CELEBRATING OUR HERITAGE... 100 YEARS IN 2007!

Celebrating 100 Years... on March 27, 2007, the City of Madera celebrated its 100th Anniversary. The Madera Chamber of Commerce is happy to offer this section of our website as an information source and will continue to add historical information as it is received.

In celebration of our century mark, the Madera Chamber of Commerce honors individuals that have, and continue, to play a key role in defining the City of Madera. The Madera Chamber of Commerce is proud to provide the commemorative 2007 MAYOR'S CENTURY YEARBOOK to honor those civic leaders that have served our City through our Centennial Year.  The Chamber's annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast held on Thursday, May 3, 2007 celebrated 100 Years of Mayors.

The Madera Chamber of Commerce salutes and honors, with great gratitude, those that have served as our City leaders since 1907...

It all started with the first City Council and the Honorable J.G. Roberts (pictured) who served a 5-year term as Mayor from March 29, 1907 - April 15, 1912.

CITY OF MADERA MAYORS 1907-Present
J.G. Roberts 03/29/07 – 04/15/12
L.A. Danielson 04/15/12 – 04/15/18
E.M. Saunders 04/15/18 – 04/19/26
John B. Gordon 04/19/26 – 04/18/50
John McNally 04/18/50 – 04/25/51
Albert Barsotti 04/30/51 – 04/15/58
Alex S. Robertson 04/15/58 – 04/19/66
Durward R. Stephenson 04/19/66 – 4/16/68
John W. Wells 04/16/68 – 04/19/71
William J. Venturi 04/19/71 – 04/16/73
James D. Nolan 04/16/73 – 10/15/73
Roy Ben Lyon 10/15/73 – 03/12/74
Samuel T. Price Jr. 03/12/74 – 03/09/76
William J. Venturi 03/09/76 – 03/14/78
Roy Ben Lyon 03/14/78 – 04/15/80
Paul T. Sanders 04/15/80 – 04/20/82
Margaret M. Medellin 04/20/82 – 03/05/84
Roy Ben Lyon 03/05/84 – 07/02/84
Edward J. Boyle 07/02/84 – 12/03/84
Ralph V. Larsen 12/03/84 – 12/02/85
James E. Oakley 12/02/85 – 06/30/86
Edward J. Boyle 07/01/86 – 12/01/86
Ralph V. Larsen 12/01/86 – 12/07/87
Robert E. Garibay 12/07/87 – 12/05/88
Alan C. Brown 12/05/88 – 12/04/89
Patrick M. O’Rourke 12/04/89 – 12/03/90
Margaret M. Medellin 12/03/90 – 12/02/91
William R. Weber 12/02/91 – 12/03/92
John W. Wells 12/03/92 – 12/01/93
Marc P. Scalzo 12/01/93 – 12/07/94
Herman Perez 12/07/94 – 12/06/95
Sam Armentrout 12/06/95 – 12/04/96
Mary Jane Nabors 12/04/96 – 12/03/97
Marc P. Scalzo 12/03/97 – 12/02/98
John W. Wells 12/02/98 – 12/01/99
Gordon E. Skeels 12/02/99 – 12/06/00
Sam Armentrout 12/06/00 – 12/05/01
Gary L. Svanda 12/05/01 – 12/04/02
Mary Jane Nabors 12/04/02 – 12/02/03
John W. Wells 12/03/03 – 12/01/04
Gordon E. Skeels 12/01/04 – 12/07/05
Robert L. Poythress 12/07/05 – 12/07/06
Steven A. Mindt 12/07/06 - 12/1/07
Sally J. Bomprezzi 12/1/07 - 12/1/08
Sam Armentrout 12/1/08 - 12/1/09
Gary L. Svanda 12/1/09 to 12/1/10
Robert L. Poythress 12/1/10 to present

A special thank you to Gabriel Rodriguez, Deputy City Clerk of Madera for compiling the above information on our City's historical mayorship.

The Madera Chamber of Commerce is looking for family members or the whereabouts of the following past Mayors:

If you have any contact information on any of these past mayors, please contact the Madera Chamber of Commerce office at (559) 673-3563.

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