Phoenix City Council
The Phoenix City Council is the governing body of the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The council is made up of nine members, including a mayor and eight council members representing individual districts. While the mayor is elected in a citywide election, city council members are elected by votes only in the districts they represent, with both the mayor and council members serving four year terms.[1] The current mayor of Phoenix is Kate Gallego, a Democrat, who won the seat after defeating her former fellow-council member, Daniel Valenzuela in a run-off election in March of 2019.[2] In setting city policy and passing rules and regulations, the mayor and city council members each have equal voting power.[1]
Phoenix City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1948 |
Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Vice Mayor | |
Structure | |
Seats | 9 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
2 / 9 (22%)
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History
Before 1948, the city of Phoenix was governed by commission. In 1948, the system was changed to a city council with a mayor selected in a run-off election in non-partisan elections. In 1982, the election system was changed so that councilors represented districts.[3]
Members
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District | Council Members | Party (officially nonpartisan) |
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Mayor | Kate Gallego | Democratic |
District 1 | Thelda Williams | Republican |
District 2 | Jim Waring | Republican |
District 3 | Debra Stark | Democratic |
District 4 | Laura Pastor | Democratic |
District 5 | Betty Guardado | Independent |
District 6 | Sal DiCiccio | Republican |
District 7 | Michael Nowakowski | Democratic |
District 8 | Carlos Garcia | Independent |
References
- City of Phoenix elections are officially non-partisan; party affiliations are informational only.
- "Official Site of the City of Phoenix- About the Phoenix City Council". Phoenix.gov. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- "Latest numbers: Kate Gallego wins big in race for Phoenix mayor". azcentral. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- Dilworth, Richard (2011). Cities in American Political History. SAGE Publications. p. 608. ISBN 9780872899117. Retrieved 14 January 2016.