List of mayors of Youngstown, Ohio

The Mayor of Youngstown is the chief executive of the government of the city of Youngstown, Ohio. The term of office for the mayor and members of Youngstown City Council is four years. Youngstown, Ohio has had a total of 50 recorded mayoral administrations, including the city's current mayor. 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, 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 may hold no other public office except that of a notary public. The mayor may serve two complete, consecutive four-year terms and is 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 are entitled to seats in Council but do not have voting privileges. The mayor has 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 Heiner1850–1851
Robert W. Tayler1851–1852
Stephen F. Burnett1852–1853
William G. Moore1853–1855
William Rice1855–1856
Thomas W. Sanderson1856–1857
Reuben Carroll1857–1862
Peter W. Keller1862–1863
John Manning1863–1863
Thomas H. Wells1863–1864
Brainard Spencer Higley1864–1866
George McKee1866–1871
John D. Raney1872–1873
William M. Osborn1874–1875
Matthew Logan1876–1879
William J. Lawthers1880–1883
Walter L. Campbell1884–1885
Samuel A. Steele1886–1887
Randall Montgomery1888–1891
Isaac Barclay Miller1892–1895
Edmond H. Moore1896–1899

20th century
Name                          Date                        Party
Frank L. Brown1900–1903
W. T. Gibson1904–1905
Frank L. Baldwin1906–1907
Alvin W. Craver1908–1912
Fred A. Hartenstein1912–1916
Carroll Thornton1916–1918
Alvin W. Craver1918–1920
Fred J. Warnock1920–1922Republican
George Oles1922–1922Independent
William G. Reese1922–1923Republican
Charles Scheible1924–1927Democrat
Joseph L. Heffernan1928–1931Democrat
Mark E. Moore1932–1935
Lionel Evans1936–1939Republican
William B. Spagnola1940–1943Democrat
Ralph W. O'Neill1944–1947Democrat
Charles P. Henderson1948–1954Republican
Frank X. Kryzan1954–1960Democrat
Frank R. Franko1960–1961Democrat
Harry N. Savesten1962–1963Republican
Anthony B. Flask1964–1969Democrat
Jack Hunter1970–1977Republican
J. Phillip Richley1978–1979Democrat
George Vukovich1980–1983Democrat
Patrick Ungaro1984–1997Democrat

21st century
George McKelvey1998–2006Democrat
Jay Williams2006–2011Independent (first term); Democrat (second term)
Charles Sammarone2011–2013Democrat
John McNally IV2013-2017Democrat
Jamael Tito Brown2018-PresentDemocrat

References
  • Aley, Howard C. (1975). A Heritage to Share: The Bicentennial History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. Youngstown, OH: The Bicentennial Commission of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, p. 558.

See also
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