Fort Wayne City Council
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Type
Type
Term limits
none
Leadership
Council President
Glynn Hines (D)
Council Vice President
Tom Freistroffer (R)
Structure
Seats9
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

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]

DistrictNamePartyNotes
At-largeGlynn A. HinesDemocraticCouncil President
At-largeMichelle ChambersDemocratic
At-largeTom FreistrofferRepublicanVice President
1Paul EnsleyRepublican
2Russ JehlRepublican
3Tom DidierRepublican
4Jason ArpRepublican
5Geoff PaddockDemocratic
6Sharon TuckerDemocratic

References

  1. "Home - City of Fort Wayne". www.cityoffortwayne.org. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. "Fort Wayne, Indiana". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. "Home - City of Fort Wayne". www.cityoffortwayne.org. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. "Council Elects Mayoral Candidate 2019 President". WANE. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. "City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2019)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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