TheMayor of Norwalk, Connecticut is the chief executive of the government ofNorwalk, Connecticut, United States, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Norwalk. The currentmayor of Norwalk, isHarry Rilling, aDemocrat.
Elections were held on the first Monday in October annually up to 1913.
Mayors of the city of South Norwalk from 1870 to 1913[edit]On August 18, 1870, the settlement ofOld Well was incorporated as the city ofSouth Norwalk.
| Wardens of the Borough of Norwalk from 1836 to 1872[edit]TheBorough of Norwalk was incorporated on May 4, 1836. The head of the Borough was titled its Warden.
§ Resigned. Mayors of the city of Norwalk from 1893 to 1913[edit]On June 30, 1893, the Borough of Norwalk was incorporated as the city of Norwalk.
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The city was consolidated on June 6, 1913. Elections for mayor are held every two years, in odd numbered years. The former city of South Norwalk became the new Norwalk’s Second Taxing District.
| Name | Start year | End year | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Irwin Burnell[1][2] | 1913 | 1915 | Republican |
| Carl Axel Harstrom[1][2] | 1915 | 1917 | Republican |
| Jeremiah Donovan[1][2] | 1917 | 1921 | Democratic |
| Calvin Barton[1][2] | 1921 | 1923 | Republican |
| Thomas Robins[1][2] | 1923 | 1927 | Republican |
| Anson F. Keeler[1][2] | 1927 | 1931 | Republican |
| Harold L. Nash[1][2] | 1931 | 1933 | Republican |
| Charles C. Swartz[1][2] | 1933 | 1935 | Democratic |
| Frank T. Stack[1][2] | 1935 | 1943 | Democratic |
| Robert B. Oliver[1][2] | 1943 | 1945 | Republican |
| Edward J. Kelley[1][2] | 1945 | 1947 | Democratic |
| Irving Freese[1][2] | 1947 | 1951 | Socialist |
| 1951 | 1955 | Independent Party of Norwalk | |
| George Brunjes[1][2] | 1955 | 1957 | Democratic |
| Irving Freese[1][2] | 1957 | 1959 | Independent Party of Norwalk |
| John Shostak[1][2] | 1959 | 1961 | Republican |
| Frank J. Cooke[1][2] | 1961 | 1965 | Republican |
| Frank Zullo[1][2] | 1965 | 1971 | Democratic |
| Donald J. Irwin[1][2] | 1971 | 1975 | Democratic |
| Jennie Cave[1][2] | 1975 | 1977 | Independent Party of Connecticut |
| William A. Collins[1][2] | 1977 | 1981 | Democratic |
| Thomas C. O'Connor[1][2] | 1981 | 1983 | Republican |
| William A. Collins[1][2] | 1983 | 1987 | Democratic |
| Frank Esposito[1][2] | 1987 | 2001 | Republican |
| Alex Knopp[1][2] | 2001 | 2005 | Democratic |
| Richard A. Moccia[1][2] | 2005 | 2013 | Republican |
| Harry Rilling | 2013 | 2025 | Democratic |
| Barbara Smyth | 2025 | present | Democratic |
