Mayor of Amarillo

{{Short description|Chief administrative officer of the city of Amarillo, Texas}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Mayor

| body = the City of Amarillo

| flag = AmarilloTexasSeal.gif

| flagsize = 155px

| flagcaption = Flag of the City of Amarillo

| insignia =

| insigniasize = 110px

| insigniacaption = Seal of the City of Amarillo

| incumbent = Cole Stanley

| incumbentsince = May 15, 2023

| termlength = Two years

| inaugural = Warren W. Wetsel

| formation = {{Start date and age|1892|01}}

| department = Government of Amarillo, Texas

| website = {{URL|www.amarillo.gov/city-hall/city-government/mayor-council-members|www.amarillo.gov}}

}}

The mayor of the City of Amarillo is the chief executive officer of the city of Amarillo, Texas. The current mayor is Cole Stanley, who was elected on May 6, 2023, and took office on May 15 of that month.

List of mayors of Amarillo

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No.{{Cite web \|title=History of Amarillo City Officials \|url=https://www.amarillo.gov/departments/city-manager/city-secretary/history-of-amarillo-city-officials}} ! Portrait ! Name ! Term in office ! Length of service !Previous office
1 \|120px \|Warren W. Wetsel {{small\|(1849–1928; aged 79)}} \|February, 1892 – 1894 \|2 years \|None
colspan="6" \|government enjoined {{Small\|(1894–1899)}}
2 \| \|R. L. Stringfellow {{small\|(1854–1909; aged 55)}} \|1899 – 1902 \|3 years \|None
3 \| \|Stafford Lightburne {{small\|(1854–1927; aged 72)}} \|1902 – 1906 \|4 years \|None
4 \|120px \|Will A. Miller Jr. {{small\|(1871–1930; aged 58)}} \|1906 – April, 1908 \|2 years \|None
5 \|120px \|Lon D. Marrs {{small\|(1858–1943; aged 84)}} \|April, 1908 – April 23, 1910 \|2 years \|Potter County Attorney {{small\|(1890–1896)}} Member of the Potter County Court {{Small\|(1896–1904)}}
6 \|120px \|James H. Patton {{small\|(1861–1943; aged 82)}}{{Cite web \|title=Apr 23, 1910, page 3 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/634033221/ \|access-date=2024-07-03 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \|April 23, 1910 – April, 1912 \|2 years \|None
7 \| \|W. E. Gee {{small\|(1872–1952; aged 79)}}{{Cite web \|title=Mar 08, 1952, page 3 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/638192115/ \|access-date=2024-07-03 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \|April, 1912 – December, 1914 \|1 year, 8 months \|City attorney of Amarillo {{small\|(1902–1908)}}
8 \|120px \|J. N. Beasley {{small\|(1878–1963; aged 84)}} \|December, 1913 – 1917 \|3 years \|Member of Shelby County, Tennessee Court until 1910
9 \|120px \|Lon D. Marrs {{small\|(1858–1943; aged 83)}} \|1917 – 1923 \|6 years \|Potter County Attorney {{small\|(1890–1896)}} Member of the Potter County Court {{Small\|(1896–1904)}} Mayor of Amarillo {{Small\|(1908–1910)}}
10 \| \|E. S. Blasdel {{small\|(1878–1930; aged 51)}} \| 1923 – April, 1925 \|2 years \|None
11 \|120px \|Lee Bivins † {{small\|(1862–1829; aged 66)}} \| April, 1925 – January 17, 1929 \|3 years, 9 months \|None
12 \|120px \|Ernest O. Thompson {{small\|(1892–1966; aged 74)}}{{Cite web \|title=Jun 01, 1932, page 3 - The Austin American at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/385909468/ \|access-date=2024-07-03 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \| April, 1929 – May 31, 1932 \|3 years, 1 month \|None
13 \|120px \|Ross D. Rogers {{small\|(1889–1974; aged 84)}}{{Cite web \|title=Jul 13, 1932, page 1 - Pampa Daily News at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/7421710/ \|access-date=2024-07-03 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=Boyett \|first=Jason \|title=Retro Rewind: Gene Howe and Ross Rogers \|url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/lifestyle/magazine/2018/05/21/retro-rewind-gene-howe-and-ross-rogers/12172142007/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Amarillo Globe-News \|language=en-US}} \| July 19, 1932 – April 14, 1941 \|8 years, 9 months \|None
14 \|120px \|Joe A. Jenkins {{small\|(1895–1981; aged 85)}}{{Cite web \|title=Apr 08, 1941, page 11 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/636415302/ \|access-date=2024-07-03 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \| April 14, 1941 – May 5, 1947 \|6 years \|Member of the Amarillo City Commission {{small\|(1935–1941)}}
15 \|120px \|Lawrence R. Hagy {{small\|(1899–1993; aged 94)}} \| May 5, 1947 – May 2, 1949 \|2 years \|None
16 \|120px \|E. H. Klein {{small\|(1908–1989; aged 81)}}{{Cite web \|title=May 02, 1949, page 9 - Lubbock Evening Journal at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/7389509/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \| May 2, 1949 – April, 1953 \| \|None
17 \| \|S. T. Curtis {{small\|(1907–1993; aged 85)}} \| April, 1953 – April, 1955 \|2 years \|
18 \| \|R. C. Jordan {{small\|(1909–1985; aged 76)}} \| April, 1955 – April 15, 1957 \|2 years \|
19 \|120px \|John R. Armstrong {{small\|(1900–1969; aged 68)}}{{Cite web \|title=Apr 15, 1957, page 1 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/23072425/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|title=Sep 29, 1969, page 29 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29658408/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \| April 15, 1957 – May 4, 1959 \|2 years \|None
20 \|120px \|A. F. Madison {{small\|(1896–1972; aged 76)}}{{Cite web \|title=May 04, 1959, page 1 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29849341/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|title=Sep 15, 1972, page 12 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/30006162/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \|May 4, 1959 – May 8, 1961 \|2 years \|None
21 \|120px \|Jack Seale {{Small\|(1927–2018; aged 90)}} {{Cite web \|title=May 04, 1961, page 46 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29594630/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|title=Jack Seale Obituary (1927 - 2018) - Denver, TX - Amarillo Globe-News \|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/amarillo/name/jack-seale-obituary?id=8997302 \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Legacy.com}} \|May 8, 1961 – April 29, 1963 \|2 years \|None
22 \|120px \|F. V. Wallace {{small\|(1908–1980; aged 75)}} \| April 29, 1963 – May 8, 1967 \|4 years \|None
23 \|120px \|J. Ernest Stroud {{small\|(1912–2005; aged 92)}}{{Cite web \|title=May 08, 1967, page 1 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29867458/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \| May 8, 1967 – May 10, 1971 \|4 years \|None
24 \|120px \|L. Ray Vahue {{small\|(1929–1978; aged 48)}}{{Cite web \|title=May 11, 1971, page 35 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29882382/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \| May 10, 1971 – May 12, 1975 \|4 years \|Member of the Amarillo City Commission {{small\|(1877–1879)}}
25 \|120px \|John C. Drummond {{small\|(1905–1982; aged 76)}}{{Cite web \|title=May 12, 1975, page 4 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/30201030/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \|May 12, 1975 – May 2, 1977 \|2 years \|None
26 \|120px \|Jerry H. Hodge (born 1942; age {{Age\|1942\|07\|08}}){{Cite web \|title=May 02, 1977, page 10 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29881151/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \|May 2, 1977 – May 4, 1981 \|4 years \|Member of the Amarillo City Commission {{small\|(1973–1977)}}
27 \| \|Rick Klein {{small\|(1943–1997; aged 54)}}{{Cite web \|title=Apr 28, 1981, page 15 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/635479646/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}} \|May 4, 1981 – April, 1987 \|6 years \|None
28 \| \|Glen Parkey {{small\|(1936–2023; aged 87)}}{{Cite web \|title=Apr 06, 1987, page 1 - The Kilgore News Herald at Newspapers.com \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/612507357/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Newspapers.com \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|author=Staff Reports \|title=2006 Amarillo Globe-News Man of the Year Glen Parkey, 87, dies \|url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2023/04/23/glen-parkey-2006-amarillo-globe-news-man-of-the-year-dies-at-age-87/70138716007/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Amarillo Globe-News \|language=en-US}} \|April, 1987 – 1989 \|2 years \|None
29 \| \|Keith Adams {{Small\|(1940–2015; aged 75)}}{{Cite web \|last=GARCIA \|first=VANESSA \|title=Area's leaders bid farewell to former mayor \|url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/local/2015/11/24/former-mayor-remembered-strong-visionary-leader/13207282007/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Amarillo Globe-News \|language=en-US}} \|1989 – 1993 \|4 years \|Member of the Amarillo City Commission {{small\|(1983–1989)}}
30 \|120px \|Kel Seliger (born 1953; age {{Age\|1953\|06\|16}}) \|1993 – 2001 \|8 years \|Member of the Amarillo City Commission
31 \| \|Trent Sisemore (born 1961; age {{Age\|1961\|09\|05}}) \| 2001 – 2005 \|4 years \|Member of the Amarillo City Commission {{small\|(1995–2001)}}
32 \| \|Debra McCartt (born 1950; age {{Age\|1950\|03\|00}}) \| 2005 – May, 2011 \|6 years \|Member of the Amarillo City Commission
33 \|120px \|Paul Harpole (born 1950; age {{Age\|1950\|00\|00}}) \| May, 2011 – May 16, 2017 \|8 years \| Member of the Amarillo City Commission {{Small\|(2005–2007)}}
34 \| \|Ginger Nelson (born 1970; age {{Age\|1970\|10\|00}}){{Cite web \|last=MONTES \|first=BIANCA R. \|title=Majority rules: 3 women sworn in to Amarillo City Council for first time \|url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/local/2017/05/16/majority-rules-3-women-sworn-amarillo-city-council-first-time/13051190007/ \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=Amarillo Globe-News \|language=en-US}} \|May 16, 2017 – May 16, 2023 \|6 years \| Member of the Amarillo City Commission {{Small\|(2012–2016)}}
35 \| \|Cole Stanley (born 1978; age {{Age\|1978\|07\|00}}) \|May 16, 2023 – Incumbent \|{{age in years and days\|2023\|05\|16}} \| None

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No.{{Cite web |title=History of Amarillo City Officials |url=https://www.amarillo.gov/departments/city-manager/city-secretary/history-of-amarillo-city-officials}}

! Portrait

! Name

! Term in office

! Length of service

!Previous office

|120px

|Warren W. Wetsel
{{small|(1849–1928; aged 79)}}

|February, 1892
–
1894

|2 years

|None

colspan="6" |government enjoined {{Small|(1894–1899)}}

|R. L. Stringfellow
{{small|(1854–1909; aged 55)}}

|1899
–
1902

|3 years

|None

|Stafford Lightburne
{{small|(1854–1927; aged 72)}}

|1902
–
1906

|4 years

|None

|120px

|Will A. Miller Jr.
{{small|(1871–1930; aged 58)}}

|1906
–
April, 1908

|2 years

|None

|120px

|Lon D. Marrs
{{small|(1858–1943; aged 84)}}

|April, 1908
–
April 23, 1910

|2 years

|Potter County Attorney {{small|(1890–1896)}}
Member of the Potter County Court {{Small|(1896–1904)}}

|120px

|James H. Patton
{{small|(1861–1943; aged 82)}}{{Cite web |title=Apr 23, 1910, page 3 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/634033221/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

|April 23, 1910
–
April, 1912

|2 years

|None

|W. E. Gee
{{small|(1872–1952; aged 79)}}{{Cite web |title=Mar 08, 1952, page 3 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/638192115/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

|April, 1912
–
December, 1914

|1 year, 8 months

|City attorney of Amarillo
{{small|(1902–1908)}}

|120px

|J. N. Beasley
{{small|(1878–1963; aged 84)}}

|December, 1913
–
1917

|3 years

|Member of Shelby County, Tennessee Court until 1910

|120px

|Lon D. Marrs
{{small|(1858–1943; aged 83)}}

|1917
–
1923

|6 years

|Potter County Attorney {{small|(1890–1896)}}
Member of the Potter County Court {{Small|(1896–1904)}}
Mayor of Amarillo {{Small|(1908–1910)}}

|E. S. Blasdel
{{small|(1878–1930; aged 51)}}

| 1923
–
April, 1925

|2 years

|None

|120px

|Lee Bivins †
{{small|(1862–1829; aged 66)}}

| April, 1925
–
January 17, 1929

|3 years, 9 months

|None

|120px

|Ernest O. Thompson
{{small|(1892–1966; aged 74)}}{{Cite web |title=Jun 01, 1932, page 3 - The Austin American at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/385909468/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

| April, 1929
–
May 31, 1932

|3 years, 1 month

|None

|120px

|Ross D. Rogers
{{small|(1889–1974; aged 84)}}{{Cite web |title=Jul 13, 1932, page 1 - Pampa Daily News at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/7421710/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Boyett |first=Jason |title=Retro Rewind: Gene Howe and Ross Rogers |url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/lifestyle/magazine/2018/05/21/retro-rewind-gene-howe-and-ross-rogers/12172142007/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Amarillo Globe-News |language=en-US}}

| July 19, 1932
–
April 14, 1941

|8 years, 9 months

|None

|120px

|Joe A. Jenkins
{{small|(1895–1981; aged 85)}}{{Cite web |title=Apr 08, 1941, page 11 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/636415302/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

| April 14, 1941
–
May 5, 1947

|6 years

|Member of the Amarillo City Commission
{{small|(1935–1941)}}

|120px

|Lawrence R. Hagy
{{small|(1899–1993; aged 94)}}

| May 5, 1947
–
May 2, 1949

|2 years

|None

|120px

|E. H. Klein
{{small|(1908–1989; aged 81)}}{{Cite web |title=May 02, 1949, page 9 - Lubbock Evening Journal at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/7389509/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

| May 2, 1949
–
April, 1953

|None

|S. T. Curtis
{{small|(1907–1993; aged 85)}}

| April, 1953
–

April, 1955

|2 years

|R. C. Jordan
{{small|(1909–1985; aged 76)}}

| April, 1955
–
April 15, 1957

|2 years

|120px

|John R. Armstrong
{{small|(1900–1969; aged 68)}}{{Cite web |title=Apr 15, 1957, page 1 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/23072425/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sep 29, 1969, page 29 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29658408/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

| April 15, 1957
–
May 4, 1959

|2 years

|None

|120px

|A. F. Madison
{{small|(1896–1972; aged 76)}}{{Cite web |title=May 04, 1959, page 1 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29849341/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sep 15, 1972, page 12 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/30006162/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

|May 4, 1959
–
May 8, 1961

|2 years

|None

|120px

|Jack Seale
{{Small|(1927–2018; aged 90)}}

{{Cite web |title=May 04, 1961, page 46 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29594630/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jack Seale Obituary (1927 - 2018) - Denver, TX - Amarillo Globe-News |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/amarillo/name/jack-seale-obituary?id=8997302 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Legacy.com}}

|May 8, 1961
–
April 29, 1963

|2 years

|None

|120px

|F. V. Wallace
{{small|(1908–1980; aged 75)}}

| April 29, 1963
–
May 8, 1967

|4 years

|None

|120px

|J. Ernest Stroud
{{small|(1912–2005; aged 92)}}{{Cite web |title=May 08, 1967, page 1 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29867458/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

| May 8, 1967
–
May 10, 1971

|4 years

|None

|120px

|L. Ray Vahue
{{small|(1929–1978; aged 48)}}{{Cite web |title=May 11, 1971, page 35 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29882382/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

| May 10, 1971
–
May 12, 1975

|4 years

|Member of the Amarillo City Commission
{{small|(1877–1879)}}

|120px

|John C. Drummond
{{small|(1905–1982; aged 76)}}{{Cite web |title=May 12, 1975, page 4 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/30201030/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

|May 12, 1975
–
May 2, 1977

|2 years

|None

|120px

|Jerry H. Hodge
(born 1942; age {{Age|1942|07|08}}){{Cite web |title=May 02, 1977, page 10 - The Amarillo Globe-Times at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/29881151/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

|May 2, 1977
–
May 4, 1981

|4 years

|Member of the Amarillo City Commission
{{small|(1973–1977)}}

|Rick Klein
{{small|(1943–1997; aged 54)}}{{Cite web |title=Apr 28, 1981, page 15 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/635479646/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

|May 4, 1981
–
April, 1987

|6 years

|None

|Glen Parkey
{{small|(1936–2023; aged 87)}}{{Cite web |title=Apr 06, 1987, page 1 - The Kilgore News Herald at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/612507357/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |author=Staff Reports |title=2006 Amarillo Globe-News Man of the Year Glen Parkey, 87, dies |url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2023/04/23/glen-parkey-2006-amarillo-globe-news-man-of-the-year-dies-at-age-87/70138716007/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Amarillo Globe-News |language=en-US}}

|April, 1987
–
1989

|2 years

|None

|Keith Adams
{{Small|(1940–2015; aged 75)}}{{Cite web |last=GARCIA |first=VANESSA |title=Area's leaders bid farewell to former mayor |url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/local/2015/11/24/former-mayor-remembered-strong-visionary-leader/13207282007/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Amarillo Globe-News |language=en-US}}

|1989
–
1993

|4 years

|Member of the Amarillo City Commission
{{small|(1983–1989)}}

|120px

|Kel Seliger
(born 1953; age {{Age|1953|06|16}})

|1993
–
2001

|8 years

|Member of the Amarillo City Commission

|Trent Sisemore
(born 1961; age {{Age|1961|09|05}})

| 2001
–
2005

|4 years

|Member of the Amarillo City Commission
{{small|(1995–2001)}}

|Debra McCartt
(born 1950; age {{Age|1950|03|00}})

| 2005
–
May, 2011

|6 years

|Member of the Amarillo City Commission

|120px

|Paul Harpole
(born 1950; age {{Age|1950|00|00}})

| May, 2011
–
May 16, 2017

|8 years

| Member of the Amarillo City Commission
{{Small|(2005–2007)}}

|Ginger Nelson
(born 1970; age {{Age|1970|10|00}}){{Cite web |last=MONTES |first=BIANCA R. |title=Majority rules: 3 women sworn in to Amarillo City Council for first time |url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/local/2017/05/16/majority-rules-3-women-sworn-amarillo-city-council-first-time/13051190007/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Amarillo Globe-News |language=en-US}}

|May 16, 2017
–
May 16, 2023

|6 years

| Member of the Amarillo City Commission
{{Small|(2012–2016)}}

|Cole Stanley
(born 1978; age {{Age|1978|07|00}})

|May 16, 2023
–
Incumbent

|{{age in years and days|2023|05|16}}

| None

References

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