List of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Anchorage
Flag of Anchorage, Alaska
Seal of Anchorage, Alaska
Incumbent Suzanne LaFrance since July 1, 2024
Term length	3 years
Formation	November 26, 1920
First holder	Leopold David

Former mayor David Bronson

Anchorage, Alaska, is a big city in the United States. Like many cities, it has a leader called a mayor. The mayor helps run the city and makes important decisions.

Anchorage officially became a city on November 23, 1920. Later, in January 1964, a larger area around the city, called the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, was created. These two parts joined together on September 15, 1975. This new, combined government is known as the Municipality of Anchorage.

Today, the mayor of Anchorage is chosen in an election where candidates do not run as part of a political party. They serve for three years. A mayor can only be elected for two terms in office.

Who Has Been Mayor of Anchorage?
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Who Has Been Mayor of Anchorage?

This section lists the people who have served as mayor of Anchorage. The role of mayor has changed over time as the city grew.

Early Mayors of Anchorage City

Before Anchorage became a larger, unified government, it was just a city. Here are the people who led the city of Anchorage from 1920 until 1975.

No.	Name	Term start	Term end
1	Leopold David	November 26, 1920	April 11, 1923
2	M. Joseph Conroy	April 11, 1923	October 8, 1924
3	Charles Bush	October 8, 1924	January 1, 1926
4	Chris M. Eckmann	January 1, 1926	May 9, 1927
5	Will Clayson	May 9, 1927	April 9, 1928
6	Grant Reed	April 9, 1928	April 10, 1929
7	James Delaney	April 10, 1929	April 11, 1932
8	Oscar S. Gill	April 11, 1932	April 7, 1933
9	Thomas J. McCroskey	April 7, 1933	January 1, 1934
10	Oscar S. Gill	January 1, 1934	April 11, 1936
11	Herbert E. Brown	April 11, 1936	April 12, 1937
12	Joseph H. Romig	April 12, 1937	April 11, 1938
13	Herbert E. Brown	April 11, 1938	April 8, 1940
14	George Vaara	April 8, 1940	April 9, 1941
15	William Alex Stolt	April 9, 1941	April 10, 1944
16	Ray Wolfe	April 10, 1944	April 9, 1945
17	John E. Manders	April 9, 1945	March 18, 1946
-	Winfield Ervin Jr. (Acting)	March 19, 1946	April 8, 1946
18	Francis C. Bowden	April 8, 1946	April 12, 1948
19	Zachariah J. Loussac	April 12, 1948	October 8, 1951
20	Maynard L. Taylor Jr.	October 8, 1951	October 12, 1955
21	Ken Hinchey	October 12, 1955	May 1, 1956
22	Anton Anderson	May 1, 1956	October 21, 1958
-	Hewitt Lounsbury (Acting)	October 21, 1958	October 7, 1959
23	George Byer	October 7, 1959	October 9, 1961
24	George Sharrock	October 9, 1961	October 12, 1964
25	Elmer E. Rasmuson	October 12, 1964	October 9, 1967
26	George M. Sullivan	October 9, 1967	September 16, 1975

Leaders of the Greater Anchorage Area Borough

The Greater Anchorage Area Borough was a separate government that covered a wider region around Anchorage. It had its own leaders before joining with the city.

Image	Name	Term start	Term end
	John Asplund (1913–1994)	January 1964	October 3, 1972
	Jack Roderick (1926–2020)	October 3, 1972	September 16, 1975

Mayors of the Unified Anchorage Government

Since September 15, 1975, Anchorage has been governed as a single "Municipality." Here are the mayors who have led this unified government.

No.	Name	Term start	Term end
1	George M. Sullivan	September 16, 1975	December 31, 1981	Republican
2	Tony Knowles	January 1, 1982	December 31, 1987	Democratic
3	Tom Fink	January 1, 1988	June 30, 1994	Republican
4	Rick Mystrom	July 1, 1004	June 30, 2000	Republican
5	George Wuerch	July 1, 2000	June 30, 2003	Republican
6	Mark Begich	July 1, 2003	January 3, 2009	Democratic
-	Matt Claman (Acting)	January 3, 2009	July 1, 2009	Democratic
7	Daniel A. Sullivan	July 2, 2009	June 30, 2015	Republican
8	Ethan Berkowitz	July 1, 2015	October 23, 2020	Democratic
-	Austin Quinn-Davidson (Acting)	October 23, 2020	July 1, 2021	Independent
9	Dave Bronson	July 1, 2021	July 1, 2024	Republican
10	Suzanne LaFrance	July 1, 2024	Incumbent	Independent