Number of Mayors of Barberton by party affiliation

Party	Mayors
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	18
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	12

The following is a list of Mayors of the City of Barberton, Ohio. The mayor is the head of the executive branch of Barberton

Barberton, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,899 people, 11,523 households, and 7,443 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,095.2 people per square mile . There were 12,163 housing units at an average density of 1,349.4 per square mile...

's government, a city in Summit County

Summit County, Ohio

Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

 near Akron

Akron

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, in the North-Eastern portion of Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

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Originally Mayors were elected annually, later becoming every other year. In 1976, the four year term took effect and has been used since.

There have been 28 mayors of Barberton, serving 30 distinct terms. The longest term was held by Randy Hart, who served for 15 years. Catherine Dobbs became the first woman mayor (and , only) in 1956. The current mayor is Robert Genet, who took office at 2:00PM on December 31, 2007.

Mayors

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Edson Bishop	1892	1893	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
2	John R. Davis	1894	1895	Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
3	George A. Shaw	1896	1897	Republican
4	George F. Durant	1898	1899	Republican
5	John McNamara	1900	1901	Democrat
6	Ed M. Buel	1902	1902	Republican
7	Leonard Miller	1903	1905	Republican
8	James McNamara	1906	1909	Democrat
9	William Mitchell	1910	1913	Democrat
10	Rev. Allison M. Bird	1914	1915	Democratic
11	William Bishop	1916	1919	Republican
12	Seney A. Decker	1920	1921	Democratic
13	G. E. Karshner	1922	1923	Republican
14	W. A. Witner	1924	1929	Democratic
15	Seney A. Decker	1930	1933	Democratic
16	Earl L. Davis	1934	1935	Democratic
17	Marvin Gardens	1936	1941	Democratic
18	Roy K. Dobbs	1942	1947	Democratic
19	Ted L. Parker	1948	1953	Republican
20	Joseph J. Zeigler	1953	1953	Democrat
21	Robert L. Carson	1954	1955	Republican
22	Catherine R. Dobbs Catherine Dobbs Catherine Rose Biggs Dobbs was the first woman Mayor of a major industrial city, Barberton, Ohio, in the United States. Before running for Mayor she was a noted historian and lecturer.She was born in Shreve, Ohio...	1956	1961	Democratic
23	Stuart Moss	1962	1965	Republican
24	Kenneth R. Cox	1966	1972	Democrat
25	Joseph J. Zeigler	1973	1975	Democrat
26	Lawrence A. Mauer	1976	1979	Democrat
27	William Judge	1980	1987	Democrat
28	Arthur Bradnick	1988	September 30, 1993	Republican
29	Randy Hart	September 30, 1993	January 3, 2008	Democrat
30	Robert Genet	January 3, 2008	incumbent	Democrat