Fort Wayne City Council

Fort Wayne City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	none
Leadership
Council President	Russ Jehl(R)
Council Vice President	Martin Bender(R)
Structure
Seats	9
Political groups	Republican (6)   Democratic (3)
Elections
Last election	November 7, 2023
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 Russ Jehl and the vice president is Martin Bender. The partisanship of the council is 6 Republicans to 3 Democrats. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

District	Name	Party	Notes
At-large	Martin Bender	Republican	Vice President
At-large	Michelle Chambers	Democratic
At-large	Tom Freistroffer	Republican
1	Paul Ensley	Republican
2	Russ Jehl	Republican	Council President
3	Nathan Hartman	Republican
4	Scott Myers	Republican
5	Geoff Paddock	Democratic
6	Rohli Booker	Democratic

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 4 November 2025.
4. Green, Rebecca. "Fort Wayne City Council picks new leadership for 2025". 89.1 WBOI. NPR. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
5. "City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2023)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 4 November 2025.

External links

• Media related to Fort Wayne City Council at Wikimedia Commons