This is a list of mayors of Bend, Oregon. The City of Bend was incorporated in 1904 and the first election for city leaders was held that year. The first mayor, Arthur L. Goodwillie, took office on January 4, 1905. Mayors were elected until Bend's charter was changed in 1928 following controversies sparked under the term of E.D. Gilson.[1] The modified charter called for city councilors to appoint one member of the council to serve as mayor for a two-year term. The 1928 charter also moved Bend to a council–manager form of government, where the mayor leads city council while a city manager oversees day-to-day city operations. In May 2018, Bend voters approved charter amendments bringing back the direct election of the mayor.

Bend's mayors currently serve four-year terms and are directly elected by voters. The next election for mayor will be November 2026. The office is nonpartisan, meaning there is not a primary election or partisan affiliation on the ballot.

List

Mayor Term start Term end
Directly elected mayors
Arthur L. Goodwillie[1] January 1905 1911
Urling C. Coe[1][2] 1911 1912
George P. Putnam[1][3] 1912 1913
Harry "Ham" Miller[1] 1913 1915
? Eastes[4][5][6] c. 1916 ???
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Edgar Dewitt Gilson[7] 1921 1922
Robert Fox 1923 1928
Council-appointed mayors
Herbert E. Allen ??? January 1929
George P. Gove January 1929 January 1931
J. F. Hosch January 1933 January 1935
Fred S. Simpson[8] January 1935 January 1943
A. T. Niebergall January 1943 January 1947
G. W. McCann January 1947 January 1948
Hans Slagsvold[9] January 1948 January 1949
Ted D. Sexton[10] January 1949 January 1951
W. T. Welcome[11] January 1951 January 1953
Richard W. Brandis[12][9] January 1953 January 1955
Hans Slagsvold[9] January 1955 January 1956
Hap Taylor[13] January 1956 January 1957
Web M. Loy[14] January 1957 January 1958
Mel Rogers[14] January 1958 January 1959
Jack C. Dempsey[15] January 1959 January 1960
William E. Miller[16] January 1960 January 1961
E. L. Nielsen[17][18] January 1961 January 1962
Jack C. Dempsey[19] January 1962 January 1965
Paul Reynolds[20][21] January 1965 January 1966
Charles B. Hinds[22] January 1966 January 1968
Leon Devereaux[23][24][25] January 1968 January 1969
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Roger Smith January 1975 January 1977
Clay C. Shephard January 1977 January 1979
Dick Carlson[26] January 1979 January 1981
Ruth Burleigh (first woman mayor of Bend)[27] January 1981 January 1982
Samuel Langmas[28] January 1982 January 1984
Craig Coyner[29] January 1984 January 1985
Mike Rose[30] January 1985 January 1987
Bruce H. Devlin January 1987 January 1989
Bill Friedman[31] January 2001 January 2003
Oran Teater[32] January 5, 2003 January 5, 2005
Bill Friedman[33][34] January 5, 2005 January 5, 2007
Bruce Abernethy[35] January 5, 2007 January 5, 2009
Kathie Eckman[36] January 5, 2009 January 5, 2011
Jeff T. Eager[37] January 5, 2011 January 5, 2013
Jim Clinton[38] January 5, 2013 January 4, 2017
Casey Roats[39] January 4, 2017 January 4, 2019
Direct election resumes
Sally Russell[40] January 4, 2019 May 18, 2022
Gena Goodman-Campbell[41] May 18, 2022 January 4, 2023
Melanie Kebler[42] January 4, 2023 Incumbent

See also

References

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  28. ^ "More than a stitch; Longtime Bend socialite Harriet Langmas has been designing clothes all her life". Bendbulletin.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
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  41. ^ Visser, Brenna (May 19, 2022). "Gena Goodman-Campbell appointed as mayor through the end of the year". The Bulletin. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  42. ^ Kaminski, Anna (January 3, 2023). "Who is Bend's new mayor? Get to know Melanie Kebler". The Bulletin. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
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