At 78-years old, Mayor Robert Blais is currently the second-longest serving mayor in New York. He has held office for 43 years, since being elected in 1971.
The Glens Falls Post-Star reportsBlais is uncertain about whether he’d want to complete another full four-year-term, but said ,“Right now, I’m in a frame of mind that I’d like to continue.”
Mayor Clarence Michalis of Lattingtown, a village on Long Island, is currently the longest-serving mayor in New York. At 92 years old, Michalis has been mayor for 45 years.
Blais was unchallenged in his last election, in 2011.