List of the youngest mayors in the United States

This is a list of the youngest mayors in the United States. This list is inclusive of individuals nearest to the age of majority at the time of their election; usually under the age of 25.

Youngest mayors

Listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Name Locale State Birth date Age at appointment Population
(2010 Census)		 Term Notes
Billy Barlow Oswego NY 1989 26 18,141 2016–present Elected as a Republican mayor of the City of Oswego, served previously as a city councilor.[1]
Matthew Bogusz Des Plaines IL 1986 26 58,364 2013–present Elected as an alderman at age 22 and mayor at age 26 [2]
Aja Brown Compton CA 1982 31 96,455 2013–present
Pete Buttigieg South Bend IN 1982 29 101,168 2012–present Elected Mayor of South Bend with 74% of the vote. Took office on January 1, 2012 as the youngest mayor of a U.S. city with at least 100,000 residents.[3]
Chris Clark Mountain View CA 1983 30 74,066 2014–present Took office on January 7, 2014 as the youngest mayor in Mountain View history.[4][5]
C. Scott Davis Colonial Heights VA 1988 29 17,890 2009–2015
Matt Delligatti Fairmont WV 1986 22 18,704 2009–2010 On January 13, 2009 Delligatti became the youngest ever mayor of Fairmont by a five to three vote among council members. Fairmont is West Virginia's seventh largest city.[6]
William A. Egan Valdez AK 1914 32 3,977 1946
Enrique A. Fernandez Woodland CA 1989 28 55,468 2017-- Present On December 5, 2017, Fernandez became the youngest mayor in Woodland's history by a 4-0-1 vote among the city council members. Fernandez abstained from the vote.[7]
John Tyler Hammons Muskogee OK September 4, 1988 19 39,223 2008–2012 Hammons won 70 percent of the vote over the three-term former mayor, and was a freshman at the University of Oklahoma when elected.[8][9]
Scott Faughn Poplar Bluff MO 1980 22 17,023 2002–2004 In 2005, Faughn was found guilty of forgery charges related to a highway project he promoted as mayor.[10]
Kelvin Green Archer City TX 1995 18 1,834 2014–present Green ran unopposed at the age of 18 while in high school. He was re-elected in 2017.[11]
James R. Kern III Pohatcong NJ 1988 22 3,339 2011–present 22 years old when he was inaugurated on July 1, 2011 youngest municipal executive in New Jersey.[12][13]
Dennis Kucinich Cleveland OH 1946 31 396,815
(2010 Census)
750,903
(1970 Census)		 1977–1979 "The boy mayor of Cleveland" [14]
Thomas Ashby Laine Alviso CA 1937 24 2,128 1961-1964 The youngest mayor ever in Alivso and the youngest mayor of an incorporated city in California.
Willie Logan Opa-locka FL 1957 23 15,219 1980–1982
Marco Lopez Nogales AZ 1978 22 20,837 2000–2003 Immigrated to the United States in 1994.[15]
Seth Low Brooklyn NY 1850 31 2,504,700
(2010 Census)
599,495
(1880 Census)		 1881–1885 After he was mayor of Brooklyn, Low became the only person to be President of Columbia University and Mayor of New York City.[16]
Byron Mallott Yakutat AK 1943 22 662 1965–1966 Elected Lieutenant Governor of Alaska in 2014 at age 71 making him the oldest person elected to that office.
Andy Manar Bunker Hill IL November 15, 1975 25 1,801 2001–2003 Manar was first elected to the Bunker Hill City Council at age 21.[17]
Art Martinez de Vara Von Ormy TX April 29, 1975 32 1,085 2008–2015 While a volunteer fire fighter and law student at St. Mary's University School of Law Art Martinez de Vara led the effort to incorporate his community when he was 28 years old. He was subsequently elected the town's first mayor.[18]
Steve McAlpine Valdez AK 1949 31 3,977 1980–1982
Marcus Molinaro Tivoli NY 1975 19 1,118 1995–2007 [19][20]
Alex B. Morse Holyoke MA 1989 22 39,880 2012–present The youngest mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts.[21] Youngest openly gay mayor to elected.[22]
Svante Myrick Ithaca NY 1987 24 30,014 2012–present The youngest mayor of Ithaca, New York.[23] The first mayor of African-American heritage for the city.[24][25] Popularly elected in citywide general election, defeating three other candidates, winning 18 of 18 voting districts, and earning 54.9% of the total vote.[26]
Victoria Napolitano Moorestown NJ August 16, 1988 26 20,726 2015–2016 First won election to Moorestown Town Council in 2012 at the age of 24. The youngest mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey, and presumed to be the youngest woman to ever take the oath of office as Mayor in New Jersey history.[27][28]
Justin Nickels Manitowoc WI 1987 22 33,736 2009–present Elected mayor of Manitowoc on April 7, 2009. Took office April 21, 2009.[29]
Freddie Odom Bluffton GA 1982 30 103 2012–present First autistic mayor in the United States.
Guy Padgett Casper WY 1977 27 55,316 2005–2006
Samantha Paradis Belfast ME 1990 26 6,647 2017-Present First queer and second woman mayor.[30] Popularly elected in a city wide vote. She ran against a four term incumbent and received 54.7% of the vote. [31]
Sarah Palin Wasilla AK 1964 32 7,831 1996–2002
Brandon Presley Nettleton MS July 21, 1977 21 1,932 2001–2007 He is currently a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission.[32]
Romaine Quinn Rice Lake WI July 30, 1990 19 8,438 2010–2012 [33]
Luke Ravenstahl Pittsburgh PA February 6, 1980 27 305,704 2006–2014 The youngest mayor of a major American city.[34] He was 26 when as City Council President, he assumed the vacant mayoral office upon the death of Bob O'Connor, his predecessor, before being elected to the position to serve out O'Connor's term the following year.
Josh Roberts West Union SC September 2, 1980 24 315 2004–2006 The youngest mayor ever in South Carolina.
Michael Sessions Hillsdale MI September 22, 1987 18 8,305 [35]
Ben Smith Butler PA February 5, 1988 29 13,757 2018-present
Erin Stewart New Britain CT May 4, 1987 26 73,206 2013- Present First female mayor to get re-elected.
Tye Thomas Gun Barrel City TX 1979 21 5,672 2000–2001 The youngest mayor in both Gun Barrel City and Texas histories.
Bennie Thompson Bolton MS 1948 25 567 1973–1979
Alex Torpey South Orange NJ August 10, 1987 23 16,198 2011–2015 Youngest in the Village's history. Won by 13 votes.
Michael Tubbs Stockton CA 1990 26 315,592 2017–present He went on to win the election, receiving 70.6% of the vote and becoming both the city's first black mayor and at 26 the youngest person to ever hold that office.[36]
C. L. 'Skip' Wagner Manchester Oh 1985 32 2012 2018–present
Bill Walker Valdez AK 1951 27 3,977 1979–1980 Youngest mayor of Valdez.[37]
Nick Wasicsko Yonkers NY May 13, 1959 28 195,976 1988–1990 Defeated 6-term incumbent Angelo R. Martinelli
Jason West New Paltz NY 1977 26 6,818 2003–2007; 2011–2015 West made headlines by solemnizing same-sex marriages in New York.[38]
Don Young Fort Yukon AK 1933 31 583 1964–1968

Stephen C. Brinlee, Wilburton, Ok →22 2007

Jovial mayors

Some small communities without local governments will anoint an honorary mayor that hold no official duties. The unincorporated community of Dorset, Minnesota "elected" 3-year-old Robert "Bobby" Tufts mayor. The honorary title is decided at the annual Taste of Dorset Festival in August where the winner's is chosen from drawing a name from a hat. Tufts was "re-elected" in 2013, but lost to 16-year-old Eric Mueller in 2014.[39][40][41][42]

Brian Zimmerman was elected mayor of Crabb, a small community of about 200 in Fort Bend County, Texas, in 1985 at the age of 11. As mayor, Zimmerman campaigned to have Crabb incorporated as a town, but was unsuccessful in this feat. His story was made into a movie called Lone Star Kid.[43][44][45][46]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Billy Barlow wins Oswego mayor's seat to become youngest mayor in NY".
  2. ↑ Madhu Krishnamurthy (December 4, 2013). "Des Plaines mayor-elect young, not inexperienced". Dailyherald.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mayor Pete Buttigieg | City of South Bend". Southbendin.gov. January 1, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ Daniel DeBolt (January 6, 2014). "Chris Clark in line to be 2014 mayor | News | Mountain View Online |". Mv-voice.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ Jason Green (January 7, 2014). "Chris Clark named mayor of Mountain View – The Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Panuska, M. (2009) "Delligatti Fairmont’s youngest mayor wins by 5-3 vote in fourth round of balloting." Retrieved 7/29/10.
  7. ↑ "Woodland's new mayor looks ahead for a new year". Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  8. ↑ Youth trumps experience: 19-year-old wins mayoral race over former Muskogee mayor Muskogee Phoenix. May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  9. ↑ Associated Press. "U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee", The Olympian. May 12, 2008. Retrieved 5/12/08.
  10. ↑ Cassidy, CJ. "Former mayor of Poplar Bluff fined $1500 - no jail time," KFVS12. Retrieved 11/11/07.
  11. ↑ https://abc13.com/politics/texas-youngest-mayor-barely-old-enough-to-drink/2613615/
  12. ↑ "Twenty-somethings take N.J. political offices by storm". Star-Ledger. July 15, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Youngest New Jersey mayor James R. Kern III of Pohatcong sworn into office today". Warren Reporter. July 1, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011. James R. Kern III was sworn in today as mayor of Pohatcong Township. Kern is the youngest mayor in New Jersey at the age of 22.
  14. ↑ The Plain Dealer, August 1, 1999. Our Century: 'Boy Mayor' Leads Battle Into Default by Fred McGunagle.
  15. ↑ Eppinga, J. (2002) Nogales: Life and Times on the Frontier. Arcadia Publishing. p 155.
  16. ↑ Ellis, E.R. (2004) The Epic of New York City: A Narrative History. Carroll & Graf Publishers. p 374.
  17. ↑ Wrausmann, Thomas (April 4, 2001). "New Mayors Elected by Wide Margin in Bunker Hill, Brighton". Alton Telegraph. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ Rosa, Barbara (January 1, 2011). "His Town: Firefighter/lawyer, l now Mayor of the city he helped incorporate". ABA Journal. American Bar Association. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
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  21. ↑ Boston Globe. (2011) "Alex Morse, 22, elected Holyoke mayor" Retriever 11/9/11
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  26. ↑ Teri Weaver (November 20, 2011). "Svante Myrick: How a child of modest means became Ithaca's youngest mayor-elect". syracuse.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  27. ↑ Bauma, Brigit. "Moorestown Township Council decides Mayor and Deputy Mayor", The Moorestown Sun, January 12, 205. Accessed January 16, 2015. "On that night, Councilwoman Victoria Napolitano, at the age of 26, became the youngest Moorestown mayor, and perhaps the youngest female New Jersey mayor ever, while newly-elected Councilman Manuel Delgado became the council’s first member of Hispanic descent."
  28. ↑ McHale, Todd. "Municipal reorganizatons continue with some firsts", Burlington County Times, January 6, 2015. Accessed January 16, 2015. "Moorestown appointed the youngest mayor ever to serve in the post, and swore in the first Hispanic council member to serve on the Township Council during the annual reorganization meeting Tuesday night.By a majority vote, the Township Council appointed 26-year-old Victoria Napolitano as mayor."
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  34. ↑ Ravenstahl, Retrieved 11/11/07.
  35. ↑ Quintanilla, C. (2005) "Michigan town elects teen mayor: High-schooler wins write-in campaign thanks to friends at fire department", MSNBC. November 9, 2005. Retrieved 11/11/07.
  36. ↑ Phillips, Roger. "'This is history now': Michael Tubbs becomes city's first black mayor". recordnet.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  37. ↑ Revis, Lee (May 1, 2013). "Walker running for governor 2014: Second run for Valdez city attorney and Port Authority backer". Valdez Star (18 ed.). Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  38. ↑ Justin Silverman (February 28, 2004). "N.Y. village mayor jumps into same-sex marriage fray". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  39. ↑ Frank Vascellaro (May 9, 2013). "Meet The World's Youngest (And Cutest) Mayor". CBS-Minneapolis. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  40. ↑ Wilcoxen, William (May 9, 2012). "Dorset's mayor brings 4 years of life experience to the job". Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  41. ↑ Memmott, Mark (August 5, 2013). "4-Year-Old Re-Elected 'Mayor' Of Minnesota Town". National Public Radio. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
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  43. ↑ "Boy mayor may lose if he wins campaign", Associated Press, August 10, 1985
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