Phoenix City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Leadership | |
Vice Mayor | |
Public Safety Committee Chair | Ann O’Brien (R) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 9 |
 | |
Political groups | 3
Officially nonpartisan
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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 2019.[2] In setting city policy and passing rules and regulations, the mayor and city council members each have equal voting power.[1]
- ^ a b "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.