Mayors of Richmond, California ImageYears of service MayorNotes / Citation 1909–1911 J. B. Willis First mayor of Richmond, California 1911–1913 J.C. Owens 1913–1914 O.R. Ludewig 1914–1917 E. J. Garrard 1917–1919 W.L. Lane 1919–1921 J.N. Long 1921–1923 E. J. Garrard 1923–1924 W. W. Scott (1st term) 1924–1925 J.H. Plate 1925–1926 W. W. Scott (2nd term) 1926–1929 Mattie Chandler First woman mayor. 3 consecutive terms 1929–1930 A.L. Paulsen 1930–1931 A.B. Hinkley (1st term) 1931–1933 R.J. Meyer 1933–1934 Walt Johnson 1934–1935 George F. Imbach 1935–1936 W. W. Scott (3rd term) 1936–1937 F. E. Tiller 1937–1938 A.B. Hinkley (2nd term) 1938–1939 O.R. Ludewig 1939–1940 John A. Bell 1940–1941 Samuel Sailele Ripley 1941–1942 W. W. Scott (4th term) 1942–1943 Mattie Chandler (2nd term) 1943–1944 F.E. Tiller 1944–1945 Robert D. Lee 1945–1946 C.D. Erickson 1946–1948 A.B. Hinkley (3rd term) 1948–1949 R.H. Miller 1949–1951 D.M. "Hap" Bradley 1952–1953 Gust J. Allyn 1953–1954 Ed J. J. McKeegan 1954–1956 John J. Sheridan 1956–1957 Al Cannon 1957–1958 James P. Kenny 1958–1959 Carl F. Lyford 1959–1960 Leo A. Viann 1960–1961 D.M. "Hap" Bradley (2nd term) 1961–1962 Gay Vargas First Latino mayor 1962–1963 Al Cannon (2nd term) 1963–1964 Gay Vargas (2nd term) 1964–1965 George D. Carroll First African-American mayor 1965–1966 David Pierce 1966–1967 Milton Spinner 1967–1968 Stanley Grydyk 1968–1969 J.J. Sheridan 1969–1970 George Livingston 2nd African-American mayor 1970–1971 Donald Wagerman 1971–1972 Nat Bates 3rd African-American mayor 1972–1973 Al E. Silva 2nd Latino mayor 1973–1974 Booker T. Anderson 4th African-American mayor 1974–1975 Richard Nelson 1975–1976 Gary Fernandez 3rd latino mayor 1976–1977 Nat Bates (2nd term) 1977–1978 Donald Wagerman (2nd term) 1978–1979 Stanley Grydyk (2nd term) 1979–1980 Thomas Corcoran 1980–1981 Lonnie Washington 5th African-American mayor 1981–1985 Thomas Corcoran† (2nd term) First elected mayor, died in office 1985–1993 George Livingston (2nd term) Appointed on November 5, 1985 to finish Corcoran's term. Won election in 1989 becoming Richmond's first elected African-American mayor 1993–2001 Rosemary Corbin 2001–2006 Irma Anderson First African-American female mayor Spouse of prior mayor Booker T. Anderson 2006–2015 Gayle McLaughlin First Green Party mayor of Richmond, second female mayor. 2015–2023 Tom Butt 2023–Present Eduardo Martinez 4th Latino mayor of Richmond

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