Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania

The Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, is the elected, chief executive of the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, the fourth-largest city in the state of Pennsylvania. The Reading city government consists of a mayor and a city council. The mayor is elected for a four-year term.

Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Eddie Moran
since January 6, 2020
FormationPeter Filbert

The Mayor of Reading served under a city commission form of government prior to 1996. However, the city's mayor have served under a home rule form of government since 1996, beginning with the inauguration of Mayor Paul Angstadt in January of that year.[1]

Reading is one of the few United States cities to have elected a Socialist mayor. Three times, in 1927, 1935, and 1944, J. Henry Stump was elected mayor.[2]

The current mayor is Eddie Moran, who was elected on November 5, 2019 and began serving his term on January 6, 2020.[3]

List
Mayor Term Begins Term Ends Political Party
Peter Filbert[4] 1847 1848
William H. Keim 1848 1849 Whig
George Getz [4] 1849 1853
George M. Keim 1853 1853 Democratic
Daniel R. Clymer [4] 1853 1854
John S. Richards [4] 1854 1855
William M. Baird [4] 1855 1856
Joel B. Wanner[4] 1856 1857
A. Jordan Swartz[4] 1857 1858
Benneville Keim[4] 1858 1861
Joel B. Wanner[4] 1861 1863
Joseph S. Hoyer[4] 1863 1865
Nathan M. Eisenhower[4] 1865 1867
William H. Gernand[4] 1867 1871
Samuel C. Mayer[4] 1871 1873
Charles F. Evans[4] 1873 1879
Henry A. Tyson[4] 1879 1881
William G. Rowe[4] 1881 1885
James K. Getz[4] 1885 1887
James R. Kenney[4] 1887 1891
Thomas P. Merritt[4] 1891 1893 Democratic
William F. Shanaman[4] 1893 1896
Jacob Weidel[4] 1896 1899
Adam H. Leader[4] 1899 1902
Edward Yeager[4] 1902 1905
Edwin R. Gerber[4] 1905 1908
William Rick[4] 1908 1912
Ira W. Stratton[4] 1912 1916
Edward H. Filbert[4] 1916 1920
John K. Stauffer[4] 1920 1924
William E. Sharman[4] 1924 1928
J. Henry Stump 1928 1932 Socialist
Heber Ermentrout[4] 1932 1936 Democratic - Republican fusion
J. Henry Stump 1936 1940 Socialist
Harry F. Menges 1940 1944
J. Henry Stump 1944 1948 SDF
John F. David 1948 1952
James B. Bamford[4] 1952 1956
Daniel F. McDevitt[4] 1956 1960
John C. Kubacki[4] 1960 1964 Democratic
Eugene Shirk[1] 1964 1968 Republican
Victor Yarnell[5] 1968[5] 1972[5] Democratic
Eugene Shirk[1] 1972 1976 Republican
Joseph P. Kuzminski[1] 1976 1980 Democratic
Karen A. Miller[1] 1980 February 1987[6] Democratic
Warren Haggerty[1] February 1987[6] January 1, 1996 Democratic
Paul Angstadt[1] January 1, 1996[7] January 3, 2000[8] Republican
Joseph Eppihimer[1] January 3, 2000[8] January 5, 2004 Democratic
Tom McMahon[1] January 5, 2004 January 2, 2012 Democratic
Vaughn Spencer January 2, 2012 January 4, 2016 Democratic
Wally Scott January 4, 2016 January 6, 2020 Democratic
Eddie Moran[3] January 6, 2020 Democratic

References
  1. "City Officials: City of Reading" (PDF). Berks County Department of Elections. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. Pratt, William (1969). "The Reading Socialist Experience: A Study of Working. Class Politics" (Ph.D. Dissertation). Atlanta, Georgia: Emory University.
  3. "Eddie Moran, first Latino mayor of Reading, is inaugurated". Reading Eagle.
  4. "Reading, Pennsylvania Mayors, Chief Burgesses, Postmasters". PoliticalGraveyard.com.
  5. Devlin, Ron (2013-11-17). "View of Kennedy changes over the years". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  6. "Mayor Haggerty, Three Others Cited By Central Catholic Group". Reading Eagle. 1994-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  7. Reinbrecht, Steve (1999-01-26). "Angstadt won't seek re-election". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  8. "Notable dates in Reading crime-fighting efforts". Reading Eagle. 2014-01-13. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
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