896 2 years, 2 days Republican 1894
1895
14 Hamilton S. Peck
(1845–1933)		 April 6, 1896 April 4, 1898 1 year, 363 days Republican 1896
1897
15 Elliot M. Sutton
(1841–1908)		 April 4, 1898 April 3, 1899 364 days Democratic 1898
16 Robert Roberts
(1848–1939)
1st time		 April 3, 1899 March 31, 1901 1 year, 362 days Republican 1899
1900
17 Donly C. Hawley
(1855–1926)		 April 1, 1901 May 31, 1903[b] 2 years, 60 days Republican 1901
1902
1903[b]
18 James Edmund Burke
(1849–1943)
1st time		 June 1, 1903 March 31, 1907 3 years, 303 days Democratic 1903[b]
1904
1905
1906
19 Walter J. Bigelow
(1865–1935)		 April 1, 1907 April 4, 1909 2 years, 3 days Republican 1907
20 James Edmund Burke
(1849–1943)
2nd time		 April 5, 1909 April 2, 1911 1 year, 362 days Democratic 1909
21 Robert Roberts
(1848–1939)
2nd time		 April 3, 1911 April 6, 1913 2 years, 3 days Republican 1911
22 James Edmund Burke
(1849–1943)
3rd time		 April 7, 1913 April 4, 1915 1 year, 362 days Democratic 1913
23 Albert S. Drew
(1843–1920)		 April 5, 1915 April 1, 1917 1 year, 361 days Republican 1915
24 John Holmes Jackson
(1871–1944)
1st time		 April 2, 1917 April 5, 1925 8 years, 3 days Democratic 1917
1919
1921
1923
25 Clarence H. Beecher
(1877–1959)		 April 6, 1925 March 31, 1929 3 years, 359 days Republican 1925
1927
26 John Holmes Jackson
(1871–1944)
2nd time		 April 1, 1929 April 2, 1933 4 years, 1 day Democratic 1929
1931
27 James Edmund Burke
(1849–1943)
4th time		 April 3, 1933 March 31, 1935 1 year, 362 days Democratic 1933
28 Louis F. Dow
(1892–1964)		 April 1, 1935 June 4, 1939 4 years, 64 days Republican 1935
1937
29 John J. Burns
(1894–1984)		 June 5, 1939 May 31, 1948[c] 8 years, 361 days Democratic 1939
1941
1943
1945
1947
– John Edward Moran
(1897–1962)
Acting, then elected		 June 1, 1948 June 5, 1949 1 year, 4 days Democratic –
30 June 6, 1949 June 2, 1957 7 years, 361 days 1949
1951
1953
1955
31 C. Douglas Cairns
(1914–1985)		 June 3, 1957 June 1, 1959 1 year, 363 days Republican 1957
32 James E. Fitzpatrick
(1908–1967)		 June 1, 1959 June 5, 1961 2 years, 4 days Democratic 1959
33 Robert K. Bing
(1930–2023)		 June 5, 1961 June 3, 1963 1 year, 363 days Republican 1961
34 Edward A. Keenan
(1894–1970)		 June 3, 1963 June 7, 1965 2 years, 4 days Republican 1963
35 Francis J. Cain
(1922–2019)		 June 7, 1965 April 5, 1971 5 years, 302 days Democratic 1965
1967
1969
36 Gordon Paquette
(1916–1995)		 April 5, 1971 April 6, 1981 10 years, 1 day Democratic 1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
37 Bernie Sanders
(born 1941)		 April 6, 1981 April 4, 1989 7 years, 363 days Independent 1981
1983
1985
1987
38 Peter Clavelle
(born 1949)
1st time		 April 4, 1989 April 5, 1993 4 years, 1 day Progressive 1989
1991
39 Peter Brownell
(born 1948)		 April 5, 1993 April 3, 1995 1 year, 363 days Republican 1993
40 Peter Clavelle
(born 1949)
2nd time		 April 3, 1995 April 1, 2006 10 years, 363 days Progressive[d] 1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
41 Bob Kiss
(born 1947)		 April 1, 2006 April 1, 2012 6 years, 0 days Progressive 2006
2009
42 Miro Weinberger
(born 1970)		 April 2, 2012 April 1, 2024 11 years, 365 days Democratic 2012
2015
2018
2021
43 Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
(born 1980/1)		 April 1, 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 134 days Progressive 2024
  1. ↑ Linsley resigned to become assistant chief engineer of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
  2. 1 2 3 Hawley was originally declared the winner of the 1903 election. However, Burke challenged the results of the election in court, and the Vermont Supreme Court declared Burke the winner.
  3. ↑ Burns resigned to accept appointment as Burlington's postmaster.
  4. ↑ Clavelle briefly switched his party affiliation to the Democratic Party in order to contest the 2004 Vermont gubernatorial election.

Timeline

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The following is a graphical lifespan timeline of mayors of Burlington. They are listed in order of first assuming office (acting officeholders are not listed).

Emma Mulvaney-StanakMiro WeinbergerBob KissPeter BrownellPeter ClavelleBernie SandersGordon PaquetteFrancis J. CainEdward A. KeenanRobert K. BingJames E. FitzpatrickC. Douglas CairnsJohn Edward MoranJohn J. Burns (Vermont politician)Louis F. DowClarence H. BeecherJohn Holmes JacksonAlbert S. DrewWalter J. BigelowJames Edmund BurkeDonly C. HawleyRobert Roberts (American politician)Elliot M. SuttonHamilton S. PeckWilliam J. Van PattenSeneca HaseltonWilliam A. CrombieWilliam W. HenryUrban A. WoodburyGeorge H. MorseJoseph D. HatchCalvin H. BlodgettLuther C. DodgeDaniel Chipman LinsleyPhineas D. BallouTorrey E. WalesAlbert L. Catlin

References

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  1. ↑ Kunin, David, project manager (2022). City of Burlington, Vermont: Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2021 (PDF). Burlington, VT: Vantage Press. p. 93.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ 2021 Annual Financial Report, p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Emma Mulvaney-Stanak elected mayor of Burlington". Vermont Public. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ Tyler Boronski (March 20, 2024). "Progressives' impact growing within Burlington after Emma Mulvaney-Stanak wins mayoral election". Retrieved April 10, 2024. Earlier this month, on Town Meeting Day, The Progressive Party made some headway in Burlington. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak won the mayoral election over Democrat Joan Shannon.
  5. ↑ "Title 24 Appendix : Municipal Charters Chapter 003 : City Of Burlington : Subchapter 002 : Elections And City Meetings; City Elections". The Vermont Statutes Online. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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