List of mayors of Sacramento, California facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Sacramento
Flag of the City of Sacramento
Seal of the City of Sacramento
Incumbent Kevin McCarty since December 10, 2024
Formation	1849
First holder	William Stout

The mayor is the main leader of a city. They help make important decisions and guide the city's future. This article lists all the people who have been mayor of Sacramento, California.

Sacramento became a city a long time ago. Its first city leaders met on August 1, 1849. The people of Sacramento then voted for the city's official rules on October 13, 1849. The State of California officially recognized these rules on February 27, 1850. Sacramento officially became an incorporated city on March 18, 1850.

Sacramento's Mayors: A Historical List

This table shows all the mayors who have served Sacramento. It includes when they started and finished their time in office.

List of mayors of Sacramento

#	Image	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Interesting Facts
1		William Stout	1849		He was in office for only three weeks.
2		Albert Maver Winn	1849
3		Hardin Bigelow	April 1, 1850	November 1850	He was the first mayor chosen by election in Sacramento.
4		James Richmond Hardenberg	November 1850	1851
5		C. I. Hutchinson	1852
6		James Richmond Hardenberg	1853		He served a second time.
7		R. P. Johnson	1854
8		James Lawrence English	1855		He later became the Treasurer for the State of California.
9		Benjamin Barnard Redding	1856	1857	He was born in Canada.
10		Joseph P. Dyer	1857
11		Henry Lambard Nichols	1858		He later served as the Secretary of State of California.
12		William Shattuck	1859	1862
13		Charles Heman	1863	1871
14		Christopher Green	1872	1877
15		Jabez Turner	1878	1880	He was elected as part of the State Workingmen's ticket.
16		John Q. Brown	1881	1887	His son, also named John Q. Brown, later became mayor too.
17		Eugene J. Gregory	1887	1888
18		William D. Comstock	1889	1892
19		Bernard U. Steinman	1893	1895	He was the first Jewish mayor of Sacramento.
20		Cyrus H. Hubbard	1896	1897
21		William Land	1898	1899
22		George H. Clark	1900	1903
23		William J. Hassett	1904	1905
24		Marshall R. Beard	1906	1907
25		Clinton L. White	1908	1909
26		Marshall R. Beard	1910	1912	He served a second time.
27		Michael J. Burke	1912	1915
28		Gustavaus C. Simmons	1915	1916
29		Daniel W. Carmichael	1916	1918
30		John Q. Brown	1918	1920	He was the son of a previous mayor, also named John Q. Brown.
31		Charles A. Bliss	1920	1921
32		Albert Elkus	1921	1925	He was the first mayor born within Sacramento city limits.
33		Alexander E. Goddard	1926	1927
34		Ralph E. Conley	1928	1928	He left office on October 15, 1928.
35		Martin I. Welsh	1928	1930	He later ran for Lieutenant Governor of California.
36		C. H. S. Bidwell	1930	1933
37		Thomas P. Scollan	1934	1935
38		Arthur D. Ferguson	1936	1937
39		Thomas B. Monk	1938	1945
40		George L. Klumpp	1946	1947
41		Belle Cooledge	1948	1949	She was the first female mayor of Sacramento.
42		Bert E. Geisreiter	1950	1951
43		Leslie E. Wood	1952	1953
44		William A. Hicks	1954		He left office during his term.
45		H. H. Hendren	1954	1955
46		Clarence L. Azevedo	1956	1959
47		James B. McKenney	1960	1965
48		Walter Christensen	1966	1967
49		Richard H. Marriott	1968	1975
50		Phil Isenberg	1975	1982	He later served in the California State Assembly.
51		R. Burnett Miller	1983
52		Anne Rudin	1983	January 2, 1993	She was the first woman elected by the people to be mayor of Sacramento.
53		Joe Serna, Jr.	January 2, 1993	November 7, 1999	He was the first Hispanic-American mayor. He passed away while in office.
Vacant			November 7, 1999	December 14, 1999	The position was empty for a short time.
–		Jimmie R. Yee (interim)	December 14, 1999	November 27, 2000	He served as a temporary mayor and was the first Asian-American mayor.
54		Heather Fargo	November 27, 2000	December 2, 2008	She was the second woman elected mayor in Sacramento.
55		Kevin Johnson	December 2, 2008	December 13, 2016	He was the first African-American mayor and a former NBA basketball player.
56		Darrell Steinberg	December 13, 2016	December 10, 2024
57		Kevin McCarty	December 10, 2024	Incumbent	He is the current mayor of Sacramento.

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