The mayor of the City of Amarillo is the chief executive officer of the city of Amarillo, Texas. The current mayor is Cole Stanley, who was elected on May 6, 2023, and took office on May 15 of that month.
List of mayors of Amarillo No. Portrait Name Term in office Length of servicePrevious office1Warren W. Wetsel February, 1892 – 18942 yearsNonegovernment enjoined 2R. L. Stringfellow 1899 – 19023 yearsNone3Stafford Lightburne 1902 – 19064 yearsNone4Will A. Miller Jr. 1906 – April, 19082 yearsNone5Lon D. Marrs April, 1908 – April 23, 19102 yearsPotter County Attorney Member of the Potter County Court 6James H. Patton April 23, 1910 – April, 19122 yearsNone7W. E. Gee April, 1912 – December, 19141 year, 8 monthsCity attorney of Amarillo 8J. N. Beasley December, 1913 – 19173 yearsMember of Shelby County, Tennessee Court until 19109Lon D. Marrs 1917 – 19236 yearsPotter County Attorney Member of the Potter County Court Mayor of Amarillo 10E. S. Blasdel 1923 – April, 19252 yearsNone11Lee Bivins † April, 1925 – January 17, 19293 years, 9 monthsNone12Ernest O. Thompson April, 1929 – May 31, 19323 years, 1 monthNone13Ross D. Rogers July 19, 1932 – April 14, 19418 years, 9 monthsNone14Joe A. Jenkins April 14, 1941 – May 5, 19476 yearsMember of the Amarillo City Commission 15Lawrence R. Hagy May 5, 1947 – May 2, 19492 yearsNone16E. H. Klein May 2, 1949 – April, 1953None17S. T. Curtis April, 1953 – April, 19552 years18R. C. Jordan April, 1955 – April 15, 19572 years19John R. Armstrong April 15, 1957 – May 4, 19592 yearsNone20A. F. Madison May 4, 1959 – May 8, 19612 yearsNone21Jack Seale May 8, 1961 – April 29, 19632 yearsNone22F. V. Wallace April 29, 1963 – May 8, 19674 yearsNone23J. Ernest Stroud May 8, 1967 – May 10, 19714 yearsNone24L. Ray Vahue May 10, 1971 – May 12, 19754 yearsMember of the Amarillo City Commission 25John C. Drummond May 12, 1975 – May 2, 19772 yearsNone26Jerry H. Hodge(born 1942-2024; aged 81)May 2, 1977 – May 4, 19814 yearsMember of the Amarillo City Commission27Rick Klein May 4, 1981 – April, 19876 yearsNone28Glen Parkey April, 1987 – 19892 yearsNone29Keith Adams 1989 – 19934 yearsMember of the Amarillo City Commission 30Kel Seliger(born 1953; age )1993 – 20018 yearsMember of the Amarillo City Commission31Trent Sisemore (born 1961; age ) 2001 – 20054 yearsMember of the Amarillo City Commission 32Debra McCartt (born 1950; age ) 2005 – May, 20116 yearsMember of the Amarillo City Commission33Paul Harpole(born 1950; age ) May, 2011 – May 16, 20178 years Member of the Amarillo City Commission34Ginger Nelson (born 1970; age )May 16, 2017 – May 16, 20236 years Member of the Amarillo City Commission35Cole Stanley (born 1978; age )May 16, 2023 – Incumbent None
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