Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Eddie Moran
since January 6, 2020
FormationPeter Filbert

The Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, is the elected, chief executive of the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, the fourth-largest city in the state of Pennsylvania. The Reading city government consists of a mayor and a city council. The mayor is elected for a four-year term.

The Mayor of Reading served under a city commission form of government prior to 1996. However, the city's mayor have served under a home rule form of government since 1996, beginning with the inauguration of Mayor Paul Angstadt in January of that year.[1]

Reading is one of the few United States cities to have elected a Socialist mayor. Three times, in 1927, 1935, and 1944, J. Henry Stump was elected mayor.[2]

The current mayor is Eddie Moran, who was elected on November 5, 2019 and began serving his term on January 6, 2020.[3]

List

Mayor Term Begins Term Ends Political Party
Peter Filbert[4] 1847 1848
William H. Keim 1848 1849 Whig
George Getz [4] 1849 1853
George M. Keim 1853 1853 Democratic
Daniel R. Clymer [4] 1853 1854
John S. Richards [4] 1854 1855
William M. Baird [4] 1855 1856
Joel B. Wanner[4] 1856 1857
A. Jordan Swartz[4] 1857 1858
Benneville Keim[4] 1858 1861
Joel B. Wanner[4] 1861 1863
Joseph S. Hoyer[4] 1863 1865
Nathan M. Eisenhower[4] 1865 1867
William H. Gernand[4] 1867 1871
Samuel C. Mayer[4] 1871 1873
Charles F. Evans[4] 1873 1879
Henry A. Tyson[4] 1879 1881
William G. Rowe[4] 1881 1885
James K. Getz[4] 1885 1887
James R. Kenney[4] 1887 1891
Thomas P. Merritt[4] 1891 1893 Democratic
William F. Shanaman[4] 1893 1896
Jacob Weidel[4] 1896 1899
Adam H. Leader[4] 1899 1902
Edward Yeager[4] 1902 1905
Edwin R. Gerber[4] 1905 1908
William Rick[4] 1908 1912
Ira W. Stratton[4] 1912 1916
Edward H. Filbert[4] 1916 1920
John K. Stauffer[4] 1920 1924
William E. Sharman[4] 1924 1928
J. Henry Stump 1928 1932 Socialist
Heber Ermentrout[4] 1932 1936 Democratic - Republican fusion
J. Henry Stump 1936 1940 Socialist
Harry F. Menges 1940 1944
J. Henry Stump 1944 1948 SDF
John F. David 1948 1952
James B. Bamford[4] 1952 1956
Daniel F. McDevitt[4] 1956 1960
John C. Kubacki[4] 1960 1964 Democratic
Eugene Shirk[1] 1964 1968 Republican
Victor Yarnell[5] 1968[5] 1972[5] Democratic
Eugene Shirk[1] 1972 1976 Republican
Joseph P. Kuzminski[1] 1976 1980 Democratic
Karen A. Miller[1] 1980 February 1987[6] Democratic
Warren Haggerty[1] February 1987[6] January 1, 1996 Democratic
Paul Angstadt[1] January 1, 1996[7] January 3, 2000[8] Republican
Joseph Eppihimer[1] January 3, 2000[8] January 5, 2004 Democratic
Tom McMahon[1] January 5, 2004 January 2, 2012 Democratic
Vaughn Spencer January 2, 2012 January 4, 2016 Democratic
Wally Scott January 4, 2016 January 6, 2020 Democratic
Eddie Moran[3] January 6, 2020 Democratic

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "City Officials: City of Reading" (PDF). Berks County Department of Elections. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. ^ Pratt, William (1969). "The Reading Socialist Experience: A Study of Working. Class Politics" (Ph.D. Dissertation). Atlanta, Georgia: Emory University.
  3. ^ a b "Eddie Moran, first Latino mayor of Reading, is inaugurated". Reading Eagle.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Reading, Pennsylvania Mayors, Chief Burgesses, Postmasters". PoliticalGraveyard.com.
  5. ^ a b c Devlin, Ron (2013-11-17). "View of Kennedy changes over the years". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  6. ^ a b "Mayor Haggerty, Three Others Cited By Central Catholic Group". Reading Eagle. 1994-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  7. ^ Reinbrecht, Steve (1999-01-26). "Angstadt won't seek re-election". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  8. ^ a b "Notable dates in Reading crime-fighting efforts". Reading Eagle. 2014-01-13. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
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