List of mayors of Tukwila, Washington facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mayor of Tukwila |
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Incumbent
Thomas McLeod since January 1, 2024 |
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| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Joel Shomaker |
| Formation | June 23, 1908 |
| Website | http://www.tukwilawa.gov/mayor/ |
This is a list of mayors of Tukwila, Washington. In 1908, Tukwila was incorporated as a city. Joel Shomaker, the first mayor, was integral in the movement towards incorporation. Jim Haggerton was elected mayor in 2007 and assumed office on January 1, 2008. Reelected to a second term in 2011, he has announced that he will not run for a third.
History
Tukwila was incorporated on June 23, 1908, with Joel Shomaker as mayor. Shomaker, farm editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, had pushed for the city to be incorporated and planned the newspaper contest that decided the city's name. Many mayors have had a lasting legacy in Tukwila, where Strander, Minkler, and Baker Boulevards are named after mayors who served in the middle of the twentieth century.
Duties
As an optional municipal code city, Tukwila is governed by Title 35A of the Revised Code of Washington. As a mayor-council government, the mayor provides over all city council meetings, breaks tied votes, reports as to the city's finances, and prepares the budget. The mayor has the right to veto ordinances, but that veto can be overridden by a 50%-plus-two majority of the city council.
List of mayors
| # | Name | Term began | Term ended |
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| 1 | Joel Shomaker | June 23, 1908 | December 31, 1909 |
| 2 | Ernest Engel | January 1, 1910 | December 31, 1911 |
| 3 | Jacob Guntert | January 1, 1912 | January 14, 1913 |
| 4 | John Hall | January 14, 1913 | December 31, 1914 |
| 5 | Sylvanus Harlow Stevens | January 1, 1915 | December 31, 1918 |
| 6 | Edward F. Greene | January 1, 1919 | December 31, 1924 |
| 7 | George C. Bergquist | January 1, 1925 | December 31, 1927 |
| 8 | John R. Walkup | January 1, 1928 | June 5, 1933 |
| 9 | John P. Walkup | June 5, 1933 | June 2, 1947 |
| 10 | Charles Baker | June 2, 1947 | April 2, 1962 |
| 11 | John Strander (1924–1998) |
April 2, 1962 | December 31, 1967 |
| 12 | Stanley Minkler | January 1, 1968 | December 31, 1971 |
| 13 | Frank Todd (1923–2004) |
January 1, 1972 | December 31, 1975 |
| 14 | Edgar Bauch (1924–2004) |
January 1, 1976 | December 31, 1979 |
| 15 | Frank Todd (1923–2004) |
December 1, 1980 | July 15, 1982 |
| 16 | Gary VanDusen (1941–) |
July 15, 1982 | December 31, 1991 |
| 17 | John W. Rants | January 1, 1992 | December 31, 1999 |
| 18 | Steve Mullett (1943–2017) |
January 1, 2000 | December 31, 2007 |
| 19 | Jim Haggerton | January 1, 2008 | December 31, 2015 |
| 20 | Allan Ekberg (1959–) |
January 1, 2016 | December 31, 2023 |
| 21 | Thomas McLeod | January 1, 2024 | Present |
