The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Abilene, Kansas

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Mayors and Postmasters of Abilene, Kansas

Mayors of Abilene, 1976-2013 (may be incomplete!)
Wade W. Phillips 1976-77 Mort J. Smith, Jr. 1977-78 Wade W. Phillips 1978-79 Clifford H. Asling 1979-80 Ralph D. Hilton 1980-81 Elvin J. Bailey 1981-82 Anne L. Robson 1982-83 Connie D. Cooper 1983-84 Clifford H. Asling 1984-85 Elvin J. Bailey 1985-86 Anne L. Robson 1986-87 Earl F. Mills 1987-88 William H. Peterson 1988-89 Gerald B. Taylor 1989-90 Wade W. Phillips 1990-91 William H. Peterson 1991-92 Earl F. Mills 1992-93 Lynda D. Scheele 1993-94 John R. Zutavern 1994-95 William H. Peterson 1995-96 Lynda D. Scheele 1996-97 John R. Zutavern 1997-98 Lynn Peterson 1998-99 Mark A. Guilfoyle 1999-2000 Lynda D. Scheele 2000-01 John R. Zutavern 2001-02 J. D. Longbine 2002-03 Anson Coulson 2003 Lynn Peterson 2003-05 Diane Miller 2005-06 Devin Karraker 2006-07 Judy Leyerzapf 2007-08 Lynn Peterson 2008-09 Nesha Bailey-Mason 2009-10 Diane Miller 2010-11 Lynn Peterson 2011-12 Dennis Weishaar 2012-13 John Ray 2013-

Postmasters at Abilene, 1883-1901 (may be incomplete!)
W. S. Dodge as of 1883 A. G. Buchanan as of 1887 Richard Waring as of 1901

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