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