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Choteau, Montana
Choteau has an official website http://choteaumt.org/
Telephone: 406-466-2510
Choteau Elected/Appointed Officials
Sources: local newspapers.
Subdivision platted 1883.
Incorporation as a town July 17, 1913, as a city 1918.
Some officeholders were unclear during this research.
This is an incomplete listing.
| Name | Office | Years | Remarks |
| 1. Julius Hirshberg | Mayor | 4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 | d. May 26, 1939 |
| William Hodgskiss | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 4-10-1914 to 4-7-1916 4-7-1916 to 4-1918 4-9-1920 to |
d. Oct. 25, 1929 |
| Horace Upman | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 4-2-1915 to 4-1917 4-4-21 to 4-6-1923 4-6-1923 to 4-1925 |
d. Dec. 29, 1943 |
| Arthur C. Burbank | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 4-10-1914 to 4-7-1916 |
d. June or July 1945 |
| City Clerk | 4-10-1914 to | ||
| Walter H. Gorham | Alderman Ward 2 |
4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 | d. September 1939 |
| City Marshal | 4-10-1914 to to 10-12-1933 |
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| John E. DeHaas | Fire chief | 4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 4-10-1914 to 4-1-21 to |
d. September 1928 |
| Police judge/magistrate | 4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 4-10-1914 to 4-11-1919 to 4-4-1921 4-4-1921 to 4-6-1923 4-6-1923 to 4-9-1925 4-9-1925 to 4-7-1927 4-7-1927 to 4-1929 |
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| Dr. H.J. McGregor | Town health officer | 4-15-1913 to 4-10-1914 | |
| Frank Moore | Town marshall and street commissioner | 4-15-1913 to | d. May 1943 |
| 2. George M. Coffey Sr. | Mayor | 4-10-1914 to 4-1916 |
d. March 8, 1977 |
| J.E. Malmin | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-10-1914 to 4-1916 | |
| Clarence Looney | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-10-1914 to 4-1916 | |
| 3. James Eckford | City Treasurer | 4-26-1913 (appointed) to 4-10-1914 4-10-1914 to |
d. Nov. 23, 1930 |
| Mayor | 4-7-1916 to 4-1918 | ||
| Al Powers | Town Clerk | 4-10-1914 to | |
| Dr. Harmon T. Rhoads | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-2-1915 to 4-6-1917 4-7-1917 to 4-1919 |
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| C.A. Cowell | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-7-1916 to 4-1918 | |
| 4. James C. Morgan Jr. | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-6-1917 to 4-1919 | |
| Mayor | 4-5-1918 -4-9-1920 4-9-1920 to 4-1922 |
d. Dec. 11, 1970 | |
| A.J. Flynn | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-5-1918 to 4-1920 | |
| R.M. Farrington | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-5-1918 to 4-1920 | |
| E.L. Jourdonnais | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-11-1919 to 4-1921 | |
| John W. Hall | City Clerk/engiineer | 1920-21 | |
| H.E. Adams | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-11-1919 to 4-4-21 4-4-21 to 4-1923 |
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| W.B. Butchart | City treasurer | 4-11-1919 to 4-1-1921 4-4-21 to 4-6-1923 4-6-1923 to 4-9-1925 4-9-1925 to 4-7-1927 4-7-1927 to 4-1929 4-9-1931 to 4-6-1933 4-6-1933-4-1935 |
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| W.E. Logan | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-7-1922 to 4-1924 | |
| 5., 7. George Coffey (Jr.) | Mayor |
4-7-1922 to 4-11-1924 4-11-24 to 4-8-1926 4-10-1930 to 4-7-1932 |
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| 6. H.W. Bateman | Alderman | 4-7-1922 to 4-6-1923 4-6-1923 to |
d. April 11, 1961 |
| Mayor | 4-8-1926 to 4-5-1928 4-5-1928 to 4-10-1930 |
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| Health officer | 4-10-1914 to | ||
| E.J. Crary | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-11-1924 to 4-8-1926 | |
| C.H. Malcolm | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-9-1925 to 4-7-1927 4-7-1927 to 4-1929 4-1929 to 3-1931 4-1933 to 4-11-1935 4-11-1935 to |
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| 12. Henry.D. Robison | Alderman | 4-7-1927 to 4-1929 4-9-1931 to 4-6-1933 |
d. April 14,1973 |
| Mayor | 4-7-1941 to 4-1-1943 41-1-1943 to 4-5-1945 4-5-1945 to (3rd term) |
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| W.G. Bloomdahl | 4-9-1931 to | d. August 1976? | |
| T.J. Moore | City Clerk | 1929 | |
| John G. Jackson | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-9-1920 to 4-1922 4-11-1924 to 4-8-1926 4-8-1926 to 4-5-1928 4-5-1928 tp 4-1930 |
d. June 1953 |
| Fire chief | 1928 or 29 to 5-7-1936 to 1947 |
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| Police magistrate City marshal |
4-9-1931 to 4-7-1932 4-7-1932 to 4-6-1933 4-6-1933 to 4-11-1935 4-11-1935 to 4-7-1941 to 4-1-1943 4-1-1943 to 4-1945 4-1945 to |
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| City Clerk Water Superintendent (1933-34) |
4-7-1932 to 1947 | ||
| A.H. McGinnis | Water superintendent and city marshall | 4-7-1932 to | d. July 1977 |
| 9. Russell R. Mellon | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-8-1926 to 4-5-1928 4-5-1928 to 4-10-1930 4-10-1930 to 4-7-1932 4-7-1932 to 4-5-1934 4-5-1934 to 4-9-1936 4-9-1936 to 4-8-1937 4-8-37 to 6-16-1938 (resigned) |
d. May 1972 |
| Acting Mayor | 5-5-38 appointed/elected to 6-16-1938 (resigned) | ||
| L.E. Taylor | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-18-1930 to 4-7-1932 4-7-1932 to 4-5-1934 4-5-1934 to 4-9-1936 |
d. November 1952 |
| 8. Charles W. Burns | Mayor |
4-7-1932 to 4-5-1934 4-5-1934 to 4-9-1936 4-9-1936 to 4-8-37 4-8-37 to 5-5-1938 (resigned) |
d. March 1953 |
| W.H. Gorham | City Marshal | to 10-12-33 (resigned) | |
| Charles A. Franks | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-6-1933 to 9-20-1934 (resigned) | |
| C.H. Moulton | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-6-1933 to | |
| Giles Trescott | City marshal | 9-20-1934 (appointed) to 5-9-1935 (resigned) | |
| Tom Neely | City marshal | 5-9-1935 (appointed) to | |
| W.W. Smith | Alderman Ward 2 | 9-20-1934 (appointed) to 4-11-1935 4-11-1935 to 4-8-37 4-8-37 to (4-1939) |
Died in office 1-6-1938 ro 12/16 1937? |
| C.H. Porter | Alderman Ward 1 | to 4-1-1937 | |
| 10. 13. John Hentges | Alderman Ward 2 | 1-6-38 (appointed) to 6-16-38 | d. Feb. 6, 1964 |
| Mayor | 6-16-1938 (appointed) to 4-10-1939 4-7-1947 to 10-4-1948 (resigned) |
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| 11. 14. Kenneth E. Sturgis | Mayor | 4-10-1939 to 4-7-1941 10-4-1948 (appointed) to 4-7-1949 4-7-1949 to 4-1951 |
d. April 17, 1960 |
| M.A. King | City marshal | 4-9-39 to | |
| Gus Thompson | Fire chief and foreman of city works | 4-9-39 to | |
| Paul Kropp | Alderman | 4-8-37 to To 1-9-1941 (resigned) |
d. August 1970 |
| Frank Stearns | Alderman | 1-9-1941 (appointed) to | d. April 1972 |
| Hampton Bloom | Alderman | 7-6-1938 (appointed) to 4-7-1941 | d. June 23, 1975 |
| C.W. Boussard | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-7-1941 to 4-1-1943 4-1-1943 to 4-1945 |
d. December 1982 |
| Freeman G. Curtis | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-7-1941 to 4-1-1943 4-1-1943 to 4-5-1945 4-5-1945 to |
d. January 1964 |
| John L. "Chick" Sulgrove | Alderman Ward 2 | 6-16-38 (appointed) to to 4-7-1941 4-7-1941 to (resigned before 4-9-1942) |
d. Feb. 7, 1969 |
| A.H. Doughty | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-9-1925 to 4-7-1927 4-9-1936 to 4-8-37 4-8-37 to 4-1939 4-39 to To 4-7-1941 4-7-1941 to 4-1-1943 4-1-1943 to 4-1945 |
d. July 1960 |
| Fred Barribal | Cty treasurer | 4-11-1935 to 4-8-1937 4-8-1937 to 4-1939 1939-1941 4-7-1941 to 4-1943 1943-1945 |
d. Nov. 9, 1985 |
| Alderman Ward 2 | 4-1957 to 4-6-1959 4-6-1959 to 4-6-1961 4-6-1961 to 4-4-1963 4-4-1963 to 4-8-65 |
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| Joe Knudtzon | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-9-1942 (appointed) to 4-1-1943 4-1-1943 to 4-1945 4-5-1945 to 4-1947 4-1-1947 to 4-1949 4-7-1949 to 4-1951 |
d. May 1969 |
| W.W. Scott | Alderman Ward 1 | to 4-5-1945 (appointed?) 4-5-1945 to 4-1947 |
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| Al Barton | Alderman Ward 2 | to 4-5-1945 (appointed?) 4-5-1945 to 4-1947 4-1-1947 to 4-1949 4-1949 to |
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| E.R. O'Neil | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-10-1947 to 4-7-1949 4-7-1949 to 4-1951 |
d. April 28, 1960 |
| Obert Peterson | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-10-1947 to 4-1949 4-7-1949 to 4-1951 |
d. May 1961 |
| Leo H. Murphy | City attorney | 1952 to 11-4-1976 (resigned after 24 years) | d. July 13, 1995 |
| 15. Theodore Halvorson | Mayor | 1951-1953 1953-1955 4-4-1955 to 4-4-1957 (third term) |
d. Oct. 12, 1991 |
| Dr. A.A. McAuley | Alderman Ward 1 | 1953-1955 | |
| Health officer | 4-1955 | ||
| Clyde Darby | Police chief | 4-1955 | |
| Jim M. Sulgrove | City Clerk | 1947-1972 | |
| Police magistrate | 1953-1955 4-55 to 4-1957 4-1957 to 4-1959 4-1959 to ? 7-1-70-8-17-70 (temporary appt) |
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| Water superintendent | 4-1955 | ||
| Laurence E. "Bud" Taylor | Fire chief | 1959 to 1967 | |
| 16. Dirk P. Fabrick | Alderman Ward ? | 4-1953 to 4-1955 4-1955 to 4-1957 |
d. May 8, 1988 |
| Mayor | 4-1957 to 4-1959 4-1959 to 4-6-61 4-6-1961 to 4-4-1963 4-4-1963 to 4-8-65 (4th term) |
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| Ray Davidson | Ward 2 | 4-1953 to 4-4-1955 4-4-1955 to 4-1957 |
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| Leonard Sheble | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-1957 to 4-1959 4-1959 to to 4-6-1961 4-6-1961 to 4-4-1963 4-4-1963 to 4-8-1965 |
d. July 1978 |
| Maurice Black | Police cheif | 1960 | d. Feb. 13, 1994 |
| Carl Field | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-4-1955 to 4-1957 4-4-1957 to 4-1959 4-6-1959 to 4-6-1961 4-6-1961 to 4-4-1963 |
d. Nov. 16, 2004 |
| George Henderson | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-1953 to 4-1955 4-1955 t0 4-1957 4-6-1959 to 4-6-1961 4-6-1961 to 4-4-1963 |
d. November 1969 |
| Robert Gronberg | City treasurer | 4-1953 to 4-1957 5-1957 to to 4-6-1961 4-6-1961 to 4-4-1963 4-4-1963 to 4-8-65 4-8-65 to 4-6-67 4-6-67 to 4-7-69 4-7-69 to 4-8-1971 4-8-71 to 4-5-1973 4-5-1973 to |
d. Nov. 17, 1997 |
| Gus Thompson | Fire chief | 4-1955 | |
| Art Anderson | Fire chief | 1969-1970 | |
| William Irwin | Police magistrate | to 4-6-1961 4-6-1961 to 4-4-1963 4-4-1963 to 4-8-65 4-8-65 to 4-6-67 4--6-67 to 4-7-69 4-7-69 to 7-1-70 (resigned) |
d. May 1979 |
| Jack Rogers | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-4-1963 to 4-8-65 4-8-65 to 4-6-67 |
d. April 1, 2001 |
| Bill McCauley | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-4-1963 to 4-8-65 4-8-65 to 4-6-67 4-6-67 to 4-7-69 |
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| 17. John L. Dunckel | Mayor | 4-8-65 to 46-6-67 4-6-67 to 4-7-69 |
d. Feb. 3, 1988 |
| Don Arensmeyer | Alderman | 4-8-65 to 9-23-65 (resigned) | |
| Robert S. Armstrong | Alderman | 9-23-65 to | |
| Lee Zwerneman | Police magistrate | 8-17-70 to 4-8-71 (appointed) | |
| Audrey Groth | Police magistrate | 4-8-1971 to 4-5-1973 | |
| Barbara Anderson | Police magistrate | 4-5-1973 to | |
| City judge | to 4-7-1977 4-7-1977 to 1979 |
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| Ed Jacobson | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-6-67 to 4-7-69 | |
| Darwin "Fuzz" Armstrong | Alderman | 4-8-65 to 4-6-67 4-6-67 to |
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| Al Tesch | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-7-69 to to 4-8-1971 4-8-1971 to 4-5-1973 4-5-1973 to 4-10-1975 |
d. Jan. 2, 2016 |
| 19. James A. Hamilton | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-6-67 to 4-7-69 4-7-69 to to 4-8-1971 4-8-1971 to |
d. Aug. 20, 2001 |
| Mayor | 11-9-1972 (appointed) to 4-5-1973 4-5-1973 to 4-7-1977 4-7-1977 to 12-1981 1-1-1982 to 12-31-1985 1-1-1986 to 12-31-1989 |
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| John "Bob" R. Nauck | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-6-67 to 4-7-69 4-7-69 to 4-8-71 4-8-71 to 4-5-1973 4-5-1973 to 4-7-1977 4-7-1977 to 12-1981 1-1-1982 to 12-31-1985 1-1-1986 to 12-31-1989 |
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| Acting mayor | March 1985 | ||
| Orville "Slim" Alfson | City superintendent | 1969 to | |
| Dan Mayson | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-7-69 to 4-8-1971 4-8-1971 to 4-5-1973 4-5-1973 to 4-1975 |
d. June 20, 2009 |
| Dr. Bill Patton | Alderman Ward 2 | 4-10-1975 to 6-24-1976 (resigned) | |
| Tony Jaconetty | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-10-1975* to 4-12-1979 4-12-1979 to 12-31-1983 |
*Tie vote in election and tie by council vote. Mayor Hamilton then made selection. |
| Bob Pourroy | Alderman Ward 2 | 10-19-1972 (appointed) to 4-5-1975? 4-1-1975? to April 1977? |
two year term |
| 23. John L. "Jay" Dunckel III | Alderman Ward 2 | 6-24-1976 to (appointed) to 4-12-1979 4-12-1979 to |
d. Sept.13, 2015 |
| Mayor | July 2006 (appointed) to 12-31-2007 1-1-2008 to 12-31-2009 1-1-2010 to 12-31-2013 |
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| Greg Curtis | City attorney | 11-25-1976 to 1980 | |
| Barbara J. Anderson | City Judge | 4-1973 to ? 4-1977 to |
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| Arvid Sundet | Fire chief | to 4-1978 | d. Aug. 16, 1999 |
| Don Hofeldt | Fire chief | 4-1978 to, 1979 | d. May 16, 1998 |
| 18. James Dellwo | Mayor | 4-7-69 to to 4-8-1971 4-8-1971 to 10-19-1972 (resigned) |
d. Dec. 30, 2016 |
| City clerk | 10-19-1972 appointed, 1978-1980 | ||
| Glen Stoudt | Alderman Ward 1 | 4-7-1977 to 1980 |
d. Dec. 31, 1997 |
| John Albrecht | City judge | 1980 1-1-1982 to 12-31-1985 1-1-1986 to |
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| Jay Cole | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-1986 to 12-31-1989 | |
| Denzel "Denny" L. Perry | Councilman Ward 2 | 1-1-1984 to 12-31-1987 1-1-1988 to 12-31-1991 1-1-1994 to 12-31-1997 1-1-1998 to 12-31-2001 |
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| Jessie White | Councilwoman Ward 1 | 1-1-1984 to 12-31-1987 1-1-1988 to 12-31-1991 |
d. Jan. 25, 2004 |
| 20. Raymond Hanson Jr. | Mayor | 1-1-1990 to 8-1993 (resigned) | |
| Malcolm Lussenden | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-1982 to 12-31-1985 1-1-1990 to |
d. April 6, 2003 |
| Jim Spinder Jr. | Councilman Ward 2 | 1-1-1990 to 12-31-1993 | |
| John Buck | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-1992 to 12-31-1995 1-1-1996 to |
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| Ray Noyd | Councilman Ward 2 | 1-1-1992 to 12-31-1995 1-1-1996 to |
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| Robert Woodahl | City attorney | 1992 | d. May 25, 2007 |
| Stan Brown | City superintendent | retired in March 1993 | |
| Earl Armstrong | City foreman | 1-1993 to | |
| Linda O'Loughlin | City clerk/treasurer | 1-1993 to | |
| 21. Roger Kelly | Mayor | 8-1993 appointed) to 12-31-1993 1-1-1994 to 12-31-1997 1-1-1998 to 12-31-2001 |
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| George Anderson | Police chief | 1980 | |
| Jane Arthur | Councilwoman | 1-1-1994 to 9-1994 (resigned) | |
| Kris Maloney | Councilwoman | 9-1994 (appointed) to 12-31-1997 1-1-1998 to 12-31-2001 |
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| Jim Christiaens | City superintendent | 11-1994 to | |
| Leona Huidekoper | City finance officer | 2003 | |
| Corlene Martin | Councilwoman Ward 2 | 1-1-2000 to 12-31-2003 1-1-2008 to 12-31-2011 |
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| Pete Rasmussen | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-2000 to 12-31-2003 | |
| 22. Dan Clark | Mayor | 1-1-2002 to 12-31-2005 1-1-2006 to 7-31-2006 (resigned) |
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| Doug Vandolah | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-2002 to 12-31-2005 | |
| Larry Renteria | Councilman Ward 2 | 1-1-2002 to 12-31-2005 | |
| Dennis Tighe | City attorney | Nov. 2003 | |
| William Bieler | City attorney | 2010-2016 | |
| Ms. Passmore | City attorney | 2017- | |
| Nancy Semenza | Councilwoman Ward 2 | 1-1-2006 to 12-31-2009 | |
| Stewart Merja | Councilman Ward 2 | 1-1-2010 to 12-31-2013 1-1-14-12-31-17 1-1-2018 to 12-31-2021 |
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| Blair Patton | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-2008 to 12-31-2011 1-1-2012 to June 2012 (resigned) |
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| 25. Dan Lannen | Councilman Ward 2 | 1-1-2012 to 12-31-2015 2016-June 2018 (Resigned to become mayor) |
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| Mayor | June 2018 to 12-31-2019 (appointed) | ||
| James Anderson | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-2006 to 12-31-2009 1-1-2010 to 12-31-2013 |
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| Jill Owen | Councilwoman Ward 1 | 6-26-2012 (appointed) to 12-31-15 2016-19 |
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| 24. Jack Conatser | Mayor | 1-1-14-12-31-17 1-1-2018 to June 2018 (resigned) |
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| Rose Crawford | Councilwoman Ward 1 | 1-1-14-12-31-17 | |
| Steward Merja | Councilman Ward 2 | current | |
| Steve Dogiakos | Councilman Ward 2 | current | |
| Steve Howard | Councilman Ward 1 | current | |
| Mark Major | Councilman Ward 1 | 1-1-2018 (to 12-31-21) | Died in office |
| Sara Coccoli | Councilwoman Ward 1 | 12-7-21 (appointed to fill Major's post) | |
| 25. Chris Hindoien | Mayor | cirrent |
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