Columbus City Council

The Columbus City Council is the lawmaking body of Columbus, Ohio. It has 7 members who are elected at-large. 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. 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:


 * 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:


 * 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.