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List of mayors of Palm Bay, Florida

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The Mayor of Palm Bay, Florida is the presiding officer at city council meetings and the official head of the City of Palm Bay, Florida for all ceremonial occasions. The current mayor of Palm Bay, is Rob Medina.

Name Elected End of term Comments
William Knecht[1] June 2, 1924 April 1928 Incorporated as a town in 1926, dissolved on May 9, 1929
Alexander J. Goode[2]
Harry Pollak[1] September 14, 1956,
November 5, 1957,
November 4, 1958,
November 3, 1959
 November 8, 1960 Town incorporated September 14, 1956, City incorporated January 16, 1960
Ralph A. Stearns[1] November 8, 1960,
November 7, 1961,
November 6, 1962,
November 5, 1963 		July 16, 1964
Vincent Kirby[1] July 16, 1964 November 5, 1964
Bert W. Kreinbring[1] November 3, 1964 November 3, 1965
Louis A. "Tom" Burn[1] November 3, 1965 November 8, 1966
David Sykes[1] November 8, 1966 November 7, 1967
Don "Shorty" H. Floyd[1] November 7, 1967 November 26, 1969
Daniel B. Cameron, Jr.[1] November 26, 1969,
November 2, 1971,
November 6, 1973 		November 25, 1975
Franklin T. DeGroodt[1] November 25, 1975,
November 8, 1977,
November 6, 1979 		November 24, 1981
William F. Madden[1] November 24, 1981 November 6, 1984
Harold F. Bryant, Sr.[1] November 27, 1984 November 5, 1987
Frank Filiberto[1] November 3, 1987 November 6, 1990
Robert R. Devecki[1] November 6, 1990 November 2, 1993
Melton E. Broom[1] November 2, 1993 November 5, 1996
John J. Mazziotti[1] November 5, 1996 November 4, 1999
Edward Geier[1] November 4, 1999,
November 5, 2002 		March 20, 2003
Donna Brooks[1] March 20, 2003 May 1, 2003 Interim
John J. Mazziotti[1] April 29, 2003,
November 8, 2005,
November 4, 2008 		November 20, 2012 In June 1999, Mazziotti was removed from office by then governor Jeb Bush when it was revealed that the mayor had previously served two prison sentences and did not have his civil rights restored.[3] After having his civil rights restored, he ran again for the City Council and won. He ran unopposed for mayor in 2005 and 2008.[4] He was the city's longest-serving mayor.[5]
William Capote[1] November 6, 2012 November 2020
Rob Medina November 2020 - Present

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Palm Bay City Clerk's Office, MUNICIPALITY OF PALM BAY, FLORIDA -- MAYORS
  2. ^ Days Gone By Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Governor Suspends Mayor". Associated Press. 26 June 1999. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-18. "Florida Today archive search–keywords john mazzioti prison". Florida Today. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  4. ^ "Florida Today archive search–keywords john mazzioti prison". Florida Today. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  5. ^ Kennerly, Britt (14 October 2010). "Ball gives back to city". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1B.
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