On the record
Big-City Mayors
Quotes from the mayors of America's largest cities — current and former.
Current mayors
KS-IJohn BaconKansas
CA-DKaren BassCalifornia1,185 Quotes
NVShelley BerkleyNevada77 Quotes
HIRick BlangiardiHawaii
DC-DMuriel BowserDistrict of Columbia141 Quotes
FLJane CastorFlorida2 Quotes
NCJanet CowellNorth Carolina1 Quote
TX-IJohn Cowen Jr.Texas
FLDonna DeeganFlorida
GAAndre DickensGeorgia18 Quotes
VABobby DyerVirginia2 Quotes
CAJerry DyerCalifornia
AZMark FreemanArizona
MNJacob FreyMinnesota60 Quotes
TX-IGeorge FullerTexas
AZKate GallegoArizona4 Quotes
OHAndrew GintherOhio2 Quotes
CATodd GloriaCalifornia1 Quote
CAKaren GohCalifornia
KYCraig GreenbergKentucky6 Quotes
FLEileen HigginsFlorida7 Quotes
INJoe HogsettIndiana3 Quotes
OKDavid HoltOklahoma7 Quotes
IL-DBrandon JohnsonIllinois159 Quotes
WICavalier JohnsonWisconsin5 Quotes
TXEric JohnsonTexas6 Quotes
TXRenard JohnsonTexas
TXGina Ortiz JonesTexas12 Quotes
NMTim KellerNew Mexico4 Quotes
CA-DBarbara LeeCalifornia497 Quotes
MOQuinton LucasMissouri7 Quotes
CADaniel LurieCalifornia11 Quotes
NCVi LylesNorth Carolina5 Quotes
CAMatt MahanCalifornia8 Quotes
NY-DZohran MamdaniNew York817 Quotes
CAKevin McCartyCalifornia8 Quotes
COYemi MoboladeColorado
OKMonroe NicholsOklahoma2 Quotes
TNFreddie O’ConnellTennessee6 Quotes
PACherelle ParkerPennsylvania8 Quotes
TXMattie ParkerTexas
CARex RichardsonCalifornia
AZRegina RomeroArizona
AR-DFrank Scott Jr.Arkansas2 Quotes
MDBrandon ScottMaryland19 Quotes
MIMary SheffieldMichigan3 Quotes
TXKirk WatsonTexas30 Quotes
TXJohn WhitmireTexas5 Quotes
WAKatie WilsonWashington17 Quotes
MA-DMichelle WuMassachusetts88 Quotes
TNPaul YoungTennessee11 Quotes
Former mayors
I want you to know that I never stopped working for you.
The corruption charges were baseless and apologized to New Yorkers for having to go through this with me.
We can never allow this to happen to another innocent American.
I do not know who you think I'm under the finger of, but I'm on the finger of Eric Adams, the mayor of the city of New York, and I'm going to continue to do so.
When federal policies directly impact our city, we have been, and will continue to be, the first and loudest to advocate for New Yorkers.
I'm a New Yorker, and this is the greatest city on the globe, and it's a privilege being your mayor, something I did not take for granted one day, and I'm going to continue to serve you.
I also want to apologize to New Yorkers for having to go through this with me, a baseless case that should have never been brought in the first place.
As I've said all along, this case should have never been brought and I did nothing wrong.
This chainsaw of the Musk-Trump co-presidency is gutting this agency. It is breaking it from within.
I questioned the fairness of transgender athletes participating in girls sports.
A mother gone for a simple stroll on a sunny day was struck and killed.
This is extremely concerning and painful, not only to the City of New York in general, but specifically to a very close knit community.
Democrats need to own up to that. They’ve got to mature.
This notion of cancel culture… You’ve been living it, you’ve been on the receiving end of it for years and years and years.
Democrats, we tend to be a little more judgmental than we should be.
We are here in a moment that demands all of us because the richest man in the world has purchased the president of the United States.
Dave is right on this. It’s not a left or right thing. This was a massive screwup and a real security failure.
Whether or not you care about politics, politics sure cares about you.
The directness of our politics requires no translation.
If you want to play that analysis, look at the ethnicity of those who are being majorly impacted.





