Editing Port Arthur, Texas (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Delta Queen PA.jpg|thumb|right|''Delta Queen'' moored in front of City Hall]]
The mayor of Port Arthur is Thurman "Bill" Bartie.

The county operates the Jefferson County Sub-Courthouse in Port Arthur.<ref>"[http://www.co.jefferson.tx.us/phonedir.htm Jefferson County, Texas Phone Director]." County of Jefferson. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|+Government for Port Arthur
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Position
! scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Name
! scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Elected to Current Position
|-
!scope="row" |[[Mayor]]
| Thurman "Bill" Bartie
| 2019–present
|-
!scope="row" | At Large Position 5
| Thomas Kinlaw III
| 2023–present
|-
!scope="row" | At Large Position 6
| Donald Frank
| 2020–present
|-
!scope="row" |District 1
|Willie Bae Lewis
|1983–2001, 2005–2007, 2023–present
|-
!scope="row" | District 2
|Tiffany Hamilton
|2014–2017, 2023–present
|-
!scope="row" | District 3
| Doneane Beckcom
| 2023–present
|-
!scope="row" | District 4
|Harold Doucet
|2011–2013, 2017–2020, 2023–present
|}

=== Politics ===
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* [[Nelson R. Strong|Nat R. Strong]], 1898–1899 <ref>{{cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/port-arthur-news-may-28-1998-p-42/ |title=Port Arthur News Newspaper Archives, May 28, 1998, p. 42 |date=28 May 1998 }}</ref>
* Charles Eugene Smith, 1899–1902
* Rome H. Woodworth, 1902–1905
* Joseph P. Landes, 1905–1906
* J.H. Drummond, 1906–1908
* P.C. Pfeiffer, 1908–1911
* George N. Bliss, 1911–1915
* R.H. Dunn, 1915–1917
* John W. Tryon, 1917–1921
* James Pinckney Logan, 1921–1929, 1931–1932, 1950–1952
* J.W. O'Neal, 1929–1931
* H.M. Smith, 1932–1933
* H.O. Preston, 1933–1934
* E.R. Winstel, 1934–1935<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/port-arthur-news-mar-27-1934-p-1/ |title=Port Arthur News Newspaper Archives, Mar 27, 1934, p. 1 |date=27 March 1934 }}</ref>
* Fred L. Bachert, 1935–1936, 1939–1940
* Inman H. Wheless, 1936–1937
* Frank J. Imhoff, 1937–1938
* Neal D. Rader, 1938–1939
* L.C. Heare, 1940–1942
* R.L. Rutan, 1942–1944
* Leland Lacy, 1944–1945
* Walter H. Bailey, 1945–1947
* H.L. Crow, 1947–1948
* James Walter Long, 1948–1950<ref>{{cite web |first=Chester R. |last=Burns |url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flo59 |title= Biography of Long, James Walter |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |date=March 1, 1995 |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Chris F. Petersen, 1952–1953<ref name=League>{{cite web |url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/portarthur.html |title=The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Port Arthur, Texas |website=politicalgraveyard.com |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
* Myron J. Babin Jr., 1953–1954<ref name=League/>
* Nick Norris, 1954
* A.L. Gillman, 1954
* C.R. Eisler, 1954–1957,<ref name=League/> 1959–1960, 1960–1961
* Zane Q. Johnson, 1957–1958
* M.B. Avila, 1958–1959
* Herman T. Schneider, 1960
* Harvie A. Parker, 1961–1963
* R. B. McCollum, 1963
* Lloyd Hayes, 1963–1969
* Bernis Sadler, 1969–1984
* Malcolm Clark, 1984–1990
* Mary Ellen Summerlin, 1990–1994
* Robert T. Morgan Jr., 1994–1998
* Oscar Ortiz, 1998–2007
* Delores "Bobbi" Prince, 2007–2016<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.kplctv.com/story/6838630/port-arthurs-first-african-american-mayor/.php |title= Port Arthur's First African-American Mayor |date= July 25, 2007 }}</ref>
* Derrick Freeman, 2016–2019<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Freeman-sworn-in-as-Port-Arthur-mayor-8343514.php |title=Freeman sworn in as Port Arthur mayor |newspaper=Beaumont Enterprise |date=6 July 2016 |last1=Scott |first1=By Brandon K. }}</ref>
* Thurman Bartie, 2019–present<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Early-voting-results-logged-in-Port-Arthur-mayor-14030861.php |title= Port Arthur votes in new mayor; Bartie defeats Freeman by 8 points |newspaper= Beaumont Enterprise |date= 21 June 2019 |last1= Bain |first1= By Kaitlin }}</ref>
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The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Port Arthur Post Office,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/54058?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Port+Arthur Post Office Location - PORT ARTHUR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210221744/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/54058?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Port+Arthur |date=2009-02-10 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> the Port Acres Post Office,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/47614?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Port+Arthur Post Office Location - PORT ACRES] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210220637/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/47614?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Port+Arthur |date=2009-02-10 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> and the Sabine Pass Post Office in [[Sabine Pass, Texas|Sabine Pass]].<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/sabine-pass-5424-tremont-st-sabine-pass-tx-1380208 Post Office Location - SABINE PASS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513152425/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/sabine-pass-5424-tremont-st-sabine-pass-tx-1380208 |date=2012-05-13 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.</ref>

=== State and federal representation ===

In the [[Texas Legislature|Texas State Legislation]], Port Arthur is in the [[Texas Senate, District 4|4th Senate District]], represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Brandon Creighton]], and in the [[Texas's 22nd House of Representatives district|22nd State House District]], represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Christian Manuel]] while the Sabine Pass portion of Port Arthur is within the [[21st State House District]], represented by Republican [[Dade Phelan]].

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Port Arthur is in [[Texas' 14th congressional district]], represented by Republican [[Randy Weber]].