Montpelier, Vermont was first chartered as a town on August 14, 1781, chosen as the state capital in 1805, and subsequently incorporated as a city in 1894. Under the city charter, the government of the city consists of a mayor, city manager, and city council, in what is called a Mayor–council–manager government. The mayor is elected to a two-year term by residents of Montpelier and presides over city council meetings. The city council consists of the mayor and six elected city counselors - two from each of Montpelier's three voting districts and serve two-year terms. The city manager is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the city council.
Current mayor Since March 2026, Marc Gwinn has served as the mayor of Montpelier, Vermont.
Former mayors Individuals who have served as mayor since Montpelier's incorporation as a city and their years of election include:
1895 – George W. Wing 1896 – George O. Stratton 1897 – George H. Guernsey 1898, 1899 – John H. Senter 1900, 1901 – Joseph B. Brown 1902 – James M. Boutwell 1903, 1904, 1905 – Frank M. Corry 1906, 1907 – James S. Haley 1908, 1909, 1910 – Frank R. Dawley 1911 – Smith S. Ballard 1912, 1913 – James B. Estee 1914, 1915, 1916 – James M. Boutwell 1917, 1918 – Frank W. Mitchell 1919, 1920 – Harry C. Shurtleff 1921 – George L. Blanchard 1922 – Dean K. Lillie 1924, 1925 – George L. Edson 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 – Edward Deavitt 1930, 1931, 1932 – Riley C. Bowers 1933 – William L. McKee 1934 – Perry H. Merrill 1935, James S. Ewing 1936, 1937 – William H. Dyer 1938, 1939 – Birney L. Hall 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 – William F. Corry 1945, 1946 – Harry R. Sheridan 1947, 1948 – Daughly Gould 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 – Anson F. Barber 1956, 1957, 1958 – Edward F. Knapp 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 – Elbert C. Colburn 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 – Manuel Canas Jr. 1966, 1968, 1970 – Willard R. Strong 1972, 1974 – Richard W. Curtis 1976 – Frederic H. Bertrand 1978, 1980 – Charles B. Nichols 1982, 1984 – Frank D. Romano 1986 – Sally Rice 1988 – Arthur J. Goss 1990, 1992, 1994 – Ann E. Cummings 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 – Charles D. Karparis 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 – Mary S. Hooper 2012, 2014, 2016 – John H. Hollar 2018, 2020, 2022 – Anne Watson 2023, 2024 – Jack McCullough 2026 – Marc Gwinn
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References
Further reading City of Montpelier Mayor and City Council