# Mayor of Amarillo

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

| No. | Name | Term in office | Length of service | Previous office |
| 1 | Warren W. Wetsel (1849–1928; aged 79) | February, 1892 – 1894 | 2 years | None |
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| 2 | R. L. Stringfellow (1854–1909; aged 55) | 1899 – 1902 | 3 years | None |
| 3 | Stafford Lightburne (1854–1927; aged 72) | 1902 – 1906 | 4 years | None |
| 4 | Will A. Miller Jr. (1871–1930; aged 58) | 1906 – April, 1908 | 2 years | None |
| 5 | Lon D. Marrs (1858–1943; aged 84) | April, 1908 – April 23, 1910 | 2 years | Potter County Attorney (1890–1896) Member of the Potter County Court (1896–1904) |
| 6 | James H. Patton (1861–1943; aged 82) | April 23, 1910 – April, 1912 | 2 years | None |
| 7 | W. E. Gee (1872–1952; aged 79) | April, 1912 – December, 1914 | 1 year, 8 months | City attorney of Amarillo (1902–1908) |
| 8 | J. N. Beasley (1878–1963; aged 84) | December, 1913 – 1917 | 3 years | Member of Shelby County, Tennessee Court until 1910 |
| 9 | Lon D. Marrs (1858–1943; aged 83) | 1917 – 1923 | 6 years | Potter County Attorney (1890–1896) Member of the Potter County Court (1896–1904) Mayor of Amarillo (1908–1910) |
| 10 | E. S. Blasdel (1878–1930; aged 51) | 1923 – April, 1925 | 2 years | None |
| 11 | Lee Bivins † (1862–1829; aged 66) | April, 1925 – January 17, 1929 | 3 years, 9 months | None |
| 12 | Ernest O. Thompson (1892–1966; aged 74) | April, 1929 – May 31, 1932 | 3 years, 1 month | None |
| 13 | Ross D. Rogers (1889–1974; aged 84) | July 19, 1932 – April 14, 1941 | 8 years, 9 months | None |
| 14 | Joe A. Jenkins (1895–1981; aged 85) | April 14, 1941 – May 5, 1947 | 6 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission (1935–1941) |
| 15 | Lawrence R. Hagy (1899–1993; aged 94) | May 5, 1947 – May 2, 1949 | 2 years | None |
| 16 | E. H. Klein (1908–1989; aged 81) | May 2, 1949 – April, 1953 | | None |
| 17 | S. T. Curtis (1907–1993; aged 85) | April, 1953 – April, 1955 | 2 years | |
| 18 | R. C. Jordan (1909–1985; aged 76) | April, 1955 – April 15, 1957 | 2 years | |
| 19 | John R. Armstrong (1900–1969; aged 68) | April 15, 1957 – May 4, 1959 | 2 years | None |
| 20 | A. F. Madison (1896–1972; aged 76) | May 4, 1959 – May 8, 1961 | 2 years | None |
| 21 | Jack Seale (1927–2018; aged 90) | May 8, 1961 – April 29, 1963 | 2 years | None |
| 22 | F. V. Wallace (1908–1980; aged 75) | April 29, 1963 – May 8, 1967 | 4 years | None |
| 23 | J. Ernest Stroud (1912–2005; aged 92) | May 8, 1967 – May 10, 1971 | 4 years | None |
| 24 | L. Ray Vahue (1929–1978; aged 48) | May 10, 1971 – May 12, 1975 | 4 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission (1877–1879) |
| 25 | John C. Drummond (1905–1982; aged 76) | May 12, 1975 – May 2, 1977 | 2 years | None |
| 26 | Jerry H. Hodge (born 1942; age 82) | May 2, 1977 – May 4, 1981 | 4 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission (1973–1977) |
| 27 | Rick Klein (1943–1997; aged 54) | May 4, 1981 – April, 1987 | 6 years | None |
| 28 | Glen Parkey (1936–2023; aged 87) | April, 1987 – 1989 | 2 years | None |
| 29 | Keith Adams (1940–2015; aged 75) | 1989 – 1993 | 4 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission (1983–1989) |
| 30 | Kel Seliger (born 1953; age 71) | 1993 – 2001 | 8 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission |
| 31 | Trent Sisemore (born 1961; age 63) | 2001 – 2005 | 4 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission (1995–2001) |
| 32 | Debra McCartt (born 1950; age 74) | 2005 – May, 2011 | 6 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission |
| 33 | Paul Harpole (born 1950; age 73–74) | May, 2011 – May 16, 2017 | 8 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission (2005–2007) |
| 34 | Ginger Nelson (born 1970; age 54) | May 16, 2017 – May 16, 2023 | 6 years | Member of the Amarillo City Commission (2012–2016) |
| 35 | Cole Stanley (born 1978; age 46) | May 16, 2023 – Incumbent | 1 year, 201 days | None |