List of mayors of Youngstown, Ohio
Encyclopedia
The Mayor of Youngstown is the chief executive
of the city
's government. The term of office for the mayor and members of Youngstown City Council is four years. Youngstown, Ohio
, had a total of 49 recorded mayoral administrations (this number includes the city's current mayor, Charles Sammarone. Youngstown has traditionally been led by Democratic mayors.
According to the Youngstown Home Rule
Charter, the City of Youngstown’s Executive Branch is led by the Mayor of Youngstown who is elected on a nonpartisan ballot to a four-year term. The Mayor must be a qualified elector, at least 30 years old and a City resident for five years immediately preceding the election. The Mayor shall hold no other public office except that of a notary public. The Mayor may serve two complete, consecutive four-year terms and will be eligible for re-election after an intervening term. As the chief executive officer of the City, the Mayor’s duties include:
The Mayor and Department heads shall be entitled to seats in Council but shall not be given voting privileges. The Mayor shall have the right to introduce ordinances and take part in the discussion of all matters coming before Council.
When the Mayor is absent from the City, or is unable for any reason to perform his duties, the President of City Council is the acting Mayor. The Youngstown Home Rule Charter requires that the Mayor’s Administrative Council, which consists of the Mayor and the heads of departments/divisions, meet at least once each month to discuss matters relating to the administration of City affairs and the improvement of methods and procedures in various departments.
The Mayor’s day to day activities focus on overseeing and coordinating the work of the City’s six administrative departments: Law, Finance, Public Works, Water & other public utilities, Police and Fire, as well as the Park and Recreation Commission and the City District Board of Health.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the city
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
's government. The term of office for the mayor and members of Youngstown City Council is four years. Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, had a total of 49 recorded mayoral administrations (this number includes the city's current mayor, Charles Sammarone. Youngstown has traditionally been led by Democratic mayors.
According to the Youngstown Home Rule
Home rule
Home rule is the power of a constituent part of a state to exercise such of the state's powers of governance within its own administrative area that have been devolved to it by the central government....
Charter, the City of Youngstown’s Executive Branch is led by the Mayor of Youngstown who is elected on a nonpartisan ballot to a four-year term. The Mayor must be a qualified elector, at least 30 years old and a City resident for five years immediately preceding the election. The Mayor shall hold no other public office except that of a notary public. The Mayor may serve two complete, consecutive four-year terms and will be eligible for re-election after an intervening term. As the chief executive officer of the City, the Mayor’s duties include:
- Supervising City government administration
- Keeping the peace
- Ensuring city ordinances are enforced
- Recommending legislation to City Council
- Advising Council on the financial condition and needs of the community
- Preparing and submitting to Council any reports it requires
- Appointing and removing directors of all City departments, as well as members of City boards and commissions
- Representing the City’s interest with officials in Columbus and Washington, DC
The Mayor and Department heads shall be entitled to seats in Council but shall not be given voting privileges. The Mayor shall have the right to introduce ordinances and take part in the discussion of all matters coming before Council.
When the Mayor is absent from the City, or is unable for any reason to perform his duties, the President of City Council is the acting Mayor. The Youngstown Home Rule Charter requires that the Mayor’s Administrative Council, which consists of the Mayor and the heads of departments/divisions, meet at least once each month to discuss matters relating to the administration of City affairs and the improvement of methods and procedures in various departments.
The Mayor’s day to day activities focus on overseeing and coordinating the work of the City’s six administrative departments: Law, Finance, Public Works, Water & other public utilities, Police and Fire, as well as the Park and Recreation Commission and the City District Board of Health.
19th century
| Name | Date | Party |
| John Heiner | 1850 - 1851 | |
| Robert W. Tayler Robert Walker Tayler, Sr. Robert Walker Tayler, Sr. was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a member of the Ohio Senate and was Ohio State Auditor 1860–1863.... |
1851 - 1852 | |
| Stephen F. Burnett | 1852 - 1853 | |
| William G. Moore | 1853 - 1855 | |
| William Rice | 1855 - 1856 | |
| Thomas W. Sanderson | 1856 - 1857 | |
| Reuben Carroll | 1857 - 1862 | |
| Peter W. Keller | 1862 - 1863 | |
| John Manning | 1863 - 1863 | |
| Thomas H. Wells | 1863 - 1864 | |
| Brainard S. Higley | 1864 - 1866 | |
| George McKee | 1866 - 1871 | |
| John D. Raney | 1872 - 1873 | |
| William M. Osborn | 1874 - 1875 | |
| Matthew Logan | 1876 - 1879 | |
| William J. Lawthers | 1880 - 1883 | |
| Walter L. Campbell | 1884 - 1885 | |
| Samuel A. Steele | 1886 - 1887 | |
| Randall Montgomery | 1888 - 1891 | |
| I. B. Miller | 1892 - 1895 | |
| Edmond H. Moore | 1896 - 1899 | |
20th century
| Name | Date | Party |
| Frank L. Brown | 1900 - 1903 | |
| W. T. Gibson | 1904 - 1905 | |
| Frank L. Baldwin | 1906 - 1907 | |
| Alvin W. Craver | 1908 - 1912 | |
| Fred A. Hartenstein | 1912 - 1916 | |
| Carroll Thornton | 1916 - 1918 | |
| Alvin W. Craver | 1918 - 1920 | |
| Fred J. Warnock | 1920 - 1922 | Republican |
| George Oles | 1922 - 1922 | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
| William G. Reese | 1922 - 1923 | Republican |
| Charles Scheible | 1924 - 1927 | Democrat |
| Joseph L. Heffernan | 1928 - 1931 | Democrat |
| Mark E. Moore | 1932 - 1935 | |
| Lionel Evans | 1936 - 1939 | Democrat |
| William B. Spagnola | 1940 - 1943 | |
| Ralph W. O'Neill | 1944 - 1947 | Democrat |
| Charles P. Henderson Charles P. Henderson Charles P. Henderson was a Republican Ohio politician who served as mayor of Youngstown, Ohio in 1948-54. In 1953, he was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as a member of the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.... |
1948 - 1954 | Republican |
| Frank X. Kryzan | 1954 - 1960 | Democrat |
| Frank R. Franko | 1960 - 1961 | Democrat |
| Harry N. Savesten | 1962 - 1963 | Republican |
| Anthony B. Flask | 1964 - 1969 | Democrat |
| Jack Hunter | 1970 - 1978 | Republican |
| J. Phillip Richley | 1978 - 1984 | Democrat |
| Patrick Ungaro Patrick Ungaro Patrick J. Ungaro is an Ohio politician, most noted for his long tenure as mayor of the industrial city of Youngstown, having served in the position from 1984-1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party... |
1984 - 1997 | Democrat |
21st century
| George McKelvey George McKelvey George M. McKelvey is an American politician. A Democrat, he served two terms as Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, from 1998 to 2005. Prior to serving as mayor, he served two terms as the Treasurer of Mahoning County... |
1999 - 2006 | Democrat |
| Jay Williams Jay Williams (politician) Roy Kojo Jawara Williams is the executive director of the federal Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, and the former mayor of Youngstown, Ohio. His election in 2005 gained local and regional media attention because it brought Youngstown its first African-American mayor as well... |
2006 - 2011 | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... (first term); Democrat (second term) |
| Charles Sammarone Charles Sammarone Charles Sammarone is the mayor of the industrial city of Youngstown in northeastern Ohio.Prior to serving in elected governmental positions, he worked as a teacher, coach and administrator in local schools. From 1990 onward he served as president of the city council.-Notes:... |
2011 - Present | Democrat |