Columbus City Council

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
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Shannon Hardin, Democratic since January 2018
President pro tem	Rob Dorans, Democratic since January 2023
Structure
Seats	7
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 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.

• Government of Columbus, Ohio