List of mayors of Clearwater, Florida


This is a List of mayors that served the City of Clearwater, Florida. Clearwater was first incorporated in 1891.
MayorTermNotes
James E. Crane1891First mayor
Daniel S. Kidder1901-
J.F. Bennett1902-
E.J. Armstrong1903-
R.H. Padgett1904–1905-
J.R. Jeffords1906-
Leroy J. Brandon1907–1909-
E.L. Pearce1910-
AE Sloan1911-
C.H. Evans1912–1914-
J.R. Jeffords1914–1915-
John R. Thomas1916–1917-
R.K. Brandon1918–1919-
Frank J. Booth1920–1926-
H.H. Baskin1926–1934-
Ray E. Green1935–1938Elected Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court
E.B. Casler, Jr.1938–1940-
George R. Seavy1941–1946-
J.O. Houze1947–1948-
Harry D. Sargeant1949–1950-
Herbert M. Brown1951–1956Re-elected unopposed
Lewis H. Homer1957–1958-
Alex D. Finch1959–1960-
Robert L. Weatherly1961–1964Elected December 20, 1960
Joseph K. Turner1965–1966-
H. Everett Hougen1967–1974-
Gabriel Cazares1975–1978Resigned April 3, 1978
Charles F. LeCher1978–1982Sworn in April 13, 1978
Kathleen F. Kelly1983–1986First Woman Mayor
Rita Garvey1987–1999-
Brian Aungst1999–2005Re-elected Unopposed in March 2002
Frank Hibbard2005–2012Elected Unopposed in March 2005 youngest mayor in modern history. Re-elected in 2008.
George Cretekos2012–2020Elected January 31, 2012.
Frank Hibbard2020– PresentElected March 17, 2020.