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.
| Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Formation | Peter Filbert |
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 edit
| 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. Davis | 1948 | 1952 | Democratic |
| James B. Bamford[4] | 1952 | 1956 | Republican |
| Daniel F. McDevitt[4] | 1956 | 1960 | Democratic |
| 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 edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "City Officials: City of Reading" (PDF). Berks County Department of Elections. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- ^ Pratt, William (1969). "The Reading Socialist Experience: A Study of Working. Class Politics" (Ph.D. Dissertation). Atlanta, Georgia: Emory University.
- ^ a b "Eddie Moran, first Latino mayor of Reading, is inaugurated". Reading Eagle.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Devlin, Ron (2013-11-17). "View of Kennedy changes over the years". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ a b "Mayor Haggerty, Three Others Cited By Central Catholic Group". Reading Eagle. 1994-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- ^ Reinbrecht, Steve (1999-01-26). "Angstadt won't seek re-election". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ^ 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.