List of mayors of Bloomington, Minnesota

This page lists the individuals who have served as mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota.[1]

Bloomington's mayors are full councilmembers who serve at large.

The term of office was two years until 1995, when voters approved a change to 4-year terms.

Mayor Years # of Terms Notes
Herman Kossow 1953–1955 1 term
Gordon Miklethun 1956–1961 3 terms
Herbert A. Knudsen 1962–1963 1 term
Donald R. Hasselberg 1964–1967 2 terms
John A. Thomasberg 1968–1969 1 term
James M. King 1970–1973 2 terms
Robert M. Benedict 1974–1977 2 terms, including one partial resigned January 3, 1977 to become MN State Senator
James H. Lindau 1977–1987 6 terms, including one partial appointed on January 10, 1977 elected in November 1977
Kurt Laughinghouse 1988–1989 1 term
Neil W. Peterson 1990–1995 3 terms, including one partial resigned mid-term on January 3, 1995 to join Metropolitan Council
Coral Houle 1995–1999 2 terms, including one partial appointed January 3, 1995 to replace Peterson – was elected in own right in November 1995
Gene Winstead 2000–2019 5 terms Longest serving Mayor
Tim Busse 2020– 2 terms elected in November 2019, incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "Councilmember history | City of Bloomington MN". Archived from the original on May 30, 2018.