Mary Hawkins Butler (born December 12, 1953) has served since 1981 as the Republican Party mayor of Madison in suburban Jackson, Mississippi.
Commonly known as "Mayor Mary", she is serving her tenthconsecutive four-year term.
First elected to office at age twenty-eight, she is among the longest-serving mayors in the United States.
Butler was an alderman prior to her election as mayor.
She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Belhaven University in the capital city of Jackson.
In 2010, she graduated from the FBI Citizens Academy Program.
Butler ran unsuccessfully for state auditor in the 2015 elections against incumbent Stacey E.