Christopher Scanlon
Christopher Scanlon | |
|---|---|
| 63rd Mayor of Buffalo | |
Acting | |
| In office October 15, 2024 – December 31, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Byron Brown |
| Succeeded by | Sean Ryan |
| President of the Buffalo Common Council | |
| Assumed office October 15, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Darius Pridgen |
| Member of the Buffalo Common Council from the South district | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Michael P. Kearns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1981 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Katie Wopperer |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Erie Community College (AS) Buffalo State University (BS) |
Christopher P. Scanlon (born August 6, 1981) is an American politician who served as acting mayor of Buffalo, New York from 2024 to 2025. He became Buffalo's 63rd mayor upon the resignation of Byron Brown on October 15, 2024.
He was previously a member of the Buffalo Common Council, representing the South District from May 2012 to October 2024.
Scanlon ran in the 2025 Buffalo mayoral election and lost the Democratic primary, and served the remainder of Brown's term before returning to his vacant common council seat and the council presidency.