Fort Wayne City Council

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Fort Wayne City Council
Seal of Fort Wayne, Indiana.png
Type
Type
Term limits
none
Leadership
Council President
Glynn Hines(D)
Council Vice President
Tom Freistroffer(R)
Structure
Seats9
Fort Wayne City Council partisanship 2020.svg
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]

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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. Hines Democratic Council President
At-largeMichelle Chambers Democratic
At-largeTom Freistroffer Republican Vice President
1Paul Ensley Republican
2Russ Jehl Republican
3Tom Didier Republican
4Jason Arp Republican
5Geoff Paddock Democratic
6Sharon Tucker Democratic

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