The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years.
Mayor-Council Government (1912–1925) Mayor was appointed from the Council. 1912–1913 W.H. Marshall 1913–1914 George G. Mathews Jr. 1914–1915 Dr. C.G. Holland 1916–1918 Will J. Reed 1918 James S. Richard 1918–1919 Will J. Reed 1919–1923 C.E. Farrington 1922–1924 R. G. Snow 1924–1925 Will J. Reed
Mayor-Commission Government (1925–1982) Mayor was appointed from the Commission for a two-year term 1925–1927 J.W. Tidball 1927–1929 C.D. Kittridge 1929–1931 T.E. Haskins 1931–1933 J.W. Needham 1933–1934 E.A. Pychon (resigned 1934) 1934–1935 M.A. Hortt 1935–1937 Lewis E. Moore 1937–1939 Thomas B. ManuelWas elected concurrently with city's first female commissioner--Genevieve Pynchon, who served from 1937-1941. 1939–1941 Lewis E. Moore 1941–1942 H. L. McCann (resigned 1942) 1942–1943 N.B. Cheaney 1943–1945 Joe N. Morris 1945–1947 H.C.Holden 1947–1949 Reed A. Bryan 1949–1951 F.R. Humphries 1951–1953 Lewis E. Moore (resigned 1953) 1953–1955 C. Malcolm Carlisle 1955–1957 Porter G. Reynolds 1957–1960 John V. Russell (resigned 1960) 1960–1961 Edward H. Johns 1961–1963 Edmund R. Burry 1963–1965 Melvin R. "Cy" Young 1965–1969 Edmund R. Burry 1969–1971 F. Peter Clements 1971–1973 James L. Leavitt 1973–1975 Virginia S. YoungFirst female Mayor; Andrew DeGraffenreidt was concurrently first black city commissioner. 1975–1981 E. Clay Shaw, Jr.Resigned 1981 to run for congress 1981–1982 Virginia S. Young
Mayor-Commission Government (1982 - present) Mayor is elected in citywide race, serving a maximum of 6 terms, each consisting of 3 years. 1982–1986 Robert A. Dresslerresigned 1986 to run for state senate, term ended in 1988 1986–1991 Robert O. "Bob" Cox 1991–2009 James T. "Jim" Naugle 2009–2018 John P. "Jack" Seiler 2018–present Dean Trantalis
See also Timeline of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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