Roanoke City Council

Summary

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The Roanoke City Council is the governing body of the city of Roanoke, Virginia. Currently, the council has six members, all elected in an at-large manner, and a mayor elected in an individual election.

The City Council’s duties are primarily legislative. It also oversees financial decisions the city pursues. City Council directs the affairs of Roanoke by passing ordinances or adopting resolutions. Roanoke uses a weak-mayor political system in which the mayor is simply the "first of equals" on the City Council.

Current Council edit

Current City Council Members edit

  • Sherman P. Lea, Sr. (D) – Mayor
  • Joesph L. Cobb (D) – Vice-Mayor
  • Peter J. Volosin (D)
  • Vivian Sanchez-Jones (D)
  • Luke W. Priddy (D)
  • Patricia White-Boyd (D)
  • Stephanie Moon Reynolds (I)[1]

May 2018 Election edit

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Roanoke City Council Elections, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph L. "Joe" Cobb 5,113 22.40% -
Democratic Djuna Osborne 5,004 21.92% -
Independent William D. "Bill" Bespitch (Incumbent) 3,924 17.15% -
Democratic Robert L. Jeffrey, Jr. 3,590 15.73%
Independent Raphael E. "Ray" Ferris (Incumbent) 2,452 14.93%
Independent Grover C. Price III 1,041 4.56%
Independent Shawn M. Hunter 535 2.34%
No party Write-ins 218 0.95% -
Democratic gain from Independent Swing +1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Members of City Council | Roanoke, VA". www.roanokeva.gov.