Mayor of Stockton, California

Seal of City of Stockton

Flag of City of Stockton

Incumbent
Christina Fugazi

since January 1, 2025

Term length| Four years
(renewable once)
Inaugural holder| Samuel Purdy
Formation| 1850
Salary| $90,480[1]
Website| City of Stockton

The Mayor of the City of Stockton is the official head and chief executive officer of Stockton, California. The mayor is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the California Constitution, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan. Christina Fugazi is the city's 81st and current mayor, having assumed office on January 1, 2025.

## List of mayors

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As of 2025, 81 individuals have served as Stockton's mayor since its incorporation as a city in California.[2] Ten mayors have served non consecutive terms, the first being E.S. Holden and the most recent being Arnold Rue. The mayor is chosen every four years in a municipal vote. Prior to 1992, the mayor was selected from the City Council.[3]

#  | Mayor  | Term start  | Term end  |   | Party  | Notes

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1 | Samuel Purdy | October 5, 1850  | 1851  |  | Democratic |
2 | John C. Edwards | 1851  | 1852  |  | Democratic |
3 | William Baker  | 1852  | January 1853  |  |  |
4 | Jacob K. Shafer | January 1853  | May 1853  |  | Democratic |
5 | M.B. Kenney  | May 1853  | 1854  |  |  |
6 | J.M. Buffington  | 1854  | 1855  |  |  |
7 | Alvin N. Fisher  | 1855  | 1856  |  |  |
8 | H.W. Gillingham  | 1856  | 1857  |  |  |
9 | B.W. Bours  | 1857  | 1859  |  |  |
10 | E.S. Holden  | 1859  | 1863  |  |  |
11 | George Gray  | 1863  | 1866  |  |  |
12 | C.T. Meader  | 1866  | 1867  |  |  |
13 | L.M. Hickman  | 1867  | 1868  |  |  |
14 | R.B. Lane  | 1868  | 1869  |  |  |
(13) | L.M. Hickman (2nd)  | 1869  | 1870  |  |  |
15 | G.S. Evans  | 1870  | 1871  |  |  |
(10) | E.S Holden  | 1871  | 1872  |  |  | 2nd term.
16 | Thomas Hook  | 1872  | 1873  |  |  |
17 | J.K. Doak  | 1873  | 1875  |  |  |
18 | Frank T. Baldwin  | 1875  | 1876  |  |  |
19 | T.B. Buck  | 1876  | 1878  |  |  |
20 | Charles Belding  | 1878  | 1879  |  |  |
21 | G.C. Hyatt  | 1879  | 1881  |  |  |
22 | H.O. Southworth  | 1881  | 1882  |  |  |
23 | R.W. Tully  | 1882  | 1884  |  |  |
24 | W.C. White  | 1884  | 1885  |  |  |
25 | J.M. Welsh  | 1885  | 1888  |  |  |
26 | L.U. Shippee  | 1888  | 1889  |  |  |
27 | R.R. Reibenstein  | 1889  | 1891  |  |  |
28 | W.R. Clark  | 1891  | 1895  |  |  |
29 | J.M. McCall  | 1895  | 1895  |  |  |
30 | H.N. Boggs  | 1895  | 1897  |  |  |
31 | William Inglis  | 1897  | 1899  |  |  |
32 | W.B. Harrison  | 1899  | 1901  |  |  |
33 | George E. Catts  | 1901  | 1903  |  |  |
34 | C.E. Williams  | 1903  | 1905  |  |  |
35 | M.J. Gardner  | 1905  | 1907  |  |  |
36 | George F. Hudson  | 1907  | 1909  |  |  |
(27) | R.R. Reibenstein  | 1909  | 1916  |  |  | 2nd term.
37 | A.C. Oullahan  | 1916  | 1921  |  |  |
38 | Dana P. Eicke  | 1921  | 1923  |  |  |
39 | Raymond O. Wheeler  | 1923  | 1928  |  |  |
40 | Grover A. Grider  | 1928  | 1930  |  |  |
41 | Carl Tremain  | 1930  | 1932  |  |  |
42 | Con J. Franke  | 1932  | 1935  |  |  |
43 | M.F. Richards  | 1935  | 1936  |  |  |
44 | Ralph W. Fay  | 1936  | 1939  |  |  |
45 | Gay E. Crane  | 1939  | 1940  |  |  |
46 | Woodrow Coale  | 1940  | 1941  |  |  |
47 | Lawrence L. Ventre  | 1941  | 1942  |  |  |
48 | R.O. Robinson  | 1942  | 1943  |  |  |
49 | Lewis A. Lodde  | 1943  | 1944  |  |  |
(44) | Ralph W. Fay  | 1944  | 1945  |  |  | 2nd term.
(45) | Gay E. Crane  | 1945  | 1946  |  |  | 2nd term.
(46) | Woodrow Coale  | 1947  | 1948  |  |  | 2nd term.
50 | Jerry Keithley  | 1948  | 1948  |  |  |
(47) | Lawrence L. Ventre  | 1948  | December 1948  |  |  | 2nd term.
51 | Angelo Sanguinetti  | December 1948  | 1949  |  |  |
52 | Dan W. Morrison  | 1950  | 1951  |  |  |
53 | Woodrow W. LaTeer  | 1951  | 1952  |  |  |
(47) | Lawrence L. Ventre  | 1952  | 1953  |  |  | 3rd term.
54 | Carl R. Evanhoe  | 1953  | 1954  |  |  |
55 | Harvey M. Stull  | 1954  | 1955  |  |  |
56 | Dean C. DeCarli  | 1955  | 1956  |  |  |
57 | F.L. Bitterman  | 1956  | 1958  |  |  |
(55) | Harvey M. Stull  | 1958  | 1959  |  |  | 2nd term.
(56) | Dean C. DeCarli  | 1959  | 1959  |  |  | 2nd term.
58 | Thomas E. Marnoch  | 1960  | 1962  |  |  |
59 | Elmer R. Boss  | 1962  | 1964  |  |  |
60 | Roger M. Huckins  | 1964  | 1965  |  |  |
61 | Jimmie M. Rishwain  | 1965  | 1967  |  |  |
62 | Albert Fedler  | 1967  | 1968  |  |  |
63 | Joseph Doll  | 1968  | 1969  |  |  |
64 | Arnold Rue  | 1969  | 1970  |  |  |
65 | Luis Arismendi  | 1970  | 1971  |  |  |
(64) | Arnold Rue  | 1971  | 1972  |  |  | 2nd term.
66 | Charles E. Bott  | 1972  | 1973  |  |  |
67 | Clyde Davis  | 1973  | 1974  |  |  |
68 | Manuel Silveria  | 1974  | 1975  |  |  |
69 | Louis "Tom" Madden  | 1975  | 1977  |  |  |
(64) | Arnold Rue  | 1977  | 1978  |  |  | 3rd term.
70 | Daniel A. O'Brien  | 1979  | 1981  |  |  |
(64) | Arnold Rue  | 1981  | 1983  |  |  | 4th term.
71 | Randall Ronk  | 1983  | 1985  |  |  |
72 | R. James Parkinson  | 1985  | 1985  |  |  |
73 | Barbara Fass  | 1985  | February 1990  |  |  | First female mayor.[4]
74 | Joan Darrah  | February 1990  | January 6, 1997  |  | Democratic |
75 | Gary Podesto | January 6, 1997  | January 1, 2005  |  | Republican | 2nd term.
76 | Edward Chavez | January 1, 2005  | January 6, 2009  |  | Republican |
77 | Ann Johnston | January 6, 2009  | January 8, 2013  |  | Democratic |
78 | Anthony Silva | January 8, 2013  | January 1, 2017  |  | Republican |
79 | Michael Tubbs | January 1, 2017  | January 1, 2021  |  | Democratic | First African-American mayor
80 | Kevin Lincoln | January 1, 2021  | January 1, 2025  |  | Republican |
81 | Christina Fugazi | January 1, 2025  | Incumbent |  | Democratic |

## References

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1. ^ "City Council - City of Stockton, CA". Stocktongov.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
2. ^ "A positive legacy - recordnet". www.recordnet.com. December 5, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
3. ^ "Joan Darrah, 72; ex-mayor of Stockton, descendant of Dearden's chain founder - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. June 25, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
4. ^ Goldeen, Joe (June 5, 2020). "Barbara Fass, Stockton's first female mayor, dies at 80". recordnet.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.