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List of mayors of South Bend, Indiana

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Mayor of South Bend
Incumbent
James Mueller
since January 1, 2020
StyleThe Honorable, Mr. Mayor (informal)
Term lengthFour-year term, renewable
FormationMay 22, 1865
Salary$117,780.24 (2020)[1][2]

This is a list of mayors of South Bend, Indiana, beginning with South Bend's incorporation as a city on May 22, 1865.[3][4] William G. George served as the city's first mayor from 1865 to 1868. Joe Kernan was mayor of South Bend from 1988 to 1997 and went on to serve as governor of Indiana. South Bend's 11th mayor was Schuyler Colfax III, son of the 17th Vice President of the United States Schuyler Colfax, and was the youngest mayor of South Bend. Every mayor since 1972 has been a Democrat and the incumbent is James Mueller, having taken office on January 1, 2020.

# Portrait Name[4] Term start Term end Terms   Party
1
William G. George 1865 1868 1 Republican
2
Louis Humphreys (1816–1880) 1868 1872 2 Republican
3
William Miller (1821-1901) 1873 1876 2 Republican
4
Alexander N. Thomas 1877 1878 1 Republican
5
Lucius G. Tong (1842–1908) 1878 1880 1 Republican
6
Levi J. Ham (1805–1887) 1880 1884 2 Democratic
7
George W. Loughman (1846–1909) 1884 1888 2 Republican
8
William H. Longley 1888 1892 2 Democratic
9
David R. Leeper (1832–1900) 1892 1894 1 Democratic
10
D. B. J. Schafer 1894 1898 2 Republican
11
Schuyler Colfax III (1870–1925) 1898 1902 2 Republican
12
Edward J. Fogarty 1902 1910 4 Democratic
13
Charles L. Goetz 1910 1914 2 Democratic
14
Fred W. Keller (1893–1955) 1914 1918 2 Independent
15
Franklin R. Carson (1861–1929) January 1918 1922 2 Republican
16
Eli F. Seebirt (1879–1955) 1922 1926 2 Republican
17
Chester R. Montgomery 1926 1930 Democratic
18 William Riley Hinkle (1874–1964) 1930 1935 Democratic
19
George W. Freyermuth (1868–1958) 1935 1938 Republican
20 Jesse I. Pavey 1938 1945 Democratic
21 F. Kenneth Dempsey (1906–1973) 1945 1947 Democratic
22 George A. Schock 1947 1952 Democratic
23 John Alden Scott (1916–1986) 1952 1956 1 Republican
24 Edward F. Voorde[5] (1910–1960) January 1, 1956 September 2, 1960[note 1] 1¼ Democratic
25 Frank J. Bruggner (1891–1972) September 1960 1964 ¾ Democratic
26 Lloyd M. Allen (1919–1989) 1964 1972 2 Republican
27 Jerry Miller 1972 1975 1 Democratic
28 Peter J. Nemeth (born 1942) 1976 1979 1 Democratic
29 Roger O. Parent (born 1938) January 1980 January 3, 1988 2 Democratic
30
Joe E. Kernan (1946–2020) January 3, 1988 January 3, 1997 2¼ Democratic
31
Steve Luecke (born 1964) January 3, 1997 January 1, 2012 3¾ Democratic
32
Pete Buttigieg (born 1982) January 1, 2012 January 1, 2020 2 Democratic
33
James Mueller (born 1982) January 1, 2020 Incumbent Democratic

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Died in office.

References

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  1. ^ "Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says the monthly mortgage payment on his 'one house in Indiana' is $450". 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Reports: Gateway".
  3. ^ "THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA". City of South Bend, Indiana. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "List of South Bend Mayors". The History Museum of South Bend. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Behind the Name: A local political legacy". South Bend Tribune. 9 November 2015.
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