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

	Elroy McKendree Avery	1924 – 1925
	Fred A. Shaw (acting)	1925 – 1926
	Edgar Allen Wright	1926 – 1927
	James Washington Clark Jr.	1928
	Warren Elmo Burns (acting)	1928
	Charles W. Barnett	1929 – 1931
	Leland Cavanaugh Poole (acting)	1932
	James Washington Clark Jr.	1933
	Dr. Marx Goodman (acting) 1	1934
	Fred A. Shaw	1935 – 1937
	Dr. Isaac N. Vickers	1938
	Fred H. Howard	1939 – 1940
	Charles H. Hunter	1941
	Frank Irving Grey	1942 – 1943
	Dr. Edwin Charles Brookman	1944 – 1952
	Charles Orin Friedly 2	1952 – 1956
	Clair E. Kohler	1957 – 1969
	William F. Grey	1970 – 1971
	E. Miller Smith	1972 – 1977
	John W. Durney	1978 – 1979
	George W. Henry	1980 – 1986
	Robert G. Prior	1986 – 1989
	Peter A. Altman	1990 – 1992
	Debra A. Prewitt	1992 – 1994
	Peter A. Altman	1994 – 2000
	Wendy Brenner	2000 – 2002
	G. Frank Parker	2002 – 2004
	Dan Tipton	2004 – 2008
	Scott McPherson	2008 – 2011
	Robert Consalvo	2011 – 2014
	Rob Marlowe	2014 – 2023
	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

	Chopper Davis	2023
	Matt Murphy	2021
	Peter Altman	2022
	Mike Peters	2021
	Kelly Mothershead	2022

Page created March 29, 2024 by Paul Herman, Digital Media Archivist, West Pasco Historical Society