Fort Wayne City Council
Fort Wayne City Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | none |
| Leadership | |
Council President | Glynn Hines (D) |
Council Vice President | Tom Freistroffer (R) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 9 |
 | |
Political groups | Republican (5) Democratic (4) |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2019 |
| Website | |
| https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/city-council.html | |
The Fort Wayne City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The council uses a strong mayor system with a separately elected mayor who acts as the executive. There are currently nine members of the council. City council members serve a four-year term and there is no term limit. The council consists of nine members, of which 3 are at-large and 6 are representing districts.[1][2]
Current composition
[edit]This is the current composition of the council. The president is Glynn Hines and the vice president is Tom Freistroffer. The partisanship of the council is 5 Republicans to 4 Democrats.[3][4][5]
| District | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Glynn A. Hines | Democratic | Council President |
| At-large | Michelle Chambers | Democratic | |
| At-large | Tom Freistroffer | Republican | Vice President |
| 1 | Paul Ensley | Republican | |
| 2 | Russ Jehl | Republican | |
| 3 | Tom Didier | Republican | |
| 4 | Jason Arp | Republican | |
| 5 | Geoff Paddock | Democratic | |
| 6 | Sharon Tucker | Democratic |
References
[edit]- ^ "Home - City of Fort Wayne". www.cityoffortwayne.org. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Fort Wayne, Indiana". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Home - City of Fort Wayne". www.cityoffortwayne.org. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Council Elects Mayoral Candidate 2019 President". WANE. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2019)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
External links
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