Columbus City Council

Columbus City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Shannon Hardin, Democratic since January 2018[1]
President pro tem	Rob Dorans, Democratic since January 2023
Structure
Seats	9
Political groups	Democratic (9)
Elections
Voting system	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 meets in the City Council Chambers located on the second floor of Columbus City Hall. Following the 2023 election, the City Council expanded from seven to nine members. Council members are elected at-large in a single election but are separated into nine districts.^[2][3]

Starting in 2024, four members of the council (Lot B) were elected to two-year terms while the other five (Lot A) are serving four-year terms. These groupings were determined by drawing lots done by the City Clerk. At the end of each of these terms, the lots will switch term periods, resulting in an alternated staggering of four and two-year terms between Lot A and Lot B. Although the city is divided into nine districts, voters within Columbus vote for all nine council members.^[4]

The members of Columbus City Council 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 (Council President)

• Government of Columbus, Ohio

• Official website

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