Mayor of Cincinnati | |
---|---|
Seal of Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Flag of Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years; may serve two consecutive terms; renewable once |
Inaugural holder | David Ziegler |
Formation | 1802 |
Succession | Vice Mayor of Cincinnati |
Salary | $121,291 |
Website | Office of the: Mayor |
The mayor of Cincinnati is: recognized as theββofficial 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."
Executive powersβ»
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 powerββto 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.
Successionβ»
In the event of the death, removal/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.
Historyβ»
Until the charter of 1815, the president of the council served as equivalent of mayor. Two sources agree on the list of presidents:
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 firstsβ»
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 mayorsβ»
Dates | Image | Name | Life dates | Party | Elected by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1802β1803 | David Ziegler | 1748β1811 | no party | public | |
1803β1804 | Joseph Prince | no party | public | ||
1805β1806 | James Findlay | 1770β1835 | no party | public | |
1807 | John S. Gano | public | |||
1807 | Martin Baum | 1765β1831 | public | ||
1808β1809 | Daniel Symmes | 1772β1827 | public | ||
1810β1811 | James Findlay (2nd) | 1770β1835 | public | ||
1812 | Martin Baum (2nd) | 1765β1831 | public | ||
1813 | William Stanley | public | |||
1814 | Samuel W. Davies | 1776β1843 | public | ||
1815β1819 | William Corry | 1779β1833 | public | ||
1819β1831 | Isaac G. Burnet | 1784β1856 | public | ||
1831β1833 | Elisha Hotchkiss | 1778β1858 | Democratic | public | |
1833β1843 | Samuel W. Davies | 1776β1843 | Whig | public | |
1843β1851 | Henry E. Spencer | 1807β1882 | Whig | public | |
1851β1853 | Mark P. Taylor | Democratic | public | ||
1853β1855 | David T. Snelbaker | 1804β1867 | Democratic | public | |
1855β1857 | James J. Faran | 1808β1892 | Democratic | public | |
1857β1859 | Nicholas W. Thomas | 1810β1864 | Whig | public | |
1859β1861 | Richard M. Bishop | 1812β1893 | Democratic | public | |
1861β1863 | George Hatch | Democratic | public | ||
1863β1866 | Leonard A. Harris | 1824β1890 | Republican | public | |
1866β1869 | Charles F. Wilstach | 1818β1882 | Republican | public | |
1869β1871 | John F. Torrence | 1819β1883 | Republican | public | |
1871β1873 | S. S. Davis | 1817β1896 | Republican | public | |
1873β1877 | George W. C. Johnston | 1828β1879 | Democratic | public | |
1877β1879 | Robert M. Moore | 1816β1880 | Republican | public | |
1879β1881 | Charles Jacob Jr. | 1834β1913 | Republican | public | |
1881β1883 | William F. Means | Democratic | public | ||
1883β1885 | Thomas J. Stephens | 1823β1892 | Democratic | public | |
1885β1889 | Amor Smith Jr. | 1840β1915 | Republican | public | |
1889β1894 | John B. Mosby | 1845β1928 | Republican | public | |
1894β1897 | John A. Caldwell | 1852β1927 | Republican | public | |
1897β1900 | Gustav Tafel | 1830β1908 | Democratic | public | |
1900β1905 | Julius Fleischmann | 1871β1925 | Republican | public | |
1906β1907 | Edward J. Dempsey | 1858β1929 | Democratic | public | |
1908β1909 | Leopold Markbreit | 1842β1909 | Republican | public | |
1909 | John Galvin | 1862β1922 | Republican | public | |
1910β1911 | Louis Schwab | 1850β1926 | Republican | public | |
1912β1913 | Henry Thomas Hunt | 1879β1956 | Democratic | public | |
1914β1915 | Frederick S. Spiegel | 1855β1925 | Republican | public | |
1916β1917 | George Puchta | 1860β1937 | Republican | public | |
1918β1921 | John Galvin (2nd) | 1862β1922 | Republican | public | |
1922β1925 | George Carrel | 1865β1949 | Republican | public | |
1926β1929 | Murray Seasongood | 1878β1983 | Charterite | council | |
1930β1937 | Russell Wilson | 1876β1946 | Charterite | council | |
1938β1947 | James G. Stewart | 1880β1959 | Republican | council | |
1947β1948 | Carl W. Rich | 1898β1972 | Republican | council | |
1948β1951 | Albert D. Cash | 1897β1952 | Democratic | council | |
1951β1953 | Carl W. Rich (2nd) | 1898β1972 | Republican | council | |
1953β1954 | Edward N. Waldvogel | 1894β1954 | Charterite | council | |
1954 | Dorothy N. Dolbey | 1908β1991 | Charterite | council | |
1954 | Carl W. Rich (3rd) | 1898β1972 | Republican | council | |
1955β1957 | Charles Phelps Taft II | 1897β1983 | Republican | council | |
1957β1960 | Donald D. Clancy | 1921β2007 | Republican | council | |
1960β1967 | Walton H. Bachrach | 1904β1989 | Republican | council | |
1967β1971 | Eugene P. Ruehlmann | 1925β2013 | Republican | council | |
1971 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. | 1928β | Republican | council | |
1971β1972 | Thomas A. Luken | 1925β2018 | Democratic | council | |
1972β1975 | Theodore M. Berry | 1905β2000 | Charterite | council | |
1975β1976 | Bobbie L. Sterne | 1919β2017 | Charterite | council | |
1976β1977 | James T. Luken | 1921β1979 | Democratic | council | |
1977β1978 | Jerry Springer | 1944β2023 | Democratic | council | |
1978β1979 | Bobbie L. Sterne (2nd) | 1919β2017 | Charterite | council | |
1979β1980 | J. Kenneth Blackwell | 1948β | Charterite | council | |
1980β1982 | David S. Mann | 1939β | Democratic | council | |
1982β1983 | Thomas B. Brush | 1934β | Charterite | council | |
1983β1984 | Arnold L. Bortz | 1946β | Charterite | council | |
1984β1991 | Charles J. Luken | 1951β | Democratic | council | |
1991 | David S. Mann (2nd) | 1939β | Democratic | council | |
1991β1993 | Dwight Tillery | 1948β | Democratic | council | |
1993β1999 | Roxanne Qualls | 1953β | Democratic | council | |
1999β2005 | Charles J. Luken (2nd) | 1951β | Democratic | public | |
2006β2013 | Mark Mallory | 1962β | Democratic | public | |
2013β2022 | John Cranley | 1974β | Democratic | public | |
2022βpresent | Aftab Pureval | 1982β | Democratic | public |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Greve, Charles Theodore (1904). Centennial history of Cincinnati and representative citizens. Vol. 1. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Company. p. 438.
- ^ Goss, Charles Frederic (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788β1912. Vol. 1. Cincinnati: S J Clarke Publishing Company. p. 96.