List of mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin

The current mayor is Eric Genrich, who was officially sworn into office on April 15, 2019.[2]

Mayor of the City of Green Bay
Incumbent
Eric Genrich
since April 15, 2019
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentGreen Bay Municipal Code
Formation1854
First holderW. C. E. Thomas
Salary$82,535[1]
WebsiteMayor's Office

This is a list of mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Originally, the mayoral term in Green Bay was one year. In 1904, the mayoral term was changed to two years.[3] In 1967, the mayoral term was changed to four years.[4]

Jim Schmitt is currently the longest-serving mayor in Green Bay's history, at 17 years.[5]

List of mayors
W. C. E. Thomas, first mayor of Green Bay
Henry S. Baird, 7th mayor of Green Bay
Arthur Neville, 19th mayor of Green Bay
Robert Minahan, 24th mayor of Green Bay
#Mayor[6]Sworn InLeft OfficeTermsComments
1 W. C. E. Thomas 1854 1854 1
2 Francis X. Desnoyers 1855 1855 1
3 H. E. Eastman 1856 1857 2
4 Burley Follett 1858 1858 1
5 Nathan Goodell 1859 1859 1
6 E. H. Ellis 1860 1860 1
7 Henry S. Baird 1861 1862 2
8 Burley Follett 1863 1863 1 Second non-consecutive term.
9 Nathan Goodell 1864 1864 1 Second non-consecutive term.
10 M. P. Lindsley 1865 1865 1
11 Charles D. Robinson 1866 1866 1
12 James S. Marshall 1867 1867 1
13 Anton Klaus 1868 1870 3
14 Alonzo Kimball 1871 1871 1
15 Charles D. Robinson 1872 1872 1 Second non-consecutive term.
16 Alonzo Kimball 1873 1873 1 Second non-consecutive term.
17 Dr. C. E. Crane 1874 1875 2
18 Frederick S. Ellis 1876 1876 1
19 Dr. C. E. Crane 1877 1879 3 Second non-consecutive term.
20 J. C. Neville 1880 1880 1
21 W. J. Abrams 1881 1881 1
22 J. H. M. Wigman 1882 1882 1
23 W. J. Abrams 1883 1884 2 Second non-consecutive term.
24 Charles Hartung 1885 1887 3
25 Arthur C. Neville 1888 1889 2
26 James H. Elmore 1890 1895 6
27 Frank B. Desnoyers 1896 1898 3
28 Simon J. Murphy, Jr. 1899 1901 3
29 J. H. Tayler 1902 1903 2
30 Robert E. Minahan 1904 1907 2 Mayor's term changed to two years.[3]
31 Winford Abrams 1908 1916 4
32 Elmer S. Hall 1916 1920 2
33 Wenzel Wiesner 1921 1927 5
34 James H. McGillan 1927 1929 1
35 John V. Diener 1929 1937 4
36 John S. Farrell 1937 1938 1
37 Alex Biemeret 1939 1945 3
38 Dominic Olejniczak 1945 1955 5
39 Otto Rachals 1955 1959 2
40 Roman Denissen 1959 1965 3
41 Donald Tilleman 1965 1972 2 1/2 Mayor's term changed to four years before the 1967 election.[4] Died in office.
42 Harris Burgoyne 1972 1973 1/2 Served as mayor until a special election was held.[7]
43 Thomas Atkinson 1973 1975 1/2 Served until the regular election in 1975.[8]
44 Michael Monfils 1975 1979 1
45 Samuel J. Halloin 1979 1995 4
46 Paul Jadin 1995 2003 2
47 Jim Schmitt 2003 2019 4
48 Eric Genrich 2019 present 1 Incumbent

Living former mayors
NameMayoral termDate of birth
Michael Monfils 1975-1979 (1938-12-12) December 12, 1938
Paul F. Jadin 1995-2003 (1955-05-02) May 2, 1955
Jim Schmitt 2003-2019 (1958-06-07) June 7, 1958

References
  1. Scott Cooper Williams (February 13, 2015). "3 vying for Green Bay mayor in primary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. "Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt sworn in for fourth term". WLUK-TV. April 21, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  3. "Robert Minahan". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Donald A. Tilleman". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. Adam Rodewald (April 7, 2015). "Schmitt earns 4th term as Green Bay's mayor". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. "Mayors past". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. "Harris Burgoyne". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  8. "Michael Monfils". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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