The Mayor is the chief executive of Bridgeport, Connecticut who is directly elected for a four-year term. They have the power to issue executive orders, declare emergencies, submit a yearly budget to the city council and makes appointments to city government offices.

As of July 2012, the Mayor of Bridgeport earns an annual salary of $132,459.[1]

List of mayors

Name In office Party Notes Reference
Isaac Sherman 1836–1837 [2][3]
Daniel Sterling 1837–1838 [2][3]
Alanson Hamlin 1838–1839 [2]
Charles Foote 1839 [3]
Charles Bostwick 1840 [2][3]
William Burrall 1841–1842? [2][3]
James Loomis 1843–1844 [2][3]
Henry Harral 1844–1847 [2][3]
Sherwood Sterling 1847–1849 [2][3]
Henry Harral 1849–1851 [2][3]
John Brooks 1851–1852 [2][3]
Henry Harral 1852–1853 [2][3]
Charles Hubbell 1853–1854 [2][3]
John Brook 1854–1855 [2][3]
Philo Calhoun 1855–1858 Democratic[4][5] [2][3]
Silas Booth 1858–1860 [2][3]
Daniel Sterling 1860–1863 [2][3]
Clapp Spooner 1863–1864 Republican[6] [2][3]
Jarratt Morford 1864–1865 [2][3]
Stillman Clapp 1865–1866 [2][3]
Monson Hawley 1866–1868 [2][3]
Jarratt Morford 1868–1869 [2][3]
Monson Hawley 1869–1870 [2][3]
Jarratt Morford 1870–1871 [2][3]
Epaphras Goodsell 1871–1874 Democratic[7] [2][3]
Robert Clarke 1874–1875 [2][3][8]
Phineas Barnum 1875–1876 Republican[9] [2][3]
Jarratt Morford 1876–1878 [2][3]
Robert De Forest 1878–1879 Democratic[10][11] [2][3]
John Wessells 1879–1880 [2][3]
Daniel Morgan 1880–1881 Democratic[12] [2][3]
John Wessells 1881–1882 [2][3]
Carlos Curtis 1882–1883 [2][3]
John Wessells 1883–1884 [2][3]
Daniel Morgan 1884–1885 [2][3]
Henry Pyle 1885–1886 [2][3]
Civilion Fones 1886–1888 A dentist, his son Alfred Fones was also a dentist
and a leader in early oral hygiene and education.[13][14] 		[2][3]
Patrick Coughlin 1888–1889 [2]
Robert De Forest 1889–1891 Democratic [2]
William Marigold 1891–1893 Republican[15] [2]
Walter Bostwick 1893–1895 [2]
Frank Clark 1895–1897 Democratic[16] [2]
Thomas Taylor 1897–1899 Republican[17] [2]
Hugh Stirling 1899–1901 Republican[18] [2]
Denis Mulvihill 1901–1905 Democratic[19] [2][20]
Marcus Reynolds 1905–1907 [2][20]
Henry Lee 1907–1909 [2][20]
Edward Buckingham 1909–1911 Democratic[21] [2][20]
Clifford Wilson 1911–1921 Republican[22] [2][20]
Fred Atwater 1921–1923 Democratic[23] [2][20]
William Behrens 1923–1929 Republican[24] [2][20]
Edward Buckingham 1929–1933 Democratic [2][20]
Jasper McLevy 1933–1957 Socialist[25] Longest-serving mayor [2][20]
Samuel Tedesco 1957–1965 Democratic[26] [20]
Hugh Curran 1965–1971 Democratic[27] [20]
Nicholas Panuzio 1971–1975 Republican Resigned toward the end of his second term to serve as deputy administrator
of the General Services Administration in the Gerald Ford administration[28] 		[2][20]
William Seres 1975 Republican President of the Common Council who succeeded as mayor following
Panuzio's resignation; served 55 days[29] 		[20]
John C. Mandanici 1975–1981 Democratic[30] [2][20]
Lenny Paoletta 1981–1985 Republican[31] [20]
Thomas Bucci 1985–1989 Democratic[32] [20]
Mary Moran 1989–1991 Republican First and only woman to serve as Bridgeport mayor;
last Republican to serve as Bridgeport mayor;
unsuccessfully sought to have city declared insolvent in municipal bankruptcy[33][34][35] 		[20]
Joe Ganim 1991–2003 Democratic Second-longest serving Bridgeport mayor; was convicted on
federal corruption charges in 2003; spent seven years in prison.[36][37] 		[20]
John Fabrizi 2003–2007 Democratic Did not run for a second term in 2007 after admitting to a drinking problem
and use of cocaine while in office.[38][39] 		[2][20]
Bill Finch 2007–2015 Democratic Defeated by Joseph P. Ganim during the Democratic primary in September 2015.[40] [2][20]
Joe Ganim 2015–present Democratic Second-longest serving Bridgeport mayor; was convicted on
federal corruption charges in 2003; spent seven years in prison; re-elected to office November 3, 2015;[41][42][43] Sworn in on December 1, 2015.[44] 		[20]

References

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  14. ^ Alyssa Picard, Making the American Mouth: Dentists and Public Health in the Twentieth Century (Rutgers University Press, 2009), p. 36.
  15. ^ Men of Progress, p. 389.
  16. ^ History of Bridgeport and Vicinity (Vol. 2), p. 616.
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  29. ^ Political Corruption in Bridgeport, p. 55.
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  31. ^ Political Corruption in Bridgeport, pp. 66–70.
  32. ^ Peter F. Burns, Electoral Politics Is Not Enough: Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics (SUNY Press, 2012), p. 15.
  33. ^ Political Corruption in Bridgeport, pp. 90–92.
  34. ^ George Judson, U.S. Judge Blocks Bridgeport From Bankruptcy Court, New York Times (August 2, 1991).
  35. ^ Nick Ravo, A Novice Reigns as Bridgeport Mayor, New York Times, November 15, 1989.
  36. ^ Political Corruption in Bridgeport, pp. 97–98, 102–03.
  37. ^ Edmund H. Mahony, Joe Ganim: Is He Back?, Hartford Courant, January 12, 2015.
  38. ^ Alison Leigh Cowan, Mayor of Scandal-Weary Bridgeport Admits That He Used Cocaine, New York Times, June 21, 2006.
  39. ^ Brian Lockhart, Fabrizi exploring run for mayor, Connecticut Post, June 4, 2014.
  40. ^ Joseph De Avila, Ganim, Former Bridgeport Mayor Who Served Prison Time, Wins Primary, Wall Street Journal (September 17, 2015).
  41. ^ Political Corruption in Bridgeport, pp. 97–98, 102–03.
  42. ^ Edmund H. Mahony, Joe Ganim: Is He Back?, Hartford Courant, January 12, 2015.
  43. ^ [1] Ex-convict declares victory in Bridgeport mayor’s race WTNH (November 3, 2015).
  44. ^ Associated Press, Ganim Sworn In As Bridgeport Mayor Five Years After Getting Out of Prison (December 1, 2015).
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