This is a list of mayors of the city of Saratoga Springs, New York. Mayors have been sworn in on the first day of the year of even-numbered years. Saratoga Springs was incorporated as a city in 1915.
Mayors
edit| Name | Start | End | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter P. Butler | 1916 | Walter P. Butler was the first Mayor of Saratoga Springs, New York. | ||
| Harry E. Pettee | 1918 | 1919 | non-partisan | Pettee was also president of General Carbonic Gas Company. He disappeared in 1923 with $300,000 (approximately $5,272,000 today) from his company.[1][2] |
| James D. McNulty | 1920 | 1923 | non-partisan | |
| Clarence H. Knapp | 1924 | 1927 | Democratic | One term. |
| William D. Eddy | 1928 | 1931 | Democratic | Two terms |
| Henry J. Schrade Jr. | 1932 | 1935 | Republican | Family of Florists business |
| Addison Mallery | 1936 | 1959 | non-partisan | Eight terms |
| James E. Benton | 1960 | 1963 | non-partisan | |
| Arthur J. Kearney | 1964 | 1965 | ? | |
| James A. Murphy, Jr. | 1966 | 1969 | non-partisan | Two terms; attorney; son-in-law of U.S. Congressman Carleton J. King; son of James A. Murphy, Chief Clerk of Marine & Aviation NYC; father of former Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III who is presently the Saratoga County Judge] |
| Sarto J. Smaldone | 1970 | 1973 | ? | Owned Malta Drive-In |
| Raymond Watkin | 1974 | 1979 | Democratic | Three terms; namesake of Raymond Watkin Apartments |
| Ellsworth J. Jones | 1980 | 1989 | Republican | He served for five terms. He was born on January 6, 1918, in Corinth, New York. He died on December 31, 2006. |
| Almeda C. Dake | 1990 | 1995 | Republican | Family of founders of Stewart's Shops, which is headquartered in Saratoga Springs |
| J. Michael O'Connell | 1996 | 1999 | Republican | Two terms |
| Kenneth Klotz | 2000 | 2003 | Democratic | Two terms |
| Michael A. Lenz | 2004 | 2005 | Republican | One term |
| Valerie Keehn | 2006 | 2007 | Democratic | One term |
| Scott T. Johnson | 2008 | 2013 | Republican | Three terms |
| Joanne Yepsen | 2014 | 2017 | Democratic | |
| Meg Kelly | 2018 | 2021 | Democratic | |
| Ronald J. Kim | 2022 | 2023 | Democratic | |
| John Safford | 2024 | Republican | John Safford is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, New York. He was sworn in on January 1, 2024. [3] | |
References
edit- ^ "Vanishes, Leaving $300,000 Shortage. H. E. Pettee, Ex-mayor Of Saratoga, Wrote Confession Of His Wrongdoing". New York Times. May 19, 1923.
- ^ "No Clue To Pettee. Loss To Be Made Up. His Securities Partly To Cover $300,000 Shortage Left When He Vanished". New York Times. May 20, 1923.
- ^ "Inauguration Ceremony". X. City of Saratoga Springs, NY. Retrieved January 1, 2024.