Mayor and City Council History - 1891 to 2005
The town of Fletcher was founded in 1891 and was named after its founder, Donald Fletcher. It was renamed Aurora on March 4, 1907. In 1929, when the Colorado Secretary of State recognized it as a city, the small town of Aurora, with 2,000 residents, became the City of Aurora. In 1983, electors approved an increase in Council from nine to 11 members, and added Wards V & VI, effective with the 1987 election.
2006 Mayor and City Council
Edward J. Tauer Sue Sandstrom Deborah Wallace Renie Peterson Larry Beer Molly Markert Bob Broom Bob FitzGerald Ryan Frazier Steve Hogan Brad Pierce		Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, Council Member, Ward V Council Member, Ward I Council Member, Ward II Council Member, Ward III Council Member, Ward IV Council Member, Ward VI Council Member At-Large Council Member At-Large Council Member At-Large Council Member At-Large

Date	Trustees/Mayor/City Council
May 27, 1891	Mayor - H.M. Miliken (May 27, 1891 – May 1, 1894), M.H. Wilson, Scoville, J. Taylor, Case, Hulitt
January 6, 1892	Hulitt resigned, replaced by B.F. Snyder; B.F. Snyder replaced by F.M. Bartow; J. Taylor resigned, replaced by E. Dewing
September 7, 1892	(Mention only) Trustee Davies
February 1, 1893	Thomas resigned, replaced by J.F. Page
April 5, 1893	S.G. Lippincott
June 7, 1893	Page resigned, replaced by J. Griffiths
September 20, 1893	P.H. Chambers replaces Wilson
November 1, 1893	S.G. Lippincott resigned, replaced by Frank Court
April 4, 1894	Mayor – A.L.B. Davies (May 2, 1894 – April 2, 1895), P.H. Chambers, A.H. Wise, John Griffith; 1-year: W.L. Case, Frank Merrifield, Henry Pike; P.H. Chambers became Mayor from April 3 1895 – April 15, 1898
1896	Mayor - P.H. Chambers, Trustees - A.L.B. Davies, Henry Pike, F.M. Hopper, Frank Barnard, F.M. Merrifield, Harris
February 2, 1897	W.J. Harris elected Marshall; Cundy replaces Harris as trustee
July 7, 1897	H. Lockwood, Fred Newmeyer, F.M. Merrifield, P.H. Chambers
April 15, 1898	(Election) Mayor W.A. Cundy (April 16, 1898 – April 8, 1899); A.L.B. Davies, P.H. Chambers, F. Barnard, John Gutzmecher
July 8, 1898	J.A. Talbot elected to finish term of Davies (serving in Spanish-American War)
March 1, 1899	W.H. Murphy, W.F. Roe
October 4, 1899	R.H. Elliott named trustee in place of Davies
1900	Mayor - W.H. Murphy (April 9, 1899 – April 12, 1901), Trustees - P.H. Chambers, W.S. Munn, F.A. Barnard, R.H. Elliott, R.B. Hosick
1901	Mayor – Jonas Washburn (April 13, 1901 – April 6, 1903)
December 3, 1902	F.A. Barnard elected trustee to replace Phillips
April 16, 1903	(Election) 2-year trustees: F.A. Barnard, J.H. Garson, B.F. Veatch; 1-year trustee: Henry H. Ellis
1903 – 1905	Mayor – Harry S. Class (April 7, 1903 – April 14, 1904), Trustees - F.A. Barnard, B.F. Veatch, J.H. Garson, Henry H. Ellis; Mayor Louis M. Strauss (April 15, 1904 – April 12, 1905)
April 6, 1904	E.H. Lockwood
1905 – 1906	Mayor - William J. Parker (April 13, 1905 – April 10, 1906 resigned); Mayor Andrew Thompson (April 16, 1906 – April 14, 1907)
October 6, 1906	(mention only) Trustee Baum, Trustee Fay
1906	Trustees - Henry H. Ellis, W.S. Munn
1907	Mayor – Edwin G. Smith (April 15, 1907-April 12, 1908), Trustee A.R. Speck
July 16, 1907	(mention only) William Smith, chairman of Trustees
August 22, 1907	M.A. Marsh and Thomas Stewart resigned, replaced by A.A. Kaiser and Arthur Chandler
August 5, 1908	Mayor – A.H. Kramer (April 13, 1908 – April 13, 1910), Frank Rauchfuss resigned, E.G. Smith elected; VanKolken resigned, Lockwood elected
1909	Mayor - A.H. Kramer, Trustees - Jonas Washburn, Arthur L. Chandler, Dudley M. Leonard, Michael A. Marsh, Theodore Smith
1910	Mayor - V.T. O’Donald (April 14, 1910 – April 17, 1911)
1911	Mayor – Gershom Jones (April 18, 1911 – April 13, 1914)
1914	Mayor – H.B. Thompson (April 14, 1914 – April 12, 1917)
1917	Mayor – George E. Smith (April 13, 1917 – December 7, 1917 resigned)
1917	Mayor Pro Tem - Harry Katherman (December 8, 1917 – July 1, 1918)
1918	Mayor – John McMillan (July 1, 1918 – May 4, 1919)
1919	Mayor – J.N. Trompen (May 5, 1919 – April 21, 1920)
1920	Mayor – Jasper Parrish (April 22, 1920 – April 14, 1921)
1921	Mayor – John McMillan (April 15, 1921 – April 11, 1926)
1926	Mayor – F.A. Harrison (April 12, 1926 – April 10, 1927)
1927	Mayor – E.S. Murphy (April 11, 1927 – April 24, 1929)
1929	Mayor – B.B. Nevius (April 25, 1929 – April 12, 1931)
1931	Mayor – Charles F. Holzer (April 13, 1931 – April 6, 1937)
1932	Louis Burnside
1937	Mayor – W.J. Parrish (April 7, 1937 – April 6, 1941)
1941	Mayor J.E. McWhorter (April 7, 1941 – January 11, 1943 resigned); James Hiatt
1943	Mayor – A.O. Hill (January 13, 1943 – April 8, 1945 – appointed January 13, 1943, elected April 12, 1943)
1945	Mayor - B.T. Howard (April 9, 1945 – January 11, 1948)
1948	Mayor – C.E. Tupps (January 12, 1948 – November 8, 1953)
1949	Jones, Hutchison, Mansfield, McKee, Purse, Strait
1951	Mayor - C.E. Tupps, Council - Clyde Dickerson, Robert Nihan, Jim McKee, Herman Farney, William Mansfield, Jim Steck
1953	Mayor – William B. Mansfield (November 9, 1953 – November 6, 1955); Council - Robert Nihan, Hilbert Meyers, Clyde Dickerson, Lloyd Stryker, James McKee, Lee Laffoon, Arthur Hutchison, Allan Bradley
1955	Council - Allen C. Bradley, Jerry J. Garbarino, Hilbert B. Meyer, Thomas C. Cook, Robert W. Fennig, James C. McKee, M.B. Robertson, Paul C. Beck, James T. Whitaker
1955	Mayor – Allen C. Bradley (November 7, 1955 – November 8, 1959)
1957	Council - Allen Bradley, Hilbert Meyer, Jerry Garbarino, C.E. Cook, Robert Fennig, Charles Holcomb, Jr., M.B. Robertson, William Mansfield, Paul Beck
1959	Mayor - Henry Allard (November 9, 1959 – November 11, 1963); Council - George Moorhead, Charles Holcomb, Jr., Paul Beck, Bert Rose, Hilbert Meyer, Dave Hahn, John McClure, Jack Messervy
1962	Mayor - Henry Allard, Council - Bob Fennig, George Moorhead, Dave Hahn, Jim Reed, John McClure, Tracy Whitaker, Paul Beck, Bernice Crouse
1963	Mayor – Robert W. Fennig (November 12, 1963 – November 7, 1965)
1965	Mayor – Norma O. Walker (November 8, 1965 – November 12, 1967)
1967	Mayor – Paul C. Beck (November 13, 1967 – December 8, 1974)
1971	Mayor - Paul C. Beck, Council - “Red” Miller, Ruth Fountain, Spencer Garrett, Hilbert Meyer, Paul Dickinson, Wayne Crawford, Don Brennan, William Dominguez
1973	Council - Ruth Fountain, Jack Everhart, Wayne Crawford, John Sutera
1974	Mayor – William R. Dominguez (December 9, 1974 – November 9, 1975)
1975	Mayor – Fred Hood (November 10, 1975 – November 5, 1979); Council - Spencer Garrett, Alice Dudich, Dennis Champine, William Cobern
1979	Mayor – Dennis Champine (November 6, 1979 – November 3, 1987)
1982	Mayor - Dennis Champine, Mayor Pro Tem - Paul E. Tauer, Council - A.J. Cordova, Steven A. Bobrick, Frank Weddig, Jack Fenlon, Linda W. Capra, Jack B. Everhart, Steve Hogan
1983	Mayor - Dennis Champine, Mayor Pro Tem Paul E. Tauer, Linda Capra, Steve Bobrick, A.J. Cordova, Jack Everhart, Steve Hogan, Peggy Kerns, Frank Weddig
1984	Mayor – Dennis Champine, Mayor Pro Tem Linda Capra, Jack Everhart, Steve Bobrick, Peggy Kerns, Elsie Lacy, Barbara Loucks, Paul Tauer, Frank Weddig
1985	Mayor – Dennis Champine, Mayor Pro Tem Jack Everhart, Frank Weddig, Steve Bobrick, Linda Capra, Peggy Kerns, Elsie Lacy, Barbara Loucks, Paul Tauer
1986	Mayor – Dennis Champine, Mayor Pro Tem Frank Weddig, Peggy Kerns, Steve Bobrick, Linda Capra, Steve Hogan, Elsie Lacy, Barbara Loucks, Paul Tauer
1987	Mayor – Dennis Champine, Mayor Pro Tem Peggy Kerns, Steve Bobrick, Linda Capra, Steve Hogan, Elsie Lacy, Barbara Loucks, Paul Tauer, Frank Weddig
1988	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer (November 4, 1987 – November 4, 2003), Mayor Pro Tem Steve Bobrick, Steve Hogan, Linda Capra, Barbara Cleland (Loucks), Debra Johnson(Vickrey), Peggy Kerns, Ingrid Lindemann, Polly Page, Frank Weddig, Dave Williams
1989	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Steve Hogan, Barbara Cleland, Steve Bobrick, Debra Johnson(Vickrey), Peggy Kerns, Ingrid Lindemann, Polly Page, Paul Reid, Frank Weddig, Dave Williams
1990	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Cleland, Frank Weddig, Nadine Caldwell, Steve Hogan, Elsie Lacy, Ingrid Lindemann, Stephanie Takis, Debra Vickrey, Frank Weddig, Dave Williams
1991	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Frank Weddig, Ingrid Lindemann, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Steve Hogan, Elsie Lacy, Polly Page, Stephanie Takis, Debra Vickrey, Dave Williams
1992	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Ingrid Lindemann, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Wayne Gaston, Steve Hogan, Elsie Lacy, Edna Mosley, Polly Page, Stephanie Takis, Frank Weddig
1993	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Polly Page, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Wayne Gaston, Steve Hogan, Elsie Lacy, Ingrid Lindemann, Edna Mosley, Stephanie Takis, Frank Weddig
1994	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Wayne Gaston, Steve Hogan, Ingrid Lindemann, Edna Mosley, Polly Page, John Paroske, Debra Vickrey, Frank Weddig
1995	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Wayne Gaston, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Steve Hogan, Ingrid Lindemann, Edna Mosley, Polly Page, John Paroske, Debra Vickrey, Ginny Zinth
1996	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Debra Vickrey, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Steve Hogan, Bob LeGare, Ingrid Lindemann, Edna Mosley, John Paroske, Dave Williams, Ginny Zinth
1997	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Edna Mosley, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Steve Hogan, Bob LeGare, Ingrid Lindemann, John McCracken, John Paroske, Dave Williams, Ginny Zinth
1998	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Dave Williams, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Kathy Green, Bob LeGare, Ingrid Lindemann, John McCracken, Edna Mosley, John Paroske, Ed Tauer
1999	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem John Paroske, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Kathy Green, Bob LeGare, Ingrid Lindemann, John McCracken, Edna Mosley, Ed Tauer, Dave Williams
2000	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Bob LeGare, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Kathy Green, Ingrid Lindemann, John McCracken, Edna Mosley, John Paroske, Ed Tauer, Dave Williams
2001	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem John McCracken, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Kathy Green, Bob LeGare, Ingrid Lindemann, Edna Mosley, John Paroske, Ed Tauer, Dave Williams
2002	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Green, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Steve Hogan, Bob LeGare, Ingrid Lindemann, Edna Mosley, John Paroske, Ed Tauer, Dave Williams
2003	Mayor – Paul E. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Tauer, Nadine Caldwell, Barbara Cleland, Kathy Green, Steve Hogan, Bob LeGare, Ingrid Lindemann, Edna Mosley, John Paroske, Dave Williams
2004	Mayor – Edward J. Tauer (November 4, 2003), Mayor Pro Tem Nadine Caldwell, Kathy Green, Ingrid Lindemann, Molly Markert, Sue Sandstrom, Bob Broom, Bob FitzGerald, Ryan Frazier, Steve Hogan, Brad Pierce
2005	Mayor – Edward J. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Ingrid Lindemann, Nadine Caldwell, Kathy Green, Ingrid Lindemann, Molly Markert, Sue Sandstrom, Bob Broom, Bob FitzGerald, Ryan Frazier, Steve Hogan, Brad Pierce
2006	Mayor – Edward J. Tauer, Mayor Pro Tem Sue Sandstrom, Deborah Wallace, Reni Peterson, Larry Beer, Molly Markert, Bob Broom, Bob FitzGerald, Ryan Frazier, Steve Hogan, Brad Pierce
Compiled by the Aurora History Museum and Aurora City Clerk’s Office