Cape Coral's 45th Anniversary

Cape Coral’s mayors and council members through the years

(Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Cape Coral City Clerk’s office.)

Cape Coral’s Mayors

• Paul Fickinger – 12/70 to 01/73

• Chandler Burton – 01/73 to 05/74

• Herman Horton – 05/74 to 11/75

• Don Graf – 11/75 to 11/77

• Lyman Moore – 11/77 to 10/80

• Bernie Langguth – 11/80 to 11/81

• Jim Price – 11/81 to 11/83

• Joe Mazurkiewicz – 11/83 to 11/93

• Roger Butler – 11/93 to 11/2000, elected 1993 & 1996

• Arnold E. Kempe – 11/2000 to 4/11/2005, elected 2000

• Eric P. Feichthaler – 4/11/2005 to 11/17/2008, elected, left “Resign to Run”

• Jim Burch – 11/17/2008 to 11/9/2009, appointed to fill in for Eric Feichthaler

• John Sullivan – 11/9/2009 to 11/18/2013

• Marni Sawicki – 11/18/2013 to present

Cape Coral City Councilmembers

District 1

• Cleo Snead – 12/70 to 6/74

• Claude Bugg – 6/74 to 11/74

• Alice Ballard – 11/74 to 11/75

• Donald Roberts – 11/75 to 11/77

• Don McLaughlin – 11/77 to 04/79

• Gene Whatley – 04/79 to 11/83

• Herman Zaslovsky – 11/83 to 11/85

• Phil Vail – 11/85 to 11/87

• Mike Ward – 11/87 to 11/89

• Bernice Braden – 11/89 to 11/93

• Harold Eaton – 11/93 to 11/96

• Gloria Raso Tate – 11/96 to 4/11/2005, elected 1996 & 2000

• Jim Jeffers – 4/11/2005 to 8/31/2006, elected 2005 / deceased 2006

• Thomas Hair – 9/25/2006 to 11/19/2007, appointed till next election (2009)

• Jim Burch – 11/19/2007 to 11/17/2008, elected to finish 05-09 term started by Jeffers till next election (2009)

• Gloria Raso Tate – 12/15/2008 to 11/9/2009, appointed to fill seat vacated by Jim Burch for him to fill in as mayor till next election (2009)

• Kenneth (Marty) McClain – 11/9/2009 to 11/18/2013

• Jim Burch – 11/18/2013 to present

District 2

• Paul Finkinger – 12/70 to 11/76

• Mike Evegens – 11/76 to 11/80

• Maggie Reid – 11/80 to 11/82

• John Manning – 11/82 to 11/86

• George Strapp – 11/86 to 11/88

• Agnes Patalano – 11/88 to 09/90

• Gary Giebels – 10/90 to 09/92

• Marilyn Stout – 11/92 to 11/94

• George Keller – 11/94 to 11/98

• Richard Stevens – 11/98 to 11/19/2007, elected 1998 & 2003

• Peter Brandt – 11/19/2007 to 11/14/2011

• John Carioscia – 11/14/2011 to present

District 3

• Chandler Burton – 12/70 to 11/74

• Ed Coleman – 11/74 to 11/78

• Tony Rotino – 11/78 to 11/94

• Tony Proctor – 11/94 to 11/98

• Alan J. (AJ) Boyd Jr. – 11/98 to 11/19/2007, elected 1998 & 2003

• William Deile – 11/19/2007 to 11/14/2011

• Leonard Nesta, Jr. – 11/14/2011 to present

District 4

• Robert South – 12/70 to 02/71

• Currier Preston – 03/71 to 11/73

• George Gascon – 11/73 to 02/75

• Arnold Weisberg – 11/75 to 11/81

• Warren Shuger – 11/81 to 11/83

• Robert Frabell – 11/83 to 10/90

• Charles Fletcher – 10/90 to 11/96

• Larry Murphy – ***11/96 to 09/04/97

• Paul Asfour – 10/97 to 11/21/97, appointed, Murphy dismissed

• Larry Murphy – ***11/21/97 to 11/2000, reinstated

• Paul Asfour – 11/2000 to 4/2005

• Dolores Bertolini – 4/2005 to 11/9/2009

• Chris Chulakes-Leetz – 11/9/2009 to 11/18/2013

• Richard Leon – 11/18/2013 to present

District 5

• Gordon Berndt – 12/70 to 01/74

• Gary Hinote – 02/74 to 11/76

• Murray Zwerdling – 11/76 to 11/80

• Tony Salerno – 11/80 to 11/82

• Dorothy Clemence – 11/82 to 11/86

• Mark Kachor – 11/86 to 11/88

• Dorothy Clemence – 11/88 to 11/90

• Robert Sethman – 11/90 to 11/94

• Carol Haba – 11/94 to 11/98

• Alex LePera – 11/98 to 11/19/2007, elected 1998 & 2003

• Eric Grill – 11/19/2007, elected 2007, term expired 2011 (suspended from office by governor 2-24-2010, executive order 10-55)

• Erick Kuehn – 03/10 11/14/2011, appointed 2010

• Rana Erbrick – 11/14/2011 to present

District 6

• Lyman Moore – 12/70 to 11/77

• Steve Ellis – 11/77 to 11/79

• Tony Proctor – 11/79 to 11/81

• Joe Campochiaro – 11/81 to 11/82

• Jack Harborn – 11/82 to 11/83

• Charles Strausser – 11/83 to 04/93

• Tony Proctor – 6/93 to 11/93

• Paul Monroe – 11/93 to 11/19/2000

• Timothy Day – 11/19/2000 to 11/9/2009, elected 2000 & 2005

• Kevin McGrail – 11/9/2009 to 11/18/2013

• Richard Williams – 11/18/2013 to present

District 7

• Casey Jablonski – 12/70 to 5/74

• Hugh Gamble – 06/74 to 10/77

• Artie Kelchner – 10/77 to 11/80

• Robert Kline – 11/80 to 11/84

• Earl Hamilton – 11/84 to 11/86

• Larry Hyman – 11/86 to 11/88

• Earl Hamilton – 11/88 to 11/93

• Charles Austin – 11/93 to 11/94

• Lou Rainero – 11/94 to 11/96

• Kevin Davis – 11/96 to 4/2003, elected 1996 & 1998

• Mickey Rosado – 4/14/2003 to 1/30/2007, elected 2003, dismissed January 2007

• Chris Berardi – 2/20/2007 to 11/19/2007, appointed to fill term till 2007

• Derrick Donnell – 11/19/2007 to 11/14/2015, elected 2007 & 2011