A meeting was held March 1, 1901 for the first town fathers to be sworn in and to assume their responsibilities. Bert W. Castner served as the first Burgess, a title that was changed to Mayor in 1961.
| DONORA BURGESSES / MAYORS | |
| 1901-1902 | Bert W. Castner (Burgess) |
| 1903-1905 | J.N. Mullin (Burgess) |
| 1906-1908 | A.V. Lewis (Burgess) |
| 1909-1917 | W.S. Spragg (Burgess) |
| 1918-1921 | Harry Cox (Burgess) |
| 1922-1925 | Grant Furlong (Burgess) |
| 1926-1929 | G.E. Koedel (Burgess) |
| 1930-1936 | Will Watson (Burgess) |
| 1937-1938 | Leon Kosmacki (Burgess) |
| 1938-1941 | Michael J. Sweeney (Burgess) |
| 1942-1943 | Grant Furlong (Burgess) |
| 1943-1957 | August Chambon (Burgess) |
| 1957-1977 | Albert P. Desandro (Burgess then changed to Mayor) |
| 1978-1981 | Abe Nasim |
| 1982-1985 | George R. Saxon |
| 1986-1993 | Anthony A. Massafra |
| 1994-2014 | John “Chummy” Lignelli |
| 2014-2017 | Don Pavelko |
| 2018-2021 | James McDonough |
| 2022-Pres. | Don Pavelko |