Editing Monterey Park, California (section)

===List of mayors ===
This is a list of Monterey Park mayors by year.

Centennial Monument in front of City Hall lists all Mayors from 1916 - 2016

* 1937 F.C. Owen <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* 1938 I.J. Williams <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* 1940 James T. Bradshaw <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* 1954-1955 Philip E. Marria <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* 1956-1959 1961-1962 Rod Irvine
* 1956-1958 [[George Brown Jr.]]<ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* October 1957 Leila Donegan - First woman mayor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29056805/1st-woman-elected-to-city-council-now/ |title=Monterey Park Gets First Woman Mayor |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=October 2, 1957 |page=23 |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
* 1960 Gordon B. Severance <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* 1960-1961 Leila Donegan - First woman mayor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ga-3054-story.html |title=Monterey Park to Put Its Own Stars on the Map |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Irene |last=Chang |date=February 28, 1991 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}(Required paid subscription)</ref>
* 1974-1975 Matthew G. Martinez <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* 1977-1978 George Ige <ref>{{cite web |url=https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A15849 |title=Oral history program: George Ige |website=californiareveales.org |date=May 1990 |access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref>
* 1980 Matthew G. Martinez <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp"/>
* November 1983 – 1984 Lily Lee Chen - First female Chinese-American mayor in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/11/29/asian-americans-in-ascendancy/14b4444f-b520-4b2c-a6f5-468dd8d0d07b/ |title=Asian-Americans In Ascendancy |website=washingtonpost.com |first=Jay |last=Mathews |date=November 29, 1983 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2018/03/30/62401/how-the-first-female-chinese-american-mayor-fought/ |title=How America's first female Chinese-American mayor fought for her community |website=scpr.org |date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi711.php |title=How the San Gabriel Valley Became America's "Suburban Chinatown" |website=laalmanac.com |access-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref>
* December 1987 – 1988 Christopher F. Houseman <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-10-ga-28132-story.html |title=Monterey Park: Mayor to Be Installed |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 10, 1987 |access-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref>
* 1988-1989 Barry Hatch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-09-ga-5382-story.html
|title=The World According to Hatch : Monterey Park Councilman Gets His Turn at Being Mayor |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 9, 1988 |access-date=June 25, 2020|author-first1=Berkley|author-last1=Hudson}}</ref>
* 1989 [[Judy Chu]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/Mayor.htm |title=Mayors - Past Mayors Across the United States |website=ontheissues.org |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>
* February 1991 Betty Couch <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-14-ga-1494-story.html |title=Monterey Park: New Mayor Takes Office |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 14, 1991 |access-date=June 27, 2020}}(Required paid subscription)</ref>
* September 1992 Fred Balderrama <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-10-ga-132-story.html |title=Monterey Park: Balderrama to Be Sworn In |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 10, 1992 |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
* 1995 Rita Valenzuela <ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pEDlhVFcqh4C&q=Rita+Valenzuela+mayor&pg=PA113 |title=Race and Politics: Asian Americans, Latinos, and Whites in a Los Angeles Suburb  |first=Leland T. |last=Saito |year=1998 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=9780252067204 |access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>
* 2000-2001 Frank Venti <ref name="thecitizensvoice_venti">{{cite web |url=http://thecitizensvoice.net/?p=4310 |title=Park To Be Named In Honor Of Beth Ryan |website=thecitizenvoice.net |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>
* 2001 Francisco M. Alonso <ref name="politicalgraveyard_mp">{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/montereypark.html |title=Mayors of Monterey Park, 1937-2001 |website=politicalgraveyard.com |access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>
* 2002 Fred Balderrama <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-15-me-briefs15.3-story.html |title=Suit Against Mayor Over Bus Contract Dismissed |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 15, 2002 |access-date=July 8, 2020}}(Required paid subscription)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smartvoter.org/2002/11/05/ca/state/vote/chu_j/endorse.html |title=Judy Chu for Assembly 2002 Endorsements |website=smartvoter.org |date=November 5, 2002 |access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref>
* 2003-2004 Sharon Martinez
* August 2004-January 2005 [[Mike Eng]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/cmp_000059 |title=Past Mayors of Monterey Park: Michael Eng |website=archive.org |date=November 21, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/57437/mike-eng |title=Mike Eng's Biography |publisher=[[Vote Smart]] |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
* 2005-2006 Frank Venti <ref name="thecitizensvoice_venti"/>
* March 2006 [[Betty Tom Chu]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/263184897 |title=Betty Tom Chu, the only Chinese woman bank head / photo by Paul Chinn |website=oclc.org |access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1000514791.html |title=Betty Tom Chu To Be Sworn In As Monterey Park Mayor |date=March 9, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132518/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1000514791.html |access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=November 19, 2018 }}</ref>
* 2008-2009 Frank Venti <ref name="thecitizensvoice_venti"/>
* February 2010 Anthony Wong <ref>{{cite web |url=http://thecitizensvoice.net/?p=1675 |title=Mayor Anthony Wong |website=thecitizensvoice.net |date=March 21, 2010 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>
* June 2012 Mitchell Ing <ref>{{cite web |url=http://thecitizensvoice.net/?p=5803 |title=New Mayor in Town |website=thecitizensvoice.net |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>
* 2013 Anthony Wong <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/kicking-off-the-100th-year-of-red-cross-service-in-pasadena/ |title=Red Cross Kicks Off 100 Years of Service in Pasadena Friday |website=pasadenanow.com |date=November 8, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref>
* January 2014 Anthony Wong
* 2014-2015 Hans Liang
* August 2015- May 2016 Peter Chan <ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinosforwater.org/inaugural-class/ |title=WELL UnTapped FELLOWS - Peter Chan |website=latinosforwater.org |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montereypark.ca.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=1955 |title=Mayoral Installation and City Council Reorganization |website=montereypark.ca.gov |date=August 18, 2015 |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
* May 2016 - April 2017 Mitchell Ing <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montereypark.ca.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=2511 |title=Mayoral Installation and City Council Reorganization |website=montereypark.ca.gov |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>
* April 2017 to December 2017 Teresa Real Sebastian <ref name="montereypark_dec2017"/>
* December 2017-October 2018 Stephen Lam <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sgvjournal.com/local-news/monterey-park-1/3302-steven-lam-gets-first-turn-as-mayor.html |title=Stephen Lam Gets First Turn as Mayor |website=sgvjournal.com |first= David |last=Barron |date=2017 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref><ref name="montereypark_dec2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.montereypark.ca.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=3398 |title=Mayoral Installation and City Council Reorganization |website=montereypark.ca.gov |date=December 28, 2017 |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
* October 2018 Peter Chan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thecitizensvoice.net/?p=19528 |title=New Mayor in Monterey Park |website=thecitizensvoice.net |date=November 20, 2018 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>
* July 2019- Aug 2020 Hans Liang <ref name="cityofmpk.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofmpk.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=4794 |title=Mayoral Installation and City Council Reorganization |website=cityofmpk.org |date=July 22, 2019 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>
* Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 Peter Chan <ref name="cityofmpk.org"/>
* Dec 2020 - Dec 2021 Yvonne Yiu <ref name="cityofmpk.org"/>
* Dec 2021 - Jan 2023 Henry Lo