List of mayors of Orlando, Florida facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Orlando
Flag of the City of Orlando
Seal of the City of Orlando
Incumbent Buddy Dyer since March 1, 2003
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Orlando City Hall
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	William Jackson Brack
Formation	1875
Salary	$186,306

The city of Orlando, Florida, became an official city in 1875. The first person to hold the job of mayor was William Jackson Brack, who started in 1875. In Orlando, the mayor is chosen in a special kind of election called a nonpartisan election. This means that when people vote for mayor, the candidates don't have to say if they belong to a political party like Democrats or Republicans. They run based on their own ideas and plans for the city.

Who is the Current Mayor of Orlando?

The person who is mayor right now is Buddy Dyer. He was first chosen in a special election in February 2003. Mayor Dyer was then elected for his first full term in 2004. After a short break in 2005, he has been re-elected many times. He won elections in 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

Past Mayors of Orlando

Orlando has had many mayors since it became a city. Each mayor has helped shape the city over the years. Here is a list of all the people who have served as mayor of Orlando.

Mayors of Orlando, Florida (1875–present)

No.	Name	Portrait	Term Start	Term End
1	William Jackson Brack		1875	1876
2	John Howard Allen		1876	1877
3	James B. Parramore		1877	1878
4	Charles Henry Munger		1878	1879
5	William Hayden Reynolds		1879	1880
6	Robert L. Summerlin		1880	1881
7	Cassius Aurelius Boone		1881	1882
8	John Letcher Bryan		1882	1883
9	Matthew Robinson Marks		1883	1884
10	Ephraim J. Reel		1884	1885
11	E. Frank Sperry		1885	1887
12	Mahlon Gore		1887	1888
13	James Horace Smith		1888	1889
14	Willis Lucullus Palmer		1889	1890
15	William Henry Jewell		1890	1891
16	B. M. Robinson		1891	1893
17	Alex M. Hyer		1893	1894
18	James LeRoy Giles		1894	1896
19	Clarence Everett Howard		1896	1902
20	James LeRoy Giles		1902	1904
21	Braxton Beacham		1904	1906
22	William Henry Jewell		1906	1908
23	Foster Samuel Chipman		1908	1910
24	Charles Dennison Sweet		1910	1913
25	Eugene Goodman Duckworth		1913	5 March 1924
26	G. H. Sutherland		5 March 1924	2 April 1924
27	James LeRoy Giles		2 April 1924	2 January 1926
28	Latta Malette Autrey		2 January 1926	2 January 1929
29	James LeRoy Giles		2 January 1929	2 January 1932
30	Samuel Yulee Way		2 January 1932	2 January 1938
31	William Beardall		2 January 1938	2 January 1941
32	Bob Carr		2 January 1941	2 January 1953
33	J. Rolfe Davis		2 January 1953	2 January 1957
34	Carl T. Langford		2 January 1957	2 January 1969
35	Bill Frederick		2 January 1969	2 January 1981
36	Carl T. Langford		2 January 1981	2 January 1993
37	Glenda Hood		2 January 1993	25 February 2003
38	Buddy Dyer		25 February 2003	14 March 2005
39	Ernest Page		14 March 2005	28 April 2005
40	Buddy Dyer		28 April 2005	Incumbent

Important Moments in Mayoral History

• After Mayor Eugene Goodman Duckworth left office, city commissioner G. H. Sutherland became acting mayor for about four weeks. This happened until a special election could be held. Former mayor James LeRoy Giles won that special election and finished the rest of the term.
• Ernest Page was appointed as an interim (temporary) mayor for about six weeks in 2005. This was while Buddy Dyer was involved in an investigation related to the 2004 election. The questions against Mayor Dyer were later dropped, and he returned to his role as mayor on April 20, 2005.

See Also

• Timeline of Orlando, Florida