List of mayors of Bloomington, Illinois

Not to be confused with List of mayors of Bloomington, Indiana.

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Bloomington, Illinois, United States.

Mayor of Bloomington
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Incumbent
Dan Brady
since 2025
Formation1850
First holderDavid I. Perry
  • David I. Perry, 1850 [1]
  • Charles P. Merriman, 1851 [1]
  • John H. Wickizer, 1852 [1]
  • William Wallace, 1853 [1]
  • John W. Ewing, 1854 [1]
  • Franklin Price, 1855–1856 [1]
  • Amasa J. Merriman, 1857–1858, 1863 [1]
  • John M. Stillwell, 1859, 1868–1869 [1]
  • H. S. Herr, 1860 [1]
  • George W. Parke, 1861–1862 [1]
  • Joel Depew, 1864 [1]
  • E. H. Rood, 1865–1867, 1880 [1]
  • T. J. Bunn, 1870, 1877 [1][2]
  • Benjamin Franklin Funk, 1871–1875, 1884–1885 [1][2]
  • John Reed, 1876, c.1878–1879 [1][3]
  • E. B. Steere, 1878 [1]
  • John W. Trotter, 1881–1883 [1]
  • Lewis B. Thomas, 1886–1888, 1900–1903 [1]
  • J. R. Mason, 1889–1890 [1]
  • C. F. Koch 1891, 1898–1899 [1]
  • Daniel T. Foster, 1892–1894, 1897 [1][2]
  • G. M. Smith, 1895 [1]
  • Edgar M. Heafer, 1896 [1]
  • George C. Morrison, 1904–1905 [1]
  • James Neville, 1905–1906 [1][4]
  • A. G. Erickson, 1906–1907 [1]
  • Edward Holland 1907–1909 [1]
  • Richard L. Carlock, 1909–1911 [1]
  • Albert L. Moore, 1911–1913 [1]
  • James Costello, 1913–1915 [1]
  • Edward E. Jones, 1915–1923 [1][5]
  • Frank E. Shorthose, c.1923 [1]
  • Ben S. Rhodes, c.1931 [5]
  • Bob McGraw, 1958–1969 [6][5]
  • Walt Bittner, 1970–1976 [6]
  • Richard Buchanan, 1977–1984 [6]
  • Jesse Smart, 1985–1997 [6][5]
  • Judy Markowitz, 1997–2005 [6][7]
  • Steve Stockton, 2005–2013 [6]
  • Tari Renner, 2013–2021 [6]
  • Mboka Mwilambwe, 2021–2025
  • Dan Brady, 2025–present

See also

References

  1. ^ 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 Jacob L. Hasbrouck (1924), History of McLean County, Illinois, vol. 1, Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company – via HathiTrust
  2. ^ a b c "Biographies", mchistory.org, Illinois: McLean County Museum of History, retrieved May 18, 2025
  3. ^ "Municipal Affairs: Bloomington", Chicago Daily Tribune, May 7, 1878 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
  4. ^ "City Elections", Rock Island Argus, Illinois, April 19, 1905 – via Chronicling America
  5. ^ a b c d "Challenges, Choices, and Change: A Community in Conflict", mchistory.org, Illinois: McLean County Museum of History, retrieved May 18, 2025
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "History & Mission", bloomingtonparks.org, Illinois: City of Bloomington Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department, archived from the original on July 19, 2018 – via Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Mayor and City Council", www.cityblm.org, Illinois: City of Bloomington, archived from the original on April 8, 2001 – via Wayback Machine
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