List of mayors of Saginaw, Michigan
City Charter of 1936
Under the current city charter, effective January 6, 1936, the mayoral term in Saginaw is two years. The mayor is chosen by the City Council from among its own members at the first meeting following a regular municipal election which takes place in November of odd-numbered years.

List of mayors of Saginaw, Michigan

Section Title: City Charter of 1936
Table Section Text: Under the current city charter, effective January 6, 1936, the mayoral term in Saginaw is two years. The mayor is chosen by the City Council from among its own members at the first meeting following a regular municipal election which takes place in November of odd-numbered years.

Mayor	Start of Term	End of Term	Notes

Frank Marxer	January 6, 1936	April 12, 1937	First Mayor under Council-Manager form of government (City Charter of 1936)

Francis J. McDonald	April 12, 1937	April 10, 1939

John W. Symons, Jr.	April 10, 1939	April 14, 1941

William J. Brydges	April 14, 1941	April 12, 1943

Eric F. Wieneke	April 12, 1943	April 9, 1945

Harold J. Stenglein	April 9, 1945	April 11, 1949	Two terms served as mayor. First mayor to serve more than one term.

Edwin W. Koepke	April 11, 1949	April 9, 1951

William R. Hart	April 9, 1951	April 13, 1953

George H. Fischer	April 13, 1953	April 11, 1955

Maurice E. Brown	April 11, 1955	April 8, 1957

R. James Harvey	April 8, 1957	April 13, 1959

R. Dewey Stearns	April 13, 1959	April 10, 1961

G. Stewart Francke	April 10, 1961	April 12, 1965	Two terms served as mayor.

James W. Stenglein	April 12, 1965	April 10, 1967

Henry G. Marsh	April 10, 1967	April 14, 1969	First African-American to serve as Mayor

Warren C. Light	April 14, 1969	April 12, 1971

Paul H. Wendler	April 12, 1971	November 13, 1973	Served an extended length term because elections were moved to November from April during his term.

William F. Nelson, Jr.	November 13, 1973	November 10, 1975

Raymond M. Tortora	November 10, 1975	November 14, 1977

Joe Stephens	November 14, 1977	November 12, 1979

Vacant	November 12, 1979	December 10, 1979	The Council was deadlocked for nearly one month in selecting a mayor.

Paul P. Prudhomme	December 10, 1979	November 9, 1981

Ronald M. Bushey	November 9, 1981	November 14, 1983

Lawrence D. Crawford	November 14, 1983	November 9, 1987	Two terms as mayor.

Delbert J. Schrems	November 9, 1987	November 13, 1989

Henry H. Nickelberry	November 13, 1989	November 8, 1993	Two terms as mayor.

Gary L. Loster	November 8, 1993	November 12, 2001	Four terms as mayor. (Only mayor under 1936 charter to serve more than two terms.)

Wilmer Jones Ham	November 12, 2001	November 14, 2005	Two terms as mayor. First female to serve as mayor. Her son, Darvin Ham, played in the NBA.

Carol B. Cottrell	November 14, 2005	November 12, 2007

Joyce J. Seals	November 12, 2007	November 9, 2009

Greg Branch	November 9, 2009	November 11, 2013	Two terms as mayor.

Dennis Browning	November 11, 2013	incumbent (term ends November 14, 2016)	A 2013 change in election schedule from odd years to even years means Browning will be the only mayor under this charter to serve a three-year term.

Sentence(s)

Henry G. Marsh was a politician from Michigan who served as the Mayor of Saginaw, and was the first African-American to hold that office.

final_sentence: Henry G. Marsh was a politician from Michigan who served as the Mayor of Saginaw, and was the first African-American to hold that office.