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List of mayors of El Paso, Texas

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The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of El Paso in the U.S state of Texas.

The first mayor of El Paso, Benjamin Shacklett Dowell.
Mayor of El Paso
Flag of the City of El Paso
Incumbent
Oscar Leeser
since January 5, 2021
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years, Two Term Limit
Inaugural holderBen S. Dowell
1873
Formation1873
Salary$78,750 As of 2021
Websitewww.elpasotexas.gov/mayor/

List of Mayors of El Paso

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Mayor Term
Ben S. Dowell 1873–1875
Melton A. Jones 1875–1876[1]
Solomon Shultz 1880–1881
Joseph Magoffin 1881–1885
C. Lightbody 1885–1889
Richard Caples 1889–1893
W. H. Austin 1893–1894
Adolph Solomon 1894
A. K. Albers 1894
Robert Campbell 1895–1897
Joseph Magoffin 1897–1901
Ben F. Hammett 1901–1903
Charles Robert Morehead Jr. 1903-1905[2]
Charles Davis 1905–1907
Joseph Sweeney 1907–1910
W. F. Robinson 1910
Charles E. Kelly 1910–1915
Tom Lea 1915–1917
Charles Davis 1917–1923
R. M. Dudley 1923–1925
H. P. Jackson 1925–1927
R. Ewing Thomason 1927–1931
A. B. Poe 1931
R. E. Sherman 1931–1937
M. A. Harlan 1937–1938
J. E. Anderson 1938–1947
Dan R. Ponder 1947–1949
Dan L. P. Duke 1949–1951
Fred Hervey 1951–1955
W. T. Misenhimer 1955
Tom E. Rogers 1955–1957
Raymond Telles 1957–1961
Ralph Seitsinger 1961–1963
Judson F. Williams 1963–1969
Ashley G. Classen 1969
Peter De Wetter 1969–1971
Bert Williams 1971–1973
Fred Hervey 1973–1975
Don Henderson 1975–1977
Ray Salazar 1977–1979
Thomas D. Westfall 1979–1981
Jonathan W. Rogers 1981–1989
Suzanne S. Azar 1989–1991
William S. Tilney 1991–1993
Larry Francis 1993–1997
Carlos Ramirez 1997–2001
Raymond Caballero June 9, 2001 – June 10, 2003
Joe Wardy June 10, 2003 – June 13, 2005
John Cook June 13, 2005 – June 24, 2013
Oscar Leeser June 24, 2013 – June 26, 2017 [3]
Dee Margo June 27, 2017 – January 5, 2021[4]
Oscar Leeser January 5, 2021 – Present

References

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  1. ^ Spahleigh, Ballard (2009-06-15). "El Paso Bar Journal, The Rise and Fall of El Paso's Second Mayor, Melton A Jones" (PDF). telpasobar.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ HAMILTON, NANCY (2010-06-15). "MOREHEAD, CHARLES ROBERT". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  3. ^ "El Paso Downtown ballpark-guarantee push rejected - el Paso Times". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Ramirez, Ruben R. "At the helm of the city". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 28, 2021.