This is a list of the
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
s of
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is List ...
.
Before 1826, the city's mayors did not have a fixed term of office; once elected, they held office indefinitely, at the pleasure of the
Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. The ...
. Beginning in 1826 the mayor and members of the Common Council were elected an annual
town meeting
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and held office until the following year's town meeting. Since the 1870s, New Haven's mayors have been elected to two-year terms.
As of July 2023, the Mayor of New Haven earns an annual salary of $134,013.
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Mayoral elections in New Haven, Connecticut
Since the 1870s, mayoral elections have been held every two years to elect the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut.
Elections before 2013
2013
The 2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013. It saw the reelec ...
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Robert A. Dahl
Robert Alan Dahl (; December 17, 1915 – February 5, 2014) was an American Political philosophy, political theorist and Sterling Professor, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University.
He established the pluralism (political the ...
(1961), ''
Who Governs?: Democracy and Power in an American City''. Yale University Press. , . Table 2.1, The Mayors of New Haven, 1784–1960 (pages 12–14).
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New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is List ...
History of New Haven, Connecticut