This is a list of mayors of the city of Saratoga Springs, New York. Mayors have been sworn in on the first day of the year of even-numbered years. Saratoga Springs was incorporated as a city in 1915.
Mayors Name Start End Party Notes Walter P. Butler 1916 Walter P. Butler was the first Mayor of the newly incorporated (1915) City of Saratoga Springs, New York. Harry E. Pettee 1918 1919 non-partisan Pettee was also president of General Carbonic Gas Company. He disappeared in 1923 with $300,000 (approximately $ today) from his company. James D. McNulty 1920 1923 non-partisan Clarence H. Knapp 1924 1927 Democratic One term. William D. Eddy 1928 1931 Democratic Two terms Henry J. Schrade Jr. 1932 1935 Republican Family of Florists business Addison Mallery 1936 1959 non-partisan Eight terms James E. Benton 1960 1963 non-partisan Arthur J. Kearney 1964 1965 ? James A. Murphy, Jr. 1966 1969 non-partisan Two terms; attorney; son-in-law of U.S. Congressman Carleton J. King; son of James A. Murphy, Chief Clerk of Marine & Aviation NYC; father of former Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III who is presently the Saratoga County Judge] Sarto J. Smaldone 1970 1973 ? Owned Malta Drive-In Raymond Watkin 1974 1979 Democratic Three terms; namesake of Raymond Watkin Apartments Ellsworth J. Jones 1980 1989 Republican He served for five terms. He was born on January 6, 1918, in Corinth, New York. He died on December 31, 2006. Almeda C. Dake 1990 1995 Republican Family of founders of Stewart's Shops, which is headquartered in Saratoga Springs J. Michael O'Connell 1996 1999 Republican Two terms Kenneth Klotz 2000 2003 Democratic Two terms Michael A. Lenz 2004 2005 Republican One term Valerie Keehn 2006 2007 Democratic One term Scott T. Johnson 2008 2013 Republican Three terms Joanne Yepsen 2014 2017 Democratic Meg Kelly 2018 2021 Democratic Ronald J. Kim 2022 2023 Democratic John Safford 2024 Republican John Safford is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, New York. He was sworn in on January 1, 2024.
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