List of mayors of Vero Beach, Florida

The Mayor of Vero Beach, Florida is a nonpartisan office and is chosen by and from among the members of the Vero Beach City Council. The current mayor of Vero Beach, is A. Craig Fletcher.

Name

Start of term

End of term

Notes

align=left nowrap | Anthony W. Young

June 12, 1919

December 14, 1921

Fred E. King

December 14, 1921

December 12, 1923

align=left nowrap | Bayard Redstone

December 12, 1923

December 15, 1927

align=left nowrap | Alexander MacWilliam, Sr.

December 15, 1927

December 10, 1935

align=left nowrap | Anthony W. Young

December 10, 1935

December 15, 1937

align=left nowrap | Wiley F. Cox

December 15, 1937

December 13, 1939

align=left nowrap | Alexander MacWilliam, Sr.

December 13, 1939

December 11, 1947

align=left nowrap | Merrill P. Barber

December 11, 1947

December 14, 1949

align=left nowrap | Alexander MacWilliam, Sr.

December 14, 1949

October 16, 1951

Suffered a stroke in September 1950

align=left nowrap | Louis G. Burger

October 16, 1951

December 3, 1952

Louis Burger was appointed interim mayor on October 16, 1951, and an election was held making him mayor on December 5, 1951

align=left nowrap | Cola B. Streetman

December 3, 1952

December 9, 1953

align=left nowrap | Elmer J. Bauer

December 9, 1953

December 5, 1956

align=left nowrap | James W. Young

December 5, 1956

December 3, 1958

align=left nowrap | Harry C. Offutt, Jr.

December 3, 1958

December 6, 1961

align=left nowrap | Jack D. Sturgis

December 6, 1961

December 8, 1965

align=left nowrap | Fred J. Preston

December 8, 1965

December 6, 1966

align=left nowrap | Robert B. Allison

December 6, 1966

December 6, 1967

align=left nowrap | J. Nobel Richards

December 6, 1967

December 2, 1968

align=left nowrap | Taylor C. Simpson

December 2, 1968

December 2, 1969

align=left nowrap | Taylor C. Simpson

December 2, 1969

December 2, 1970

align=left nowrap | Taylor C. Simpson

December 2, 1970

December 2, 1971

align=left nowrap | Robert R. Holmes

December 8, 1971

August 8, 1972

align=left nowrap | Fred Carlsen

August 9, 1972

December 5, 1972

align=left nowrap | Alfred F. Fletcher

December 6, 1972

December 4, 1973

align=left nowrap | Arthur R. Neuberger

December 5, 1973

December 3, 1974

align=left nowrap | David Gregg, Jr.

December 4, 1974

December 2, 1975

align=left nowrap | Jay A. Smith

December 3, 1975

December 7, 1976

align=left nowrap | Patrick B. Lyons

December 8, 1976

December 6, 1977

align=left nowrap | Don C. Scurlcok

December 7, 1977

December 5, 1978

align=left nowrap | Jay A. Smith

December 6, 1978

December 4, 1979

align=left nowrap | Don C. Scurlcok

December 5, 1979

November 17, 1980

Resigned

align=left nowrap | Dorothy Cain

November 18, 1980

December 2, 1980

align=left nowrap | Terry Goff

December 3, 1980

March 9, 1982

align=left nowrap | William H. Cochrane

March 10, 1982

March 8, 1983

align=left nowrap | Dorothy Cain

March 9, 1983

March 13, 1984

align=left nowrap | David Gregg, Jr.

March 14, 1984

March 12, 1985

align=left nowrap | Terry Goff

March 13, 1985

March 11, 1986

align=left nowrap | William H. Cochrane

March 12, 1986

March 10, 1987

align=left nowrap | John A. Acor

March 11, 1987

March 8, 1988

align=left nowrap | Kenneth R. Macht

March 9, 1988

March 14, 1989

align=left nowrap | Kenneth R. Macht

March 15, 1989

March 13, 1990

align=left nowrap | Jay A. Smith

March 14, 1990

March 12, 1991

align=left nowrap | Jay A. Smith

March 13, 1991

March 10, 1992

align=left nowrap | Jay A. Smith

March 11, 1992

March 9, 1993

align=left nowrap | Jay A. Smith

March 10, 1993

March 8, 1994

align=left nowrap | Caroline Ginn

March 9, 1994

March 14, 1995

align=left nowrap | Warren Winchester

March 14, 1995

March 12, 1996

align=left nowrap | Jack Grossett

March 13, 1996

March 11, 1997

align=left nowrap | William O. Jordan

March 12, 1997

March 10, 1998

align=left nowrap | Carl Pease

March 11, 1998

March 9, 1999

align=left nowrap | Arthur R. Neuberger

March 10, 1999

March 15, 2000

align=left nowrap | Sandra Bowden

March 16, 2000

March 13, 2001

align=left nowrap | Thomas P. White

March 14, 2001

March 12, 2002

align=left nowrap | A. Craig Fletcher

March 13, 2002

March 11, 2003

align=left nowrap | Sandra Bowden

March 12, 2003

March 9, 2004

align=left nowrap | Thomas P. White

March 10, 2004

March 8, 2005

align=left nowrap | Mary Beth McDonald

March 9, 2005

March 19, 2006

align=left nowrap | Thomas P. White

March 20, 2006

November 9, 2008

align=left nowrap | Sabin C. Abell

November 10, 2008

November 5, 2009

align=left nowrap | Kevin Sawnick

November 6, 2009

November 7, 2010

align=left nowrap | Jay Kramer

November 8, 2010

November 13, 2011

align=left nowrap | Pilar Turner

November 14, 2011

November 12, 2012

align=left nowrap | A. Craig Fletcher

November 13, 2012

November 8, 2013

align=left nowrap | Richard Winger

November 8, 2013

present

Further reading

  • Vero Beach Press Journal, Here’s the list of Vero Beach Mayors and Councilmen Since 1919 (June 17, 1954)