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Cape Coral’s mayors and council members through the years

By Staff | Aug 14, 2015

Paul Fickinger, center, was selected Cape Coral’s first mayor, serving from December 1970 to January 1973.

(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