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Women Mayors in U.S. Cities 2009

(cities over 30,000, listed by population & by state, as of January 2009)

As of Janauary 2009, of the 1,142 mayors of U.S. cities with populations over 30,000, 193, or 16.9%, were women. (Primary reference source: U.S. Conference of Mayors 2009, website directory).

Listed by population
State  City Name Population Rank
MD Baltimore Sheila Dixon 651,154 21
CA Fresno Ashley Swearengin 427,652 40
GA Atlanta Shirley Franklin 416,474 42
OK Tulsa Kathryn L. Taylor 393,049 45
FL Tampa Pam Iorio 303,447 59
CA Stockton Ann Johnston 243,771 71
NC Greensboro Yvonne J. Johnson 223,891 79
TX Plano Pat Evans 222,030 81
AZ Glendale Elain M. Scruggs 218,812 83
CA Chula Vista Cheryl Cox 203,000 92
AZ Scottsdale Mary Manross 202,705 93
WA Spokane Mary Verner 195,629 103
TX Amarillo Debra McCartt 173,627 123
MA Worcester Konstantina B. Lukes 172,648 125
OH Dayton Rhine L. McLin 166,179 127
CA Santa Rosa Susan Gorin 159,980 130
CA Pomona Norma J. Torres 149,473 143
VA Hampton Molly Joesph Ward 146,437 149
OR Eugene Kitty Piercy 137,893 162
OR Salem Janet Taylor 136,924 163
CA Escondido Lori Holt Pfeiler 133,559 167
CA Orange Carolyn V. Cavecche 128,821 170
CA Fullerton Sharon Quirk 126,003 175
CA Concord Laura M. Hoffmeister 121,780 183
IA Cedar Rapids Kay Halloran 120,758 187
FL Miramar Lori C Moseley 120,000 190
CA Thousand Oaks Jacqui V. Irwin 117,005 195
TX Beaumont Becky Ames 113,866 203
TX Waco Virginia Dupuy 113,726 204
CA West Covina Sherri Lane 105,080 227
CA Santa Carla Patricia M Mahan 102,361 235
CO Pueblo Judy Weaver 102,121 238
GA Athens Heidi Davison 101,489 239
MA Cambridge E. Denise Simmons 101,355 240
CO Westminster  Nancy McNally 100,940 242
CA San Buenaventura Christy Weir 100,916 243
CA Richmond Gayle McLaughlin 99,216 249
CA Temecula Maryann Edwards 97,935 251
HI Maui Charmaine Tavares 97,100 255
CA Rialto Grace Vargas 96,500 257
OK Norman Cindy S. Rosenthal 95,694 260
FL Gainesville Pegeen Hanrahan 95,447 261
CA Mission Viejo Patricia Kelley 93,102 276
CA San Mateo Carole Groom 92,482 279
CA Santa Barbara  Marty Blum 92,325 280
FL Port St. Lucie Patricia Christensen 88,769 291
CA Westminster  Margie L. Rice 88,207 295
FL Miami Beach Matti G. Bower 87,933 297
NH Nashua Donnalee Lozeau 86,605 302
NC High Point Rebecca R. Smothers 85,839 307
CA Alhambra Barbara A. Messina 85,804 310
TX Tyler Barbara Bass 83,650 324
FL Plantation  Rae Carole Armstrong 82,934 328
FL West Palm Beach Lois J. Frankel 82,103 330
MI Troy Louise E. Schilling 80,959 336
CA Redding Mary Leas Stegall 80,865 337
NJ Camden Gwendolyn A. Faison 79,904 343
WA Kent Suzette Cooke 79,524 344
MI Southfield Brenda L. Lawrence 78,296 352
IL Arlington Heights Arlene J. Mulder 76,943 363
CA Redwood City Rosanne Foust 75,402 373
IL Evanston Lorraine H. Morton 74,239 380
CA Napa Jill Techel 72,585 386
CA Alameda Beverly Johnson 72,259 387
MO Lee's Summit Karen Messerli 70,700 397
CA Lynwood Maria Teresa Santillan 69,845 404
FL Largo Patricia S. Gerard  69,371 407
MI Wyoming Carol S. Sheets 69,368 408
NC Asheville Terry Bellamy 68,889 410
NC Gastonia Jennifer T. Stultz  68,518 416
TX League City Toni Randall 68,000 422
CA Pleasanton Jennifer Hosterman 67,700 427
IN Muncie Sharon McShurley 67,430 430
MN Plymouth Judy Johnson 65,894 444
IL Palatine Rita L. Mullins 65,479 447
VA Lynchburg Joan F. Foster 65,269 449
CA Walnut Creek Gwen Regalia 64,296 453
CA Merced Ellie Wooten 63,893 457
VA Suffolk Linda T. Johnson 63,677 458
IA Iowa City Regenia Bailey 62,220 473
CA Montebello Rosemarie Vasquez 62,150 475
MI Saginaw Joyce Seals 61,799 480
CA Huntington Park Elba Guerrero 61,348 483
CA South San Francisco Karyl Matsumoto 60,552 492
NC Greenville Patricia C. 'Pat' Dunn 60,476 493
MO St. Charles Patricia M. York 60,321 497
CA Davis Ruth Asmundson 60,308 498
MN Burnsville Elizabeth B. Kautz 60,220 499
FL Delray Beach Rita W. Ellis 60,020 502
CA Chico Ann Schwab 59,954 504
WI Janesville Amy Loasching 59,498 512
FL Tamarac Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco 59,259 513
MA Waltham Jeannette A. McCarthy 59,226 514
CA La Habra Rose Espinoza 58,974 516
CA Encinitas Maggie Houlihan 58,014 531
TX Port Arthur Doloris 'Bobbie' Prince 57,755 532
TX Galveston Lyda Ann Thomas 57,247 541
CA Lodi JoAnne Mounce 56,999 545
MT Great Falls Dona Stebbins 56,690 551
IL Mount Prospect Irvana K. Wilks 56,265 561
PA Abington Carol T. DiJoseph 56,103 563
CA Santa Cruz Cynthia Mathews 54,593 586
CA Petaluma Pamela Torliatt 54,548 587
MA Weymouth Sue Kay 53,988 596
FL Margate Pam Donovan 53,909 599
NJ Gloucester Township Cindy Rau-Hatton 53,627 601
TX Euless Mary Lib Saleh 53,400 604
WA Shoreline Cindy Ryu 53,025 609
AZ Flagstaff Sara Presler 52,894 612
FL Sarasota Lou Ann Palmer 52,715 616
NY Irondequoit Mary Ellen Heyman 52,354 622
MN Minnetonka Jan Callison 51,301 637
IA Ames Ann Campbell 50,731 639
TX Flower Mound  Jody A. Smith 50,702 641
TX San Marcos Susan Clifford Narvaiz 50,371 650
CT East Hartford Melody A. Currey 49,575 661
CA Glendora Karen Davis 49,415 664
KY Bowling Green Elaine N. Walker 49,296 668
CA Indio Lupe Ramos Watson 49,116 673
NJ Plainfield Sharon M. Robinson-Briggs 47,829 692
MA Barnstable Township Janet Joakim 47,821 693
CA Colton Kelly J Chastain 47,662 697
MD Rockville Susan R. Hoffmann 47,388 702
NJ Perth Amboy Wilda Diaz 47,303 705
WI Wauwatosa Jill Didler 47,271 707
CA Covina Meline D. Juarez 46,837 712
MO O'Fallon Donna Morrow 46,169 728
MN Apple Valley Mary Hamann-Roland 45,527 738
CA Highland Penny Lilburn 44,605 756
CA Bell Gardens Jennifer Rodriguez 44,054 763
FL Coconut Creek Becky Tooley 43,566 773
RI Woonsocket Susan D. Menard 43,224 776
CA Madera Sally J. Bomprezzi 43,207 777
MN Lakeville Holly Dahl 43,128 780
NE Grand Island Margaret Hornady 42,940 784
NJ Bridgewater Patricia Flannery 42,940 785
CA Cathedral City Kathleen J. DeRosa 42,647 793
MA Arlington Clarissa Rowe 42,389 795
IL Glenview Kerry D. Cummings 41,847 802
MS Greenville Heather McTeer-Hudson 41,633 807
IL Bartlett Catherine J. Melchert 41,402 811
TN Germantown Sharon Goldsworthy 40,977 823
KS Hutchinson Trish Rose 40,787 825
MA Salem Kimberly Driscoll 40,407 835
FL Jupiter Karen J. Golonka 39,328 864
IN Richmond Sally Hutton 39,124 867
MA Fitchburg Lisa Wong 39,102 868
IL Calumet City Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush 39,071 869
FL Sanford Linda Kuhn 38,291 893
CA Campbell Jane P. Kennedy 38,138 900
OH Beavercreek Julie Vann 37,984 904
OH Dublin Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher 37,590 914
CA Claremont Ellen Taylor 37,116 922
IL Streamwood Billie Roth  36,407 934
IL Urbana Laurel L. Prussing 36,395 935
MA Marlborough Nancy Stevens 36,255 943
AZ Avondale Marie Lopez Rogers 35,883 955
MD Annapolis Ellen O. Moyer 35,838 957
NY Brighton Sandra Frankel 35,588 964
Ks Leavenworth Lisa Weakley 35,420 969
OH Westerville Anne Gonzales 35,318 974
OR Lake Oswego Judie Hammerstad 35,278 975
CA Dana Point Lisa A. Bartlett 35,110 979
MN Maplewood Diana Longrie 34,947 989
ID Meridian Tammy de Weerd 34,919 990
ID Coeur d'Alene Sandi Bloem 34,514 1000
MN Richfield Debbie Goettel 34,439 1004
FL Hallandale Beach Joy F. Cooper 34,282 1006
MI Eastpointe Suzanne Pixley 34,077 1010
VA Petersburg Annie M. Mickens 33,740 1027
IN Portage Olga G. Velazquez 33,496 1034
CA Temple City Cathe Wilson 33,377 1039
NJ Willingboro Township Jacqueline Jennings 33,008 1044
NM Clovis Gayla Brumfiel 32,667 1053
OH Gahanna Rebecca W. Stinchcomb 32,636 1056
LA New Iberia Hilda Curry 32,623 1057
OH Stow Karen Fritschel 32,139 1066
WA Pasco Joyce Olson 32,066 1070
FL Homestead Lynda Bell 31,909 1072
WA Burien Joan McGilton 31,881 1073
CT Glastonbury Susan Karp 31,876 1075
TN Collierville Lynda Kerley 31,872 1076
IL Glendale Heights Linda Jackson 31,765 1079
CO Northglenn Kathleen M. Novak 31,575 1091
NJ Freehold Dorothy H. Avallone 31,537 1092
CA Moorpark Janice S. Parvin 31,415 1095
FL Oakland Park Layne Dallett Walls 30,966 1110
NC Salisbury Susan W. Kluttz 30,642 1123
MN Cottage Grove Sandy Shiely 30,582 1125
MA Gloucester Carolyn Kirk 30,273 1136
AK Fairbanks Terry Strle 30,224 1138
CA San Pablo Sharon J. Brown 30,215 1139
MI Southgate Norma Wurmlinger 30,136 1142
         


 
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Listed by state
State  City Name Population Rank
AK Fairbanks Terry Strle 30,224 1138
AZ Avondale Marie Lopez Rogers 35,883 955
AZ Flagstaff Sara Presler 52,894 612
AZ Glendale Elain M. Scruggs 218,812 83
AZ Scottsdale Mary Manross 202,705 93
CA Alameda Beverly Johnson 72,259 387
CA Alhambra Barbara A. Messina 85,804 310
CA Bell Gardens Jennifer Rodriguez 44,054 763
CA Campbell Jane P. Kennedy 38,138 900
CA Cathedral City Kathleen J. DeRosa 42,647 793
CA Chico Ann Schwab 59,954 504
CA Chula Vista Cheryl Cox 203,000 92
CA Claremont Ellen Taylor 37,116 922
CA Colton Kelly J Chastain 47,662 697
CA Concord Laura M. Hoffmeister 121,780 183
CA Covina Meline D. Juarez 46,837 712
CA Dana Point Lisa A. Bartlett 35,110 979
CA Davis Ruth Asmundson 60,308 498
CA Encinitas Maggie Houlihan 58,014 531
CA Escondido Lori Holt Pfeiler 133,559 167
CA Fresno Ashley Swearengin 427,652 40
CA Fullerton Sharon Quirk 126,003 175
CA Glendora Karen Davis 49,415 664
CA Highland Penny Lilburn 44,605 756
CA Huntington Park Elba Guerrero 61,348 483
CA Indio Lupe Ramos Watson 49,116 673
CA La Habra Rose Espinoza 58,974 516
CA Lodi JoAnne Mounce 56,999 545
CA Lynwood Maria Teresa Santillan 69,845 404
CA Madera Sally J. Bomprezzi 43,207 777
CA Merced Ellie Wooten 63,893 457
CA Mission Viejo Patricia Kelley 93,102 276
CA Montebello Rosemarie Vasquez 62,150 475
CA Moorpark Janice S. Parvin 31,415 1095
CA Napa Jill Techel 72,585 386
CA Orange Carolyn V. Cavecche 128,821 170
CA Petaluma Pamela Torliatt 54,548 587
CA Pleasanton Jennifer Hosterman 67,700 427
CA Pomona Norma J. Torres 149,473 143
CA Redding Mary Leas Stegall 80,865 337
CA Redwood City Rosanne Foust 75,402 373
CA Rialto Grace Vargas 96,500 257
CA Richmond Gayle McLaughlin 99,216 249
CA San Buenaventura Christy Weir 100,916 243
CA San Mateo Carole Groom 92,482 279
CA San Pablo Sharon J. Brown 30,215 1139
CA Santa Barbara  Marty Blum 92,325 280
CA Santa Carla Patricia M Mahan 102,361 235
CA Santa Cruz Cynthia Mathews 54,593 586
CA Santa Rosa Susan Gorin 159,980 130
CA South San Francisco Karyl Matsumoto 60,552 492
CA Stockton Ann Johnston 243,771 71
CA Temecula Maryann Edwards 97,935 251
CA Temple City Cathe Wilson 33,377 1039
CA Thousand Oaks Jacqui V. Irwin 117,005 195
CA Walnut Creek Gwen Regalia 64,296 453
CA West Covina Sherri Lane 105,080 227
CA Westminster  Margie L. Rice 88,207 295
CO Northglenn Kathleen M. Novak 31,575 1091
CO Pueblo Judy Weaver 102,121 238
CO Westminster  Nancy McNally 100,940 242
CT East Hartford Melody A. Currey 49,575 661
CT Glastonbury Susan Karp 31,876 1075
FL Coconut Creek Becky Tooley 43,566 773
FL Delray Beach Rita W. Ellis 60,020 502
FL Gainesville Pegeen Hanrahan 95,447 261
FL Hallandale Beach Joy F. Cooper 34,282 1006
FL Homestead Lynda Bell 31,909 1072
FL Jupiter Karen J. Golonka 39,328 864
FL Largo Patricia S. Gerard  69,371 407
FL Margate Pam Donovan 53,909 599
FL Miami Beach Matti G. Bower 87,933 297
FL Miramar Lori C Moseley 120,000 190
FL Oakland Park Layne Dallett Walls 30,966 1110
FL Plantation  Rae Carole Armstrong 82,934 328
FL Port St. Lucie Patricia Christensen 88,769 291
FL Sanford Linda Kuhn 38,291 893
FL Sarasota Lou Ann Palmer 52,715 616
FL Tamarac Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco 59,259 513
FL Tampa Pam Iorio 303,447 59
FL West Palm Beach Lois J. Frankel 82,103 330
GA Athens Heidi Davison 101,489 239
GA Atlanta Shirley Franklin 416,474 42
HI Maui Charmaine Tavares 97,100 255
IA Ames Ann Campbell 50,731 639
IA Cedar Rapids Kay Halloran 120,758 187
IA Iowa City Regenia Bailey 62,220 473
ID Coeur d'Alene Sandi Bloem 34,514 1000
ID Meridian Tammy de Weerd 34,919 990
IL Arlington Heights Arlene J. Mulder 76,943 363
IL Bartlett Catherine J. Melchert 41,402 811
IL Calumet City Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush 39,071 869
IL Evanston Lorraine H. Morton 74,239 380
IL Glendale Heights Linda Jackson 31,765 1079
IL Glenview Kerry D. Cummings 41,847 802
IL Mount Prospect Irvana K. Wilks 56,265 561
IL Palatine Rita L. Mullins 65,479 447
IL Streamwood Billie Roth  36,407 934
IL Urbana Laurel L. Prussing 36,395 935
IN Muncie Sharon McShurley 67,430 430
IN Portage Olga G. Velazquez 33,496 1034
IN Richmond Sally Hutton 39,124 867
KS Hutchinson Trish Rose 40,787 825
Ks Leavenworth Lisa Weakley 35,420 969
KY Bowling Green Elaine N. Walker 49,296 668
LA New Iberia Hilda Curry 32,623 1057
MA Arlington Clarissa Rowe 42,389 795
MA Barnstable Township Janet Joakim 47,821 693
MA Cambridge E. Denise Simmons 101,355 240
MA Fitchburg Lisa Wong 39,102 868
MA Gloucester Carolyn Kirk 30,273 1136
MA Marlborough Nancy Stevens 36,255 943
MA Salem Kimberly Driscoll 40,407 835
MA Waltham Jeannette A. McCarthy 59,226 514
MA Weymouth Sue Kay 53,988 596
MA Worcester Konstantina B. Lukes 172,648 125
MD Annapolis Ellen O. Moyer 35,838 957
MD Baltimore Sheila Dixon 651,154 21
MD Rockville Susan R. Hoffmann 47,388 702
MI Eastpointe Suzanne Pixley 34,077 1010
MI Saginaw Joyce Seals 61,799 480
MI Southfield Brenda L. Lawrence 78,296 352
MI Southgate Norma Wurmlinger 30,136 1142
MI Troy Louise E. Schilling 80,959 336
MI Wyoming Carol S. Sheets 69,368 408
MN Apple Valley Mary Hamann-Roland 45,527 738
MN Burnsville Elizabeth B. Kautz 60,220 499
MN Cottage Grove Sandy Shiely 30,582 1125
MN Lakeville Holly Dahl 43,128 780
MN Maplewood Diana Longrie 34,947 989
MN Minnetonka Jan Callison 51,301 637
MN Plymouth Judy Johnson 65,894 444
MN Richfield Debbie Goettel 34,439 1004
MO Lee's Summit Karen Messerli 70,700 397
MO O'Fallon Donna Morrow 46,169 728
MO St. Charles Patricia M. York 60,321 497
MS Greenville Heather McTeer-Hudson 41,633 807
MT Great Falls Dona Stebbins 56,690 551
NC Asheville Terry Bellamy 68,889 410
NC Gastonia Jennifer T. Stultz  68,518 416
NC Greensboro Yvonne J. Johnson 223,891 79
NC Greenville Patricia C. 'Pat' Dunn 60,476 493
NC High Point Rebecca R. Smothers 85,839 307
NC Salisbury Susan W. Kluttz 30,642 1123
NE Grand Island Margaret Hornady 42,940 784
NH Nashua Donnalee Lozeau 86,605 302
NJ Bridgewater Patricia Flannery 42,940 785
NJ Camden Gwendolyn A. Faison 79,904 343
NJ Freehold Dorothy H. Avallone 31,537 1092
NJ Gloucester Township Cindy Rau-Hatton 53,627 601
NJ Perth Amboy Wilda Diaz 47,303 705
NJ Plainfield Sharon M. Robinson-Briggs 47,829 692
NJ Willingboro Township Jacqueline Jennings 33,008 1044
NM Clovis Gayla Brumfiel 32,667 1053
NY Brighton Sandra Frankel 35,588 964
NY Irondequoit Mary Ellen Heyman 52,354 622
OH Beavercreek Julie Vann 37,984 904
OH Dayton Rhine L. McLin 166,179 127
OH Dublin Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher 37,590 914
OH Gahanna Rebecca W. Stinchcomb 32,636 1056
OH Stow Karen Fritschel 32,139 1066
OH Westerville Anne Gonzales 35,318 974
OK Norman Cindy S. Rosenthal 95,694 260
OK Tulsa Kathryn L. Taylor 393,049 45
OR Eugene Kitty Piercy 137,893 162
OR Lake Oswego Judie Hammerstad 35,278 975
OR Salem Janet Taylor 136,924 163
PA Abington Carol T. DiJoseph 56,103 563
RI Woonsocket Susan D. Menard 43,224 776
TN Collierville Lynda Kerley 31,872 1076
TN Germantown Sharon Goldsworthy 40,977 823
TX Amarillo Debra McCartt 173,627 123
TX Beaumont Becky Ames 113,866 203
TX Euless Mary Lib Saleh 53,400 604
TX Flower Mound  Jody A. Smith 50,702 641
TX Galveston Lyda Ann Thomas 57,247 541
TX League City Toni Randall 68,000 422
TX Plano Pat Evans 222,030 81
TX Port Arthur Doloris 'Bobbie' Prince 57,755 532
TX San Marcos Susan Clifford Narvaiz 50,371 650
TX Tyler Barbara Bass 83,650 324
TX Waco Virginia Dupuy 113,726 204
VA Hampton Molly Joesph Ward 146,437 149
VA Lynchburg Joan F. Foster 65,269 449
VA Petersburg Annie M. Mickens 33,740 1027
VA Suffolk Linda T. Johnson 63,677 458
WA Burien Joan McGilton 31,881 1073
WA Kent Suzette Cooke 79,524 344
WA Pasco Joyce Olson 32,066 1070
WA Shoreline Cindy Ryu 53,025 609
WA Spokane Mary Verner 195,629 103
WI Janesville Amy Loasching 59,498 512
WI Wauwatosa Jill Didler 47,271 707
         

 

 



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