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List of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska

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Mayor of Anchorage
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since July 1, 2024
Term length3 years
FormationNovember 26, 1920
First holderLeopold David
Former mayor David Bronson

This is a list of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Anchorage was incorporated as a city on November 23, 1920. The Greater Anchorage Area Borough, which encompassed the city, was created in January 1964. The two were merged in a unified government called the Municipality of Anchorage on September 15, 1975. Under the current mayoral system, the mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage is elected in a non-partisan election to a three-year term and they are limited to two terms in office.[1]

List of mayors

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City of Anchorage

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No. Image Name Term start Term end
1 Leopold David November 26, 1920 April 11, 1923
2 M. Joseph Conroy April 11, 1923 October 8, 1924
3 Charles Bush October 8, 1924 January 1, 1926
4 Chris M. Eckmann January 1, 1926 May 9, 1927
5 Will Clayson May 9, 1927 April 9, 1928
6 Grant Reed April 9, 1928 April 10, 1929
7 James Delaney April 10, 1929 April 11, 1932
8 Oscar S. Gill April 11, 1932 April 7, 1933
9 Thomas J. McCroskey April 7, 1933 January 1, 1934
10 Oscar S. Gill January 1, 1934 April 11, 1936
11 Herbert E. Brown April 11, 1936 April 12, 1937
12 Joseph H. Romig April 12, 1937 April 11, 1938
13 Herbert E. Brown April 11, 1938 April 8, 1940
14 George Vaara April 8, 1940 April 9, 1941
15 William Alex Stolt April 9, 1941 April 10, 1944
16 Ray Wolfe April 10, 1944 April 9, 1945
17 John E. Manders April 9, 1945 March 18, 1946
- Winfield Ervin Jr.
(Acting) 		March 19, 1946 April 8, 1946
18 Francis C. Bowden April 8, 1946 April 12, 1948
19 Zachariah J. Loussac April 12, 1948 October 8, 1951
20 Maynard L. Taylor Jr. October 8, 1951 October 12, 1955
21 Ken Hinchey October 12, 1955 May 1, 1956
22 Anton Anderson May 1, 1956 October 21, 1958
- Hewitt Lounsbury
(Acting) 		October 21, 1958 October 7, 1959
23 George Byer October 7, 1959 October 9, 1961
24 George Sharrock October 9, 1961 October 12, 1964
25 Elmer E. Rasmuson October 12, 1964 October 9, 1967
26 George M. Sullivan October 9, 1967 September 16, 1975

Greater Anchorage Area Borough

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Image Name Term start Term end
John Asplund
(1913–1994) 		January 1964 October 3, 1972
Jack Roderick
(1926–2020) 		October 3, 1972 September 16, 1975

Municipality of Anchorage

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No. Image Name Term start Term end Party affiliation
1 George M. Sullivan September 16, 1975 December 31, 1981   Republican
2 Tony Knowles January 1, 1982 December 31, 1987   Democratic
3 Tom Fink January 1, 1988 June 30, 1994   Republican
4 Rick Mystrom July 1, 1994 June 30, 2000   Republican
5 George Wuerch July 1, 2000 June 30, 2003   Republican
6 Mark Begich July 1, 2003 January 3, 2009   Democratic
- Matt Claman
(Acting) 		January 3, 2009 July 1, 2009   Democratic
7 Daniel A. Sullivan July 2, 2009 June 30, 2015   Republican
8 Ethan Berkowitz July 1, 2015 October 23, 2020   Democratic
- Austin Quinn-Davidson
(Acting) 		October 23, 2020 July 1, 2021   Independent
9 Dave Bronson July 1, 2021 July 1, 2024   Republican
10 Suzanne LaFrance July 1, 2024 Incumbent   Independent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bell, Chanon (February 2011). "History of County Term Limits" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Counties. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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