New Port Richey Government
Incorporated 1924
New Port Richey government consists of an elected city council of 5 members, each with 3 year terms of office. They are term-limited to 9 years. A mayor is elected separately and is a member of the city council. The city council appoints a city manager who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the city.
Mayors
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Elroy McKendree Avery | 1924 – 1925 |
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Fred A. Shaw (acting) | 1925 – 1926 |
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Edgar Allen Wright | 1926 – 1927 |
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James Washington Clark Jr. | 1928 |
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Warren Elmo Burns (acting) | 1928 |
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Charles W. Barnett | 1929 – 1931 |
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Leland Cavanaugh Poole (acting) | 1932 |
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James Washington Clark Jr. | 1933 |
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Dr. Marx Goodman (acting) 1 | 1934 |
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Fred A. Shaw | 1935 – 1937 |
| Dr. Isaac N. Vickers | 1938 | |
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Fred H. Howard | 1939 – 1940 |
| Charles H. Hunter | 1941 | |
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Frank Irving Grey | 1942 – 1943 |
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Dr. Edwin Charles Brookman | 1944 – 1952 |
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Charles Orin Friedly 2 | 1952 – 1956 |
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Clair E. Kohler | 1957 – 1969 |
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William F. Grey | 1970 – 1971 |
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E. Miller Smith | 1972 – 1977 |
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John W. Durney | 1978 – 1979 |
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George W. Henry | 1980 – 1986 |
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Robert G. Prior | 1986 – 1989 |
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Peter A. Altman | 1990 – 1992 |
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Debra A. Prewitt | 1992 – 1994 |
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Peter A. Altman | 1994 – 2000 |
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Wendy Brenner | 2000 – 2002 |
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G. Frank Parker | 2002 – 2004 |
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Dan Tipton | 2004 – 2008 |
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Scott McPherson | 2008 – 2011 |
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Robert Consalvo | 2011 – 2014 |
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Rob Marlowe | 2014 – 2023 |
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Chopper Davis | 2023 – present |
Footnotes:
1 In 1934 James Washington Clark Jr. attended some city council meetings, although Marx Goodman seems to have presided even at those meetings.
2 Charles Friedly resigned in Aug. 1956. Clair Kohler became acting mayor before becoming mayor.
City Council Members
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Chopper Davis | 2023 |
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Matt Murphy | 2021 |
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Peter Altman | 2022 |
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Mike Peters | 2021 |
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Kelly Mothershead | 2022 |
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Bertell Butler | 2024 |
Page created March 29, 2024 by Paul Herman, Digital Media Archivist, West Pasco Historical Society. Last edited on January 23, 2025.
