The Brentwood Historical Society has listed Brentwood’s 16 mayors, from James Willingham (1929-1931) through to Chris Thornton (2015- ), who was elected on April 7. See also: Brentwood’s mayor-elect: keeping the coffee, adding happy hour
- James Willingham (1929-1931)
- Jacob Spratte (1931-1933)
- Walter Douglas (1933-1939)
- Jerome L. Howe Sr. (1939-1941)
- Charles R. Skow (1941-1943)
- Oscar A. Tuckett (1943-1951)
- A. Ray Parker (1951-1963)
- Edward T. Wright (1963-1976)
- Arthur J. Oppenheim (1976-1981)
- J. Marvin Shelton (1981-1983)
- Arthur J. Oppenheim (1983-1987)
- John D. Kelly (1987-1988)
- Karen A. Kintz (1988-1993)
- Mark Kurtz (1993-2001)
- Pat Kelly (2001-2015)
- Chris Thornton (2015-