Montpelier, Vermont was first chartered as a town on August 14, 1781, chosen as the state capital in 1805, and subsequently incorporated as a city in 1894. Under the city charter, the government of the city consists of a Mayor, City Manager, and City Council, in what is called a Mayor–council–manager government. The mayor is elected to a two-year term by residents of Montpelier and presides over City Council meetings. The City Council consists of the mayor and six elected city counselors - two from each of Montpelier's three voting districts and serve two-year terms. The City Manager is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council.
Current Mayor
Since March 2023, Jack McCullough has served as the mayor of Montpelier, Vermont.
Former Mayors
Individuals who have served as mayor since Montpelier's incorporation as a city and their years of election include:
1895 – George W. Wing
1896 – George O. Stratton
1897 – George H. Guernsey
1898, 1899 – John H. Senter
1900, 1901 – Joseph B. Brown
1902 – James M. Boutwell
1903, 1904, 1905 – Frank M. Corry
1906, 1907 – James S. Haley
1908, 1909, 1910 – Frank R. Dawley
1911 – Smith S. Ballard
1912, 1913 – James B. Estee
1914, 1915, 1916 – James M. Boutwell
1917, 1918 – Frank W. Mitchell
1919, 1920 – Harry C. Shurtleff
1921 – George L. Blanchard
1922 – Dean K. Lillie
1924, 1925 – George L. Edson
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 – Edward Deavitt
1930, 1931, 1932 – Riley C. Bowers
1933 – William L. McKee
1934 – Perry H. Merrill
1935, James S. Ewing
1936, 1937 – William H. Dyer
1938, 1939 – Birney L. Hall
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 – William F. Corry
1945, 1946 – Harry R. Sheridan
1947, 1948 – Daughly Gould
1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 – Anson F. Barber
1956, 1957, 1958 – Edward F. Knapp
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 – Elbert C. Colburn
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 – Manuel Canas Jr. 1966, 1968, 1970 – Willard R. Strong 1972, 1974 – Richard W. Curtis 1976 – Frederic H. Bertrand 1978, 1980 – Charles B. Nichols 1982, 1984 – Frank D. Romano 1986 – Sally Rice 1988 – Arthur J. Goss 1990, 1992, 1994 – Ann E. Cummings 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 – Charles D. Karparis 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 – Mary S. Hooper 2012, 2014, 2016 – John H. Hollar 2018, 2020, 2022 – Anne Watson 2023 – Jack McCullough