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Mayor of Dallas | |
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Seal of the City of Dallas | |
Incumbent Mike 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 is elected at-largeserves a largely ceremonious position fulfilling a handful of key duties. 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.. A. D. Rice would run for office again and go on to serve as the 4th mayor of the city.
For much of the 19th century, mayors of the city of Dallas largely only served one term of two-years. This precedence was broken at the end of Winship C. Connor's term, who - after serving three consecutive terms from 1887 to 1894 - was the longest serving mayor of the city at the time. His success was accredited to the development of the city's first water, power, and streetcar systems.
The municipal government of Dallas underwent two significant changes in its structure during its history. The first change was made in 1907 where the city voted to change from an alderman structure to a commission form of government. Stephen J. Hay was the first mayor to form this new form of government, demonstrating the success of the highly debated commission form of government and contributing to the creation of White Rock Lake. The second change was made in 1930, altering the commission form of government to specifically be a council-manager form. The mayor to serve following that change was Tom Bradford, a businessman who financially contributed to the Bradford Memorial Hospital for Babies, the preliminary institution to the Children's Medical Center Dallas. He died after suffering a major heart attack in 1932 and was the first mayor of Dallas to die in office.
Earle Cabell served as 48th mayor from 1961 to 1964 and was mayor during the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The image of the city of Dallas was immensely tarnished by the assassination of the asdf President. Following Earle Cabell was Mayor J. Erik Jonsson who funded and supported the then proposed Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. As mayor, he went on to support and open public works such as developing the new Dallas City Hall, the Dallas Convention Center, and the Dallas Central Library which is now named in his honor. He was followed by Wes Wise who went on to further improve the city's image during his term from 1971 to 1973. However, he stepped down to pursue a political career in United States Congress before the end of his term. His pro-term mayoral successor, Adlene Harrison, stepped in and became acting mayor for the remainder of his term. She was the city's first female mayor and the first female Jewish mayor in the United States. Although Dianne Feinstein is officially recognized as the first female Jewish mayor in the United States after her election in 1977, Adlene Harrison's position as acting mayor predates Feinstein's start in office by almost two years. Adlene began serving as acting mayor on February 11th, 1976, while Feinstein began her first term on December 4th, 1978. Adlene would go on to serve as a member of several environmental committees and organizations, including the Environmental Protection Agency. The city's second female mayor, Annette Strauss, coincidentally was also the city's second female Jewish mayor.
Ron Kirk was the first African-American mayor of the City of Dallas and served two terms from 1995 to 2002. As mayor, he led several efforts advocating for race equality and social welfare, mitigated tension between City Council and the controversial Dallas School Board, advocated for the development and construction of the American Airlines Center, and adsf. He would later step down to pursue a seat in the US Senate, where he lost in the 2002 election to John Cornyn. After his defeat, he went on to become a lobbyist before being nominated and appointed by President Barack Obama to served as United States Trade Representative from 2009 to 2013.
List
This is the list of people who have held the office of Mayor.
# | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | Party | |
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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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