The Mayor of Plano, Texas is the chief executive of Plano's Government, as stipulated by the Charter of Plano, Texas.

The Mayor of Plano served one-year terms until 1884, when the term length was extended to two years. In 2006, the use of three-year terms began. Currently there is a limit to three terms as mayor.

Mrs. Pat Evans is Plano's 36th mayor.

This list contains every Mayor of Plano

Plano, Texas

Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the 71st most populous city in the United States. Plano is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to as...

, with the first appointed on April 22, 1881, eight years after the city's incorporation. Today, the mayor is elected by popular vote of the entire city of Plano. Officially, the position is non-partisan. The party affiliation listed in the table below refers to the mayors' voter registration, as their party affiliation was not officially listed on the ballot.

List of Mayors

#	Mayor	Term	Notes
1	C. J. Kellner	1881–1882	Resigned January 17, 1882
2	Joseph C. Hudson	1882	Appointed as Mayor Pro Tem to complete Kellner's term
3	G. F. Thomas	1882–1883	|
4	W. B. Blalack	1883–1888	|
5	J. C. Klepper	1888–1889	|
6	W. B. Blalack	1889–1892	|
7	Olney Davis	1892–1896	|
8	W. B. Blalack	1896–1898	|
9	W. D. McFarlin	1898–1904	|
10	Fred Schimelpfenig	1904–1908	|
11	J. M. Willis	1908–1912	|
12	J. D. Harris	1912–1914	|
13	R. H. Crawford	1914–1915	Resigned April 13, 1915
14	J. D. Contrell	1915–1916	Appointed April 30, 1915 to complete Crawford's term
15	J. R. Dickerson	1916–1919	Resigned May 27, 1919
16	J. A. "Fred" Harrington	1919–1920	Appointed May 27, 1919; resigned May 11, 1920
17	Joe Bradshaw	1920–1922	|
18	G. E. Carpenter	1922–1924	|
19	J. T. Horn	1924–1932	|
20	A. R. Schell, Jr.	1932–1948	|Longest-serving mayor (5,838 days); Plano Citizen of the Year, 1951.
21	Odise J. Todd	1948–1950	|
22	Fred H. Miers	1950–1956	|
23	David B. McCall, Jr.	1956–1960	|Two-time Plano Citizen of the Year.
24	Art M. Stranz	1960–1962	|
25	J. Alton Allman, Jr.	1962–1964	|
26	Rob L. Harrington, Jr.	1964–1968	|
27	Harry G. Rowlinson	1968–1970	|
28	Conner Harrington	|1970	Died of natural causes on June 1, 1970; shortest-serving mayor (58 days)
29	Norman F. Whitsitt	1970–1978	Elected in a special election on July 11, 1970
30	James W. Edwards	1978–1982	|
31	Jack Harvard Jack Harvard Jack Harvard was the mayor of Plano, Texas from 1982-1990.Harvard came to Plano in 1975 as a banker because of the city's inexpensive housing and good schools. In 1983, Harvard founded Willow Bend National Bank and served as its chairman during his time as mayor...	1982–1990
32	Florence Shapiro Florence Shapiro Florence Donald Shapiro is an American politician from Texas. Shapiro is a Republican member of the Texas Senate, from 1993 to 1995 representing the 2nd Senatorial District and since 1995 representing the 8th Senatorial District which includes several cities, towns, and other outlying areas of the...	1990–1992	First female mayor, Current TX State Senator
33	James N. Muns	1992–1996
34	John Longstreet	1996–2000	|
35	Jeran Akers Jeran Akers Jeran Akers was the mayor of Plano, Texas from 2000–2002, and ran for the Republican nomination for Collin County Commissioner in 2006.Akers was elected on May 6, 2000, with 64.17% of the vote, defeating opponent Dick Bode...	2000–2002
36	Pat Evans Pat Evans (mayor) Patricia A. Evans was the mayor of Plano, Texas from 2002-2009. She was first elected in May 2002 and was reelected to another two-year term in May 2004. On May 13, 2006, Evans clinched a third term with 57.4 percent of the vote. Her final term lasted three years. This makes her the...	|2002–2009	2004 Plano Citizen of the Year.
37	Phil Dyer Phil Dyer Phil Dyer is the current and 37th mayor of Plano, Texas. He was elected in 2009.He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. He received his Masters of Business Administration from East Texas State University in 1981...	2009–present	1998 Plano Citizen of the Year	Source: Mozelle Campbell, Maribelle Davis, et al. (1985). Plano, Texas: The Early Years. Henington. ISBN 0-9651841-0-2.

Salary

In 1881, the city's first mayor C. J. Kellner received $10 per year as compensation, partly as the "rental fee" of barn for meetings. Three years later, the salary was approved to officially be $72 per year. Currently, the Mayor of Plano receives an $8,400 yearly stipend.

Namesakes

Below are buildings named for Mayors of Plano. Note that they are all located in Plano, Texas, and all schools are part of the Plano Independent School District

Plano Independent School District

Plano Independent School District is a public school district in southeastern Collin County, Texas, with its headquarters in Plano. Plano ISD serves about of land, with of it within the City of Plano...

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• A. R. Schell, Jr. Elementary School
• Conner Harrington Republican Women http://www.connerharrington.org
• David B. McCall, Jr. Elementary School http://k-12.pisd.edu/schools/mccall/
• David B. McCall, Jr. Plaza
• Fred Schimelpfenig Middle School http://k-12.pisd.edu/schools/schimelpfenig/default.html
• Harry Rowlinson Community Natatorium
• J. A. Harrington Elementary School
• Norman F. Whitsitt Parkway (FM 544/15th Street)