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| The '''Mayor of the City of Dallas''' is the head of government for the city. The current mayor is The Honorable ], who has served as mayor for two consecutive terms since 2011 and is the 59th elected mayor to serve the position. | The '''Mayor of the City of Dallas''' is the head of government for the city. The current mayor is The Honorable ], who has served as mayor for two consecutive terms since 2011 and is the 59th elected mayor to serve the position. | ||
| ==Duties== | ==Duties and Powers== | ||
| The city of Dallas operates under a ] type, putting the city of Dallas in a unique position |
The city of Dallas operates under a ] type, putting the city of Dallas in a unique position as being one of the largest cities in the United States to utilize this municipal government structure. Unlike the more common form of government used by large cities known as the ] - where the mayor serves the chief-executive position of the city - the council-manager government of the city of Dallas gives the chief-executive position to the appointed ]. As a result, the mayor serves a largely ceremonious position; the mayor serves as a member of the city council, presides over city council meetings and official ceremonies, and serves as a representative to the City of Dallas at a local, state, national, and international level. Likewise, it is not uncommon for mayors of the city of Dallas to simultaneously serve as members or heads of other committees while in office, further representing the interests of the people and city of Dallas in organizations and committees. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| Mayor of Dallas | |
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 Seal of City of Dallas | |
 IncumbentMike Rawlings since 2011 | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | None |
| Inaugural holder | Dr. Samuel B. Pryor 1856 |
| Formation | Dallas City Charter |
| Website | City of Dallas - Mayor Mike Rawlings |
The Mayor of the City of Dallas is the head of government for the city. The current mayor is The Honorable Mike Rawlings, who has served as mayor for two consecutive terms since 2011 and is the 59th elected mayor to serve the position.
Duties and Powers
The city of Dallas operates under a council-manager government type, putting the city of Dallas in a unique position as being one of the largest cities in the United States to utilize this municipal government structure. Unlike the more common form of government used by large cities known as the mayor-council government - where the mayor serves the chief-executive position of the city - the council-manager government of the city of Dallas gives the chief-executive position to the appointed City Manager. As a result, the mayor serves a largely ceremonious position; the mayor serves as a member of the city council, presides over city council meetings and official ceremonies, and serves as a representative to the City of Dallas at a local, state, national, and international level. Likewise, it is not uncommon for mayors of the city of Dallas to simultaneously serve as members or heads of other committees while in office, further representing the interests of the people and city of Dallas in organizations and committees.
History
The Office of Mayor was created with the formation of the Dallas City Charter in 1856, also providing for the mayor six aldermen, a treasurer, recorder and a constable. In the charter, it was stated that each office would be elected for a term of one year. In the reorganization of 1876, the mayor was elected to the office for a term of two years. The office was first elected in the election of 1856, in which Dr. Samuel B. Pryor defeated A. D. Rice for the position.
List
This is the list of people who have held the office of Mayor.
| # | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Samuel B. Pryor | 1856 | 1857 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 2 | John McClannahan Crockett | 1857 | 1858 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 3 | Isaac Naylor | 1858 | 1858 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 4 | A. D. Rice | 1858 | 1859 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 5 | John M. Crockett (Second term) | 1859 | 1861 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 6 | J. L. Smith | 1861 | 1861 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 7 | Thos. E. Sherwood | 1861 | 1862 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| - | No Mayor due to American Civil War and the military governor. | 1862 | 1865 | None | None | |
| 8 | John M. Crockett (Third term) | 1865 | 1866 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 9 | John W. Lane | 1866 | 1866 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 10 | George W. Guess | 1866 | 1868 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 11 | Benjamin Long | 1868 | 1870 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 12 | Henry Ervay | 1870 | 1872 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 13 | Benjamin Long (Second term) | 1872 | 1874 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 14 | William Lewis Cabell | 1874 | 1876 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 15 | John D. Kerfoot | 1876 | 1877 | ½ | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 16 | William Lewis Cabell (Second term) | 1877 | 1879 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 17 | J. M. Thurmond | 1879 | 1880 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 18 | J. J. Good | 1880 | 1881 | ½ | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 19 | J. W. Crowdus | 1881 | 1883 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 20 | William Lewis Cabell (Third term) | 1883 | 1885 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 21 | John Henry Brown | 1885 | 1887 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 22 | Winship C. Connor | 1887 | 1894 | 3 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 23 | Bryan T. Barry | 1894 | 1895 | ½ | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 24 | F. P. Holland | 1895 | 1897 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 25 | Bryan T. Barry (Second term) | 1897 | 1898 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 26 | John H. Traylor | 1898 | 1900 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 27 | Ben E. Cabell | 1900 | 1904 | 4 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 28 | Bryan T. Barry (Third term) | 1904 | 1906 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 29 | Curtis P. Smith | 1906 | 1907 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 30 | Stephen J. Hay | 1907 | 1911 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 31 | W. M. Holland | 1911 | 1915 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 32 | Henry D. Lindsley | 1915 | 1917 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 33 | Joe E. Lawther | 1917 | 1919 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 34 | Frank W. Wozencraft | 1919 | 1921 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 35 | Sawnie R. Aldredge | 1921 | 1923 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 36 | Louis Blaylock | 1923 | 1927 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 37 | R. E. Burt | 1927 | 1929 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 38 | J. Waddy Tate | 1929 | 1931 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 39 | Tom Bradford | 1931 | 1932 | ½ | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 40 | Charles E. Turner | 1932 | 1935 | 1½ | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 41 | George Sergeant | 1935 | 1937 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 42 | George Sprague | 1937 | 1939 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 43 | Woodall Rodgers | 1939 | 1947 | 4 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 44 | J. R. Temple | 1947 | 1949 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 45 | Wallace H. Savage | 1949 | 1951 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 46 | Jean Baptiste Adoue | 1951 | 1953 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 47 | Robert L. Thornton | 1953 | 1961 | 4 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 48 | Earle Cabell | 1961 | 1964 | 1½ | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 49 | J. Erik Jonsson | 1964 | 1971 | 3½ | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 50 | Wes Wise | 1971 | 1976 | 2½ | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| Acting (51) | Adlene Harrison | 1976 | 1976 | less than 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 51 (52) | Robert Folsom | 1976 | 1981 | 2½ | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 52 (53) | Jack Wilson Evans | 1981 | 1983 | 1 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican |
| 53 (54) | Starke Taylor | 1983 | 1987 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican |
| 54 (55) | Annette Strauss | 1987 | 1991 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | None |
| 55 (56) | Steve Bartlett | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican |
| 56 (57) | Ron Kirk | 1995 | 2002 | 3½ | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 57 (58) | Laura Miller | 2002 | 2007 | 2½ | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 58 (59) | Tom Leppert | 2007 | 2011 | 2 | bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color| | Republican |
| Acting (60) | Dwaine Caraway | 2011 | 2011 | less than 1 | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
| 59 (61) | Mike Rawlings | 2011 | incumbent | 3+ | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color| | Democratic |
See also
Notes
- Term legnths changed many times during the multiple reorganizations of the Dallas City Charter.
References
- "01Chartr (1).pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 5.
- "01Chartr (1).pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 6.
- "ElectMasterList.pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 5.
- "01Chartr (1).pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 6.
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