List of mayors of Newark, New Jersey Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Newark
Incumbent Ras Baraka since July 1, 2014
Style	His Honor
Residence	Private
Term length	Four years; may serve consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	William Halsey
Formation	1836
Salary	$130,721 in 2015
Website	Office of the Mayor (Official): https://www.newarknj.gov/city-mayor

The mayor of Newark is like the main boss of the city government in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Think of them as the leader of the city's "executive branch," which is the part of government that carries out laws and manages daily city operations.

The mayor has important jobs, such as:

Making sure the city's rules, called ordinances, and its main governing document, the municipal charter, are followed.
Creating the city's yearly budget, which is a plan for how the city will spend its money.
Choosing people to help run the city, like deputy mayors and heads of different city departments.
Approving or saying "no" (vetoing) new rules passed by the Municipal Council, which is like the city's law-making group.

Newark, New Jersey, started way back in 1666. It officially became a city in 1836. Today, Newark is run using a special system called the Mayor-Council Plan C. This system gives the mayor a lot of power to lead the city.

The mayor of Newark is chosen by the people in an election every four years. These elections are "nonpartisan," meaning candidates don't run as part of a political party like Democrats or Republicans. They are held on the second Tuesday in May. The current mayor, Ras Baraka, was first elected on May 13, 2014.

Newark's Mayors: A Look Back

Mayors of Newark up to 1916

Newark has had many mayors since it became a city. Here's a list of the people who have served in this important role:

#	Mayor	Term start	Term end		Notes
1	William Halsey	1836	April 13, 1837	Whig	Newark's very first mayor.
2	Theodore Frelinghuysen	April 13, 1837	1838	Whig
3	James Miller	1838	1840	Whig
4	Oliver Spencer Halstead	1840	1841	Whig
5	William Wright	1841	1843	Whig
6	Stephen Dod	1844	April 3, 1845	Whig
7	Isaac Baldwin	April 3, 1845	April 21, 1846	Whig
8	Beach Vanderpool	April 21, 1846	1848	Whig
9	James Miller	1848	January 7, 1851	Whig
10	James M. Quinby	January 7, 1851	January 3, 1854	Whig
11	Horace J. Poinier	January 3, 1854	1857	Whig
12	Moses Bigelow	1857	1864	Democratic
13	Theodore Runyon	1864	1866	Democratic
14	Thomas Baldwin Peddie	1866	Jan 4, 1870	Republican
15	Frederick William Ricord	Jan 4, 1870	Jan 6, 1874	Republican
16	Nehemiah Perry	Jan 6, 1874	Jan 4, 1876	Democratic
17	Henry J. Yates	Jan 4, 1876	January 6, 1880	Republican
18	William H. F. Fiedler	January 6, 1880	January 3, 1882	Democratic
19	Henry Lang	January 3, 1882	January 8, 1884	Republican
20	Joseph E. Haynes	January 8, 1884	May 7, 1894	Democratic
21	Julius A. Lebkuecher	May 7, 1894	May 1, 1896	Republican
22	James M. Seymour	May 1, 1896	January 1, 1903	Democratic
23	Henry Meade Doremus	January 1, 1903	January 1, 1907	Republican
24	Jacob Haussling	January 1, 1907	January 1, 1915	Democratic
25	Thomas Lynch Raymond	January 1, 1915	Nov 20, 1917	Republican
26	Charles P. Gillen	Nov 20, 1917	May 17, 1921	Democratic
27	Alexander Archibald	May 17, 1921	Feb 11, 1922	Democratic	Term ended when he passed away.
28	Frederick C. Breidenbach	Feb 11, 1922	May 19, 1925	Republican	Chosen by the city board after Archibald's death.
29	Thomas Lynch Raymond	May 19, 1925	Oct 6, 1928	Republican	Term ended when he passed away.
30	Jerome T. Congleton	Oct 22, 1928	May 16, 1933	Republican	Appointed after Raymond's death.
31	Meyer C. Ellenstein	May 16, 1933	May 19, 1941	Republican
32	Vincent J. Murphy	May 19, 1941	May 17, 1949	Democratic
33	Ralph A. Villani	May 17, 1949	May 15, 1953	Republican
34	Leo P. Carlin	May 15, 1953	July 1, 1962	Democratic
35	Hugh Joseph Addonizio	July 1, 1962	July 1, 1970	Democratic
36	Kenneth Allen Gibson	July 1, 1970	July 1, 1986	Democratic	The first African-American Mayor of Newark. He was also the first African American elected mayor of any major city in the Northeastern United States.
37	Sharpe James	July 1, 1986	July 1, 2006	Democratic	Served for 20 years.
38	Cory Booker	July 1, 2006	October 31, 2013	Democratic	Later became a U.S. Senator.
39	Luis A. Quintana	November 4, 2013	July 1, 2014	Democratic	Became acting mayor after Cory Booker left to become a U.S. Senator.
40	Ras Baraka	July 1, 2014	Incumbent	Democratic	The current mayor of Newark.

List of mayors of Newark, New Jersey facts for kids

Newark's Mayors: A Look Back

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