Columbus City Council
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Shannon Hardin, Democratic
since January 2018[1]
President pro tem
Rob Dorans, Democratic
since January 2023
Structure
Seats7
Elections
At-large
Last election
November 7, 2023
Next election
November 11, 2025
Meeting place
City Hall, Columbus, Ohio
Website
columbus.gov/council

The Columbus City Council is the lawmaking body of Columbus, Ohio. It has 7 members who are elected at-large.[2] It meets in the City Council Chambers located on the second floor of Columbus City Hall. Starting in the 2023 election, City Council will expand to 9 members and be elected by district in a primary election and then at large in the November general election. In the 2023 election, all members will run for another term. Four members will only serve a two-year term while the other five will serve a four-year term.[3] Although the city is divided into nine districts, voters within Columbus vote for all nine council members.

Columbus City Council members

The members of Columbus City Council are:[4]

  • Shannon G. Hardin: Council President
  • Nicholas J. Bankston
  • Rob Dorans
  • Shayla D. Favor
  • Emmanuel V. Remy
  • Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
  • Mitchell Brown


The 2023 election expanded the council to nine members. The councillors-elect and their districts are: [5]

  • District 1: Chris Wyche
  • District 2: Nancy Day-Achauer
  • District 3: Rob Dorans
  • District 4: Emmanuel Remy
  • District 5: Nick Bankston
  • District 6: Melissa Green
  • District 7: Shayla D. Favor
  • District 8: Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
  • District 9: Shannon Hardin


All but 3 council members ran unopposed in 2023. In District 2, Day-Achauer defeated Luis Gil. In District 4, Remy defeated Adrienne Y. Hood. In District 5, Bankston defeated Farxaan Jeyte.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "COUNCIL ELECTS NEW COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT PRO TEM". Columbus City Council. January 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The City of Columbus: City Council". The City of Columbus. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". www.columbus.gov.
  4. ↑ "The City of Columbus: City Council Members". The City of Columbus. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Franklin County Live Election Results". vote.franklincountyohio.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-11.

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