| Fort Wayne City Council | |
| Coa Pic: | Seal of Fort Wayne, Indiana.png |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Term Limits: | none |
| Leader1 Type: | Council President |
| Leader1: | Glynn Hines |
| Party1: | (D) |
| Leader2 Type: | Council Vice President |
| Leader2: | Tom Freistroffer |
| Party2: | (R) |
| Members: | 9 |
| Structure1: | Fort Wayne City Council partisanship 2020.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 200px |
| Political Groups1: | Republican (5) Democratic (4) |
| Last Election1: | 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]
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]
| District | Name | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Glynn A. Hines | Democratic | Council President | |
| At-large | Michelle Chambers | Democratic | ||
| At-large | Tom Freistroffer | Republican | Vice President | |
| 1 | Paul Ensley | Republican | ||
| 2 | Russ Jehl | Republican | ||
| 3 | Tom Didier | Republican | ||
| 4 | Jason Arp | Republican | ||
| 5 | Geoff Paddock | Democratic | ||
| 6 | Sharon Tucker | Democratic |