This is a list of the youngest mayors in the United States. This list is inclusive of individuals nearest to the age of majority at the time of their election; usually under the age of 25. The people listed here are notable because of the rarity of their age category holding elected office of any type, particularly mayoralships. This list also includes young mayors who have led significant or noteworthy terms.
Listed in alphabetical order by last name.
| Name | Locale | State | Birth date | Age at appointment | Population (As of 2000) | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashua Allman | Glenville | WV | 1988 | 21 | 1,544 | 2009–present | Youngest mayor of Glenville and youngest female and youngest mayor in West Virginia history [1] |
| Jenny Lynn Barger | Sligo | PA | 1988 | 20 | 728 | 2009–Present | Youngest ever female mayor, was appointed to fill term of Mark Rummell who resigned late last year.[2] |
| Jeff Beauregard | Palo | IA | 1979 | 29 | 1,988 | 2008–2009 | Beauregard was appointed to mayor's position in July, 2008 by city council. He led his community through its recovery process after a flood inundated the whole community. Beauregard has won numerous awards for his leadership during and after the flood.[3] |
| Nicholas Bozarth | Napavine, WA | WA | 1985 | 22 | 2,000 | 2008–present | Youngest mayor of Napavine, Washington Bozarth did not side-step his responsibilities but rather took them head on including banning city workers from taking their extended lunch breaks at a local tavern and taking on a controversial police chief. While his term as Mayor has been educational and beneficial Bozarth has already announced that he does not plan to run for re-election |
| Charles Cockrum | West City, IL | IL | 1980 | 27 | 716 | 2008–present | Youngest mayor of West City, Illinois Cockrum was elected to the board of trustees in April 2007 receiving the highest recorded vote count in the history of the village. He only served 9 months before being unanimously elected by the board of Trustees to serve the remaining term when the former Mayor stepped down. He was re-elected in 2009, since then, the village has implemented policies and ordinances to operate more efficiently and up to date. Mayor Cockrum also serves as a volunteer fireman for the village. |
| Stephen Brinlee | Wilburton | OK | 1985 | 22 | 2,972 | 2007–present | Brinlee was elected Mayor of Wilburton while serving as the Latimer County Democratic Party Chairman. His predecessor, Karin Woodruff, was named 2006's Small Town Mayor of the Year. Brinlee received 238 votes to Woodruff's 100.[4] |
| Kyle Corbin | Union | OR | 1988 | 18 | 1,926 | 2006–present | [5] |
| Matt Delligatti | Fairmont | WV | 1986 | 22 | 19,097 | 2009 to present | On January 13, 2009 Matt became the youngest ever mayor of Fairmont by a five to three vote among council members. Fairmont is West Virginia's seventh largest city.[6] |
| Jeffrey Dunkel | Mount Carbon | PA | 1985 | 18 | 87 | 2003–present | [7] |
| Scott Faughn | Poplar Bluff | MO | 1980 | 22 | 17,029 | 2002–2004 | In 2005, Faughn was found guilty of forgery charges related to a highway project he promoted as mayor.[8] |
| Benjamin R. Frederick | Owosso | MI | 1982 | 27 | 15,713 | 2009–present | Elected to council at age 25 in 2007, elected mayor by council in November 2009, and re-elected to second term as mayor in November 2011. Established pro-growth tax abatement policy, housing rehabilitation initiatives, and volunteer-led recreation projects. Continuously and positively promotes the city. Has held positions in the Michigan House and Senate since the age of 19.[9] |
| Matt Ganssle | Kemp | TX | 1980 | 28 | 1133 | 2009–present | Youngest mayor elected in the history of Kemp, Texas. Elected to Council at 27. Youngest openly gay mayor in America (at time of election). First known openly gay Mayor elected in Texas.[10] |
| Freddy Guerra | Roma | TX | 1986 | 24 | 9,616 | 2010–present | Youngest mayor of Roma, Texas History [11] |
| Rusty Hammer | Campbell | CA | 1954 | 21 | 38,138 | 1975–1978 | When he was elected, Hammer was proclaimed the youngest mayor ever in the U.S.[12] |
| John Tyler Hammons | Muskogee | OK | September 4, 1988 | 19 | 38,310 | 2008–present | Hammons won 70 percent of the vote over the three-term former mayor, and was a freshman at the University of Oklahoma when elected.[13][14] |
| Mathias Harter | La Crosse | WI | November 17, 1984 | 24 | 51,818 | 2009–present | Youngest Mayor in LaCrosse, WI History [15] |
| Gordon Hennington | Hamburg | AR | 1934 | 24 | 3,000 | 1959–1962, 2003–2010 | Lost re-election November 2, 2010. Current term ends at end of year. He was in the automobile business in the 40 years between first and second terms. |
| Jerrod W. Holton | Midway | FL | 1984 | 23 | 1,444 | 2007–Present | In addition to being one of the youngest mayors in the state of Florida, Jerrod Holton is the youngest ever to be elected to the city council in 2007 at the age of 23. In 2008, he was selected to serve a two year term as Mayor Pro-Tem. Due to the resignation of Mayor James Hinson, Jerrod Holton became the youngest to serve as mayor of the City of Midway, Florida. |
| Trey A. Joy | Smith Center | KS | June 26, 1989 | 19 | 1,600 | 2009–Present | Youngest Mayor to ever be elected in the State of Kansas. Trey won the election on April 7, 2009 and took office on April 9, 2009. Trey ran as a write-in candidate against Keith Waldron. Trey had 152 of the 239 votes reported, or about 64%. Trey is a member of the Republican party. |
| Sam Juhl | Roland | IA | 1987 | 18 | 1,324 | 2005–2009 | In 2007 successfully ran for re-election, did not run for re-election in 2009.[16][17] |
| James R. Kern III | Pohatcong | NJ | 1988 | 22 | 3,339 | 2011–present | At 22 years of age when he was inaugurated on July 1, 2011, Kern became the youngest municipal executive serving in office in the State of New Jersey.[18][19] |
| Jason Klush | Pittston | PA | 1976 | 32 | 8,104 | 2010–present | Jason Klush defeated a man twice his age (Mayor Joe Keating) in the 2009 Democratic Primary [20] |
| Marco Lopez | Nogales | AZ | 1978 | 22 | 19,870 | 2000–2003 | Immigrated to the United States in 1994.[21] |
| Seth Low | Brooklyn | NY | 1850 | 31 | 1881–1885 | After he was mayor of Brooklyn, Low became the only person to be President of Columbia University and Mayor of New York City.[22] | |
| Shane Mack | Castlewood | SD | 1969 | 18 | 666 | 1988–1996 | [23] |
| Laura Martinez | East Palo Alto | CA | October 12, 1984 | 27 | 29,506 | 2012- | Laura Martinez was selected by East Palo Alto City Council on December 7, 2011, to serve as City mayor in 2012. She served East Palo Alto, California, on its council and as its vice mayor for three years before her mayoral term. Martinez, a member of the Palo Alto High School Class of 2002, won a regional award for her community service and as a volunteer read stories aloud in English and Spanish in East Palo Alto Library in her senior year in high school.[24] |
| Derek Merrin | Waterville | OH | 1986 | 21 | 4,900 | 2006-present | At age 19, Derek was elected to council. At 21, he defeated incumbent Mayor Chuck Peyton with 53% of the vote. |
| Jeremy Minnier | Aredale | IA | 1993 | 18 | 89 | 2011-present | Butler County elections office results show the senior at Hampton Dumont High School was elected mayor of Aredale on November 8, 2011 with 24 write-in votes. Incumbent Mayor Virgil Homer received eight votes. |
| Marc Molinaro | Tivoli | NY | 1975 | 20 (est) | 1,163 | 1995–2007 | [7][25] |
| Alex Morse | Holyoke | MA | 1989 | 22 | 39,838 | 2012- | Youngest mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts [26] Youngest openly gay mayor to elected. [27] |
| Svante Myrick | Ithaca | NY | 1987 | 24 | 30,014 | 2012- | Youngest mayor of Ithaca, New York [28]. The first mayor of African-American heritage for the city[29][30]. Popularly elected in city-wide general election, defeating three other candidates, winning 18 of 18 voting districts, and earning 54.9% of the total vote [31]. |
| Jason Nastke | Valatie | NY | 1999 | 18 | 1,712 | 1999–? | [32] |
| Justin Nickels | Manitowoc | WI | 1987 | 22 | 34,670 | 2009–present | Justin Nickels was elected mayor of Manitowoc on April 7, 2009. Took office April 21, 2009.[33] |
| Michael Peccon | Carmichaels | PA | 1981 | 21 | 556 | 2002–2004 | Joined city council at age 18 before being appointed to fill vacancy in mayor's office. Won election in 2002 with 85% of the vote [34] |
| Romaine Robert Quinn | Rice Lake | WI | 1991 | 19 | 8,320 | 2010-Presnt | [35] |
| Luke Ravenstahl | Pittsburgh | PA | 6 February 1980 | 27 | 334,563 | 2006–present | Ravenstahl is regarded as the youngest mayor of a major American city.[36] He was 26 when as City Council President, he assumed the vacant mayoral office upon the death of Bob O'Connor, his predecessor, before being elected to the position to serve out O'Connor's term the following year. |
| Jacob Reuter | Epworth | IA | 1982 | 27 | 1,589 | 2009–present | Reuter, Epworth's youngest mayor, was appointed to office on March 24, 2009.[37] |
| Christopher Seeley | Linesville | PA | 15 September, 1987 | 18 | 1,155 | 2005–present | [38] |
| Justin Seese | Ashville | PA | 1990 | 19 | 279 | 2009- | Won Democratic primary at 18 in May 2009. Grandson of Ashville 12-year mayor Laverne Passanita.[39] |
| Michael Sessions | Hillsdale | MI | 22 September 1987 | 18 | 8,233 | 2005–2009 | [40] |
| Joe F. Sullivan | Imboden | AR | 21 | 684 | 1911–1915 | Sullivan was physically unable to walk, and relied on a goat-driven cart for transportation.[41] | |
| Charles Taylor | Van Buren | AR | 1864 | 21 | 1885-? | Killed a man while in office.[42] | |
| Louis Valdez | Nogales | AZ | unknown | 20 [43] | 20,878 | mid-1990s | Appeared on a Season 1 episode of "Road Rules." |
| Olivia Webb | Ellerbe, NC | NC | 1984 | 25 | 1,021 | 2009–present | Olivia became the youngest mayor in North Carolina after being elected in November, 2009. |
| Jason West | New Paltz | NY | 1977 | 26 | 6,034 | 2003–2007 | A graduate of SUNY New Paltz, West made headlines by solemnizing same-sex marriages in New York[44]. |
| Jeremy Wilson | Blossom, Texas | TX | 1986 | 24 | 1,487 | 2010–present | Youngest mayor in Blossom, and Texas history [45] |
| Brian Zimmerman | Crabb | TX | 1972[46] | 11 | 1983 - ? | Called the "boy mayor" by the media, Zimmerman worked to incorporate the small unincorporated town, which had a population of under 200 when he was elected. This threatened his mayorship because of Texas state law prohibiting under-18s from serving as mayor.[47][48] His story was made into a movie called Lone Star Kid.[49] |
Raul L. Reyes
was elected on november 2004 El Cenizo texas at age of 21 years old he is been in office from 2004 to present He is been elected four terms. terms
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