Fort Wayne City Council


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.

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.
DistrictNamePartyNotes
At-largeMartin BenderRepublicanVice President
At-largeMichelle ChambersDemocratic
At-largeTom FreistrofferRepublican
1Paul EnsleyRepublican
2Russ JehlRepublicanCouncil President
3Nathan HartmanRepublican
4Scott MyersRepublican
5Geoff PaddockDemocratic
6Rohli BookerDemocratic