There are a number of leadership opportunities for mayors within our organization, from committee and task force chairs to elected offices. Each spring, a Nominating Committee is assembled by the President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The Nominating Committee’s primary responsibility is to recommend specific mayors to serve as top officers, Trustees, and Advisory Board members.
To ensure bipartisan leadership, the standard practice dictates that a minimum of one of the top three officers (President, Vice President, and Second Vice President) must be a member of the minority political party within the United States Conference of Mayors.
Mayors seeking election to any of the open positions are asked to write a formal letter to the members of the Nominating Committee and to provide a copy of the letter to the CEO and Executive Director. The letter should formally state the desired position being sought and the reasons and qualifications for seeking such office.
The actions taken by the Nominating Committee are recommendations to the delegates gathered at the Annual Meeting. The Nominating Committee report is considered and voted upon by the full membership of the United States Conference of Mayors gathered for the “Business Session” of the Annual Meeting.
Additional rules and details about this process can be found in the organization’s membership handbook.
Top Officers
David Holt
Mayor of Oklahoma City
President
Todd Gloria
Mayor of San Diego
Vice President
Leirion Gaylor Baird
Mayor of Lincoln, NE
Second Vice President
Tom Cochran
CEO and Executive Director
Past Presidents
Andrew J. Ginther
Mayor of Columbus
(2024-25)
Hillary Schieve
Mayor of Reno
(2023-24)
Francis X. Suarez
Mayor of Miami
(2022-23)
Bryan K. Barnett
Mayor of Rochester Hills
(2019-20)
Elizabeth B. Kautz
Mayor of Burnsville
(2009-11)
Trustees
Justin Bibb
Mayor of Cleveland
J. Christian Bollwage
Mayor of Elizabeth, NJ
LaToya Cantrell
Mayor of New Orleans
Jane Castor
Mayor of Tampa
Paige G. Cognetti
Mayor of Scranton
Joy Cooper
Mayor of Hallandale Beach
Jerry Dyer
Mayor of Fresno
Kate Gallego
Mayor of Phoenix
Tim Keller
Mayor of Albuquerque
Jon Mitchell
Mayor of New Bedford
Aftab Pureval
Mayor of Cincinnati
Steven Reed
Mayor of Montgomery
Daniel Rickenmann
Mayor of Columbia
Jim Ross
Mayor of Arlington
Acquanetta Warren
Mayor of Fontana
Advisory Board
Arunan Arulampalam
Mayor of Hartford
Ethan Baker
Mayor of Troy, MI
Chris Barnett
Supervisor of Orion Township, MI
Karen Bass
Mayor of Los Angeles
Lacey Beaty
Mayor of Beaverton
Angela Birney
Mayor of Redmond
Muriel Bowser
Mayor of the District of Columbia
Barbara Buffaloe
Mayor of Columbia, MO
Buddy Dyer
Mayor of Orlando
Sue Finkam
Mayor of Carmel, IN
Joe Ganim
Mayor of Bridgeport
Abdullah Hammoud
Mayor of Dearborn
Quentin M. Hart
Mayor of Waterloo
Gerard Hudspeth
Mayor of Denton
Chris Jensen
Mayor of Noblesville, IN
Brandon Johnson
Mayor of Chicago
Heidi Lueb
Mayor of Tigard
Christina Muryn
Mayor of Findlay
Mattie Parker
Mayor of Fort Worth
Shawyn Patterson-Howard
Mayor of Mount Vernon, NY
D.C. Reeves
Mayor of Pensacola
Rex Richardson
Mayor of Long Beach
Regina Romero
Mayor of Tucson
Andy Schor
Mayor of Lansing
Scott Singer
Mayor of Boca Raton
Brett P. Smiley
Mayor of Providence
Matt Tuerk
Mayor of Allentown
Brian C. Wahler
Mayor of Piscataway
Victoria Woodards
Mayor of Tacoma
History of Presidents at the Conference of Mayors
- Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus (2024-25) (82nd)*
- Hillary Schieve, Reno (2023-24) (81st)*
- Francis X. Suarez, Miami (2022-23) (80th)*
- Nan Whaley, Dayton (2021-22) (79th)
- Greg Fischer, Louisville (2020-21) (78th)
- Bryan K. Barnett, Rochester Hills (2019-20) (77th) *
- Steve Benjamin, Columbia, SC (2018-19) (76th)
- Mitchell J. Landrieu, New Orleans (2017-18) (75th)
- Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City (2016-17) (74th)
- Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore (2015-16) (73rd)
- Kevin Johnson, Sacramento (2014-15) (72nd)
- Scott Smith, Mesa (2013-14) (71st)
- Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia (2012-13) (70th)
- Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles (2011-12) (69th)
- Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville (2009-11) (68th) *
- Greg Nickels, Seattle (2009) (67th)
- Manuel A. “Manny” Diaz, Miami (2008-09) (66th)
- Douglas H. Palmer, Trenton (2006-08) (65th)
- Michael A. Guido, Dearborn (2006) (64th)
- Beverly O’Neill, Long Beach (2005-06) (63rd)
- Donald L. Plusquellic, Akron (2004-05) (62nd)
- James A. Garner, Hempstead (2003-04) (61st)
- Thomas M. Menino, Boston (2002-03) (60th)
- Marc H. Morial, New Orleans (2001-02) (59th)
- H. Brent Coles, Boise (2000-01) (58th)
- Wellington E. Webb, Denver (1999-00) (57th)
- Deedee Corradini, Salt Lake City (1998-99) (56th)
- Paul Helmke, Fort Wayne (1997-98) (55th)
- Richard M. Daley, Chicago (1996-97) (54th)
- Norman B. Rice, Seattle (1995-96) (53rd)
- Victor Ashe, Knoxville (1994-95) (52nd)
- Jerry Abramson, Louisville (1993-94) (51st)
- William J. Althaus, York (1992-93) (50th)
- Raymond L. Flynn, Boston (1991-92) (49th)
- Robert M. Isaac, Colorado Springs (1990-91) (48th)
- Kathryn J. Whitmire, Houston (1989-90) (47th)
- Arthur J. Holland, Trenton (1988-89) (46th)
- Richard L. Berkley, Kansas City (MO) (1987-88) (45th)
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Charleston (1986-87) (44th)
- Ernest N. Morial, New Orleans (1985-86) (43rd)
- Hernan Padilla, San Juan (1984-85) (42nd)
- Richard H. Fulton, Nashville (1983-84) (41st)
- Coleman A. Young, Detroit (1982-83) (40th)
- Helen G. Boosalis, Lincoln (1981-82) (39th)
- Richard G. Hatcher, Gary (1980-81) (38th)
- Richard E. Carver, Peoria (1979-80) (37th)
- William H. McNichols, Jr., Denver (1978-79) (36th)
- Lee Alexander, Syracuse (1977-78) (35th)
- Kenneth A. Gibson, Newark (1976-77) (34th)
- Moon Landrieu, New Orleans (1975-76) (33rd)
- Joseph L. Alioto, San Francisco (1974-75) (32nd)
- Roy B. Martin, Jr., Norfolk (1973-74) (31st)
- Louie Welch, Houston (1972-73) (30th)
- Henry W. Maier, Milwaukee (1971-72) (29th)
- James H.J. Tate, Philadelphia (1970-71) (28th)
- Jack D. Maltester, San Leandro (1969-70) (27th)
- Terry D. Schrunk, Portland, OR (1968-69) (26th)
- Joseph M. Barr, Pittsburgh (1967-68) (25th)
- Jerome P. Cavanaugh, Detroit (1966-67) (24th)
- Neal S. Blaisdell, Honolulu (1965-66) (23rd)
- Raymond R. Tucker, St. Louis (1963-65) (22nd)
- Arthur L. Selland, Fresno (1963) (21st)
- Richard C. Lee, New Haven (1962-63) (20th)
- Anthony J. Celebreeze, Cleveland (1962) (19th)
- Haydon Burns, Jacksonville (1961-62) (18th)
- Richardson Dilworth, Philadelphia (1960-61) (17th)
- Richard J. Daley, Chicago (1959-60) (16th)
- Norris Poulson, Los Angeles (1958-59) (15th)
- Robert F. Wagner, New York (1957-58) (14th)
- John B. Hynes, Boston (1955-57) (13th)
- Elmer E. Robinson, San Francisco (1953-55) (12th)
- Thomas A. Burke, Cleveland (1953) (11th)
- Martin H. Kennelly, Chicago (1952-53) (10th)
- David L. Lawrence, Pittsburgh (1950-52) (9th)
- W. Cooper Green, Birmingham (1949-50) (8th)
- George W. Welsh, Grand Rapids (1947-49) (7th)
- Edward J. Kelly, Chicago (1945-47) (6th)
- Fiorello H. Laguardia, New York (1935-45) (5th)
- Daniel W. Hoan, Milwaukee (1934-35) (4th)
- T. Semmes Walmsley, New Orleans (1933-34) (3rd)
- James M. Curley, Boston (1933) (2nd)
- Frank Murphy, Detroit (1933) (1st)
* Denotes a past president currently serving as mayor.