List of mayors of Portland, Oregon - wikipedia List of mayors of Portland, Oregon This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Another Believer ( talk contribs ) at 06 : 29, 9 July 2017 ( new key for Category : Portland, Oregon - related lists : `` Mayors '' using HotCat ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 06 : 29, 9 July 2017 by Another Believer ( talk contribs ) ( new key for Category : Portland, Oregon - related lists : `` Mayors '' using HotCat ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) See also : Government of Portland, Oregon This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2015 ) Gallery of the mayors of Portland This is a list of mayors of the city of Portland, Oregon. Under Portland 's system of government, members of the City Council ( known as Commissioners ) have many duties that are generally the domain of a mayor. The current term for mayor of Portland is four years. Mayoral elections are held in May of US presidential election years ( years divisible by four ), during the Oregon primary election, with a runoff between the top two vote - getters held in November of the same year should no candidate garner a majority vote in the May election. The mayor - elect takes office the following January. Contents 1 List 2 Living former mayors 3 See also 4 References 5 External links List # Image Name ( Birth -- Death ) Term start and end 1 Hugh O'Bryant ( 1813 -- 1883 ) 1851 -- 1852 2 A.C. Bonnell ( 1801 -- 1875 ) April 1852 -- November 1852 3 Simon B. Marye ( c. 1810 -- 1868 ) November 1852 -- April 1853 4 Josiah Failing ( 1806 -- 1877 ) 1853 -- 1854 5 William S. Ladd ( 1826 -- 1893 ) 1854 -- 1855 6 George W. Vaughn ( 1809 -- 1877 ) 1855 -- 1856 7 James O'Neill ( 1824 -- 1913 ) 1856 -- 1857 8 William S. Ladd ( 1826 -- 1893 ) 1857 -- 1858 9 A.M. Starr ( c. 1820 -- 1891 ) 1858 -- 1859 10 S.J. McCormick ( 1828 -- 1891 ) 1859 -- 1860 11 G. Collier Robbins ( 1823 -- 19 ? ? ) 1860 -- 1861 12 John M. Breck ( 1828 -- 1900 ) 1861 -- 1862 13 William H. Farrar ( 1826 -- 1873 ) 1862 -- 1863 14 David Logan ( 1824 -- 1874 ) 1863 -- 1864 15 Henry Failing ( 1834 -- 1898 ) 1864 -- November 16, 1866 16 Thomas J. Holmes ( 1819 -- 1867 ) 1866 -- 1867 17 J.A. Chapman ( 1821 -- 1885 ) 1867 -- 1868 18 Hamilton Boyd 1868 -- 1869 19 Bernard Goldsmith ( 1832 -- 1901 ) 1869 -- 1871 20 Philip Wasserman ( 1828 -- 1895 ) 1871 -- 1873 21 Henry Failing ( 1834 -- 1898 ) 1873 -- 1875 22 J.A. Chapman ( 1821 -- 1885 ) 1875 -- 1877 23 William Spencer Newbury ( 1834 -- 1915 ) 1877 -- 1879 24 David P. Thompson ( 1834 -- 1901 ) 1879 -- 1882 25 J.A. Chapman ( 1821 -- 1885 ) 1882 -- 1885 26 John Gates ( 1827 -- 1888 ) 1885 -- April 27, 1888 ( died in office ) 27 Van B. DeLashmutt ( 1842 -- 1921 ) May 2, 1888 -- 1891 28 William S. Mason ( 1832 -- 1899 ) 1891 -- 1894 29 George P. Frank ( 1852 -- 1896 ) 1894 -- 1896 30 Sylvester Pennoyer ( 1831 -- 1902 ) 1896 -- 1898 31 William S. Mason ( 1832 -- 1899 ) July 1, 1898 -- March 27, 1899 ( died in office ) 32 W.A. Storey ( 1854 -- 1917 ) May 17, 1899 -- 1900 33 Henry S. Rowe ( 1851 -- 1914 ) 1900 -- 1902 34 George Henry Williams ( 1823 -- 1910 ) 1902 -- 1905 35 Harry Lane ( 1855 -- 1917 ) 1905 -- 1909 36 Joseph Simon ( 1851 -- 1935 ) 1909 -- 1911 37 Allen G. Rushlight ( 1874 -- 1930 ) 1911 -- 1913 38 H. Russell Albee ( 1867 -- 1950 ) June 1913 -- July 1917 39 George L. Baker ( 1868 -- 1941 ) July 1917 -- July 1933 40 Joseph K. Carson ( 1891 -- 1956 ) July 1933 -- December 1940 41 Earl Riley ( 1890 -- 1965 ) January 1941 -- December 1948 42 Dorothy McCullough Lee ( 1901 -- 1981 ) January 1949 -- December 1952 43 Fred L. Peterson ( 1896 -- 1985 ) January 1953 -- December 1956 44 Terry Schrunk ( 1913 -- 1975 ) January 1957 -- December 1972 45 Neil Goldschmidt ( born 1940 ) January 1973 -- August 15, 1979 46 Connie McCready ( 1921 -- 2000 ) September 5, 1979 -- November 23, 1980 47 Frank Ivancie ( born 1924 ) November 24, 1980 -- January 2, 1985 48 Bud Clark ( born 1931 ) January 1985 -- December 1992 49 Vera Katz ( born 1933 ) January 1993 -- December 2004 50 Tom Potter ( born 1940 ) January 2005 -- December 31, 2008 51 Sam Adams ( born 1963 ) January 1, 2009 -- December 31, 2012 52 Charlie Hales ( born 1956 ) January 1, 2013 -- December 31, 2016 53 Ted Wheeler ( born 1962 ) January 1, 2017 -- present Note : The color shown in the number ( # ) column denotes political party ( red for Republican, blue for Democratic, teal for the People 's Party ( or Populist ), gray for Independent, and none for unknown ), but it must be noted that Mayor of Portland is a nonpartisan office. The City of Portland mayor 's office, in the City Hall, contains a collection of mounted portraits of all the mayors to date. As of November 2014 only two mayors are missing from the collection ; William H. Farrar ( 1862 -- 1863 ), and Hamilton Boyd ( 1868 -- 1869 ). Living former mayors Mayor Term Date of birth Neil Goldschmidt 1973 -- 1979 ( 1940 - 06 - 16 ) June 16, 1940 ( age 77 ) Frank Ivancie 1980 -- 1985 ( 1924 - 07 - 19 ) July 19, 1924 ( age 93 ) Bud Clark 1985 -- 1992 ( 1931 - 12 - 19 ) December 19, 1931 ( age 85 ) Vera Katz 1993 -- 2005 ( 1933 - 08 - 03 ) August 3, 1933 ( age 84 ) Tom Potter 2005 -- 2009 ( 1940 - 09 - 12 ) September 12, 1940 ( age 76 ) Sam Adams 2009 -- 2013 ( 1963 - 12 - 03 ) December 3, 1963 ( age 53 ) Charlie Hales 2013 -- 2017 ( 1956 - 01 - 22 ) January 22, 1956 ( age 61 ) See also List of mayors of places in Oregon Lists of Oregon - related topics References Jump up ^ Lansing, Jewel. ( 2003 ). Portland : People, Politics, and Power, 1851 -- 2001, p. 26 -- 49. Jump up ^ Office of Auditor Mary Hull Caballero. `` Mayors of Portland, Oregon ''. Portland Auditor 's Office. Retrieved December 23, 2015. Jump up ^ Chet Orloff. `` List of mayors of Portland, Oregon ''. The Oregon Encyclopedia. Jump up ^ `` Death of Mayor Gates ''. The Morning Oregonian. April 28, 1888. p. 8. Jump up ^ `` Mayor Van B. De Lashmutt ; The Council Chooses a Head to the City Government ''. The Morning Oregonian. May 3, 1888. p. 8. Jump up ^ `` Mason at the Helm ''. The Morning Oregonian, July 2, 1898, p. 8. Jump up ^ `` William A. Storey Dies ; Life in Portland For Many Years Was Prominent ''. The Morning Oregonian. July 31, 1917. p. 11. Jump up ^ `` Took Oath of Office : Auditor Gambell Declined, So Storey Went Before a Notary ''. The Morning Oregonian. May 18, 1899. p. 12. ^ Jump up to : `` City Elected Officials Since 1913 ''. Office of Auditor Mary Hull Caballero. Retrieved February 13, 2016. Jump up ^ Jennings, Steve ( August 23, 1979 ). `` Schwab says Portland needs ' budgetary diet ' ''. The Oregonian. p. C1. Jump up ^ Jenning, Steve ( September 6, 1979 ). `` Mayor McCready takes office ''. The Oregonian. p. 1. Jump up ^ Williams, Linda ( November 25, 1980 ). `` Beaming Ivancie sworn in as Portland mayor ''. The Oregonian. p. 1. Jump up ^ Painter Jr., John ( January 3, 1985 ). `` Mayor Clark takes oath ; new era begins ''. The Oregonian. p. 1. 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Question: who is the current mayor of portland oregon
Answer: Ted Wheeler