The Indianapolis City–County Council is the city legislature of Indianapolis, Indiana and Marion County, known as Unigov. It was formally established in 1970 upon the merger of the city government with the county government. Both the Council and Mayor's office are located within the Indianapolis City–County Building. The council passes ordinances for the city and county, and also makes appointments to certain boards and commissions.

Contents 1 Composition of the Council 1.1 Council leadership 1.2 Members of the Council 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Composition of the Council

The Council consists of 29 seats, corresponding to 25 districts apportioned by population throughout Marion County and four At-large seats. Although all cities in Marion County, apart from Indianapolis, retained their status after the merger, their residents are represented on the Council and vote alongside other county residents.^[1] Every seat is up for reelection every 4 years. The head of council is the Council President who is elected by the majority party at the Council's first meeting in January. In the previous Council Democrats held a 15–14 majority as well as the Mayor’s office. However, after the 2007 elections there was a major shake up. Republicans regained a majority in the Council, 16–13, and Gregory A. Ballard defeated two-time incumbent mayor Bart Peterson.^[2] On Feb. 17, 2009, at-large councilman Ed Coleman switched parties and became a Libertarian leaving Republicans with a 15–13–1 majority.^[3] Republicans have generally been stronger in the southern and western parts (Decatur, Franklin, Perry, and Wayne townships) of the county while Democrats have been stronger in the central and northern parts (Center, Pike, and Washington townships). Republican and Democratic strength is split in Warren and Lawrence townships.

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	15
	Democratic Party	13
	Libertarian Party	1
Total		29
Republican Majority		2

[edit] Council leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
President	Bob Cockrum	Republican	22
Vice-President	Ryan Vaughn	Republican	3
Majority Leader	Lincoln Plowman	Republican	25
Majority Whip	Michael McQuillen	Republican	12
Minority Leader	Joanne Sanders	Democratic	AL
Minority Whip	William Oliver	Democratic	10
Minority Leader	Ed Coleman	Libertarian	AL

[edit] Members of the Council

District	Council Member	First Took Office	Political Party	Primary Committee
1	José Evans	01 Jan 2008	Democratic	Economic Development
2	Angela Mansfield	01 Jan 2004	Democratic	Public Works
3	Ryan Vaughn	05 Dec 2006	Republican	Public Safety and Criminal Justice (Chair)
4	Christine Scales	01 Jan 2008	Republican	Community Affairs
5	Virginia Cain	01 Jan 2004	Republican	Investigative Committee on Ethics (Co-Chair)
6	Janice McHenry	01 Jan 2008	Republican	Metropolitan Development
7	Maggie Lewis	05 Jan 2009	Democratic	Community Affairs
8	Monroe Gray, Jr.	23 Nov 1992	Democratic	Rules and Public Policy
9	Jackie Nytes	03 Jan 2000	Democratic	Municipal Corporations
10	William Oliver	01 Jan 2004	Democratic	Investigative Committee on Ethics (Co-Chair)
11	Paul Bateman	07 Mar 2006	Democratic	Administration and Finance
12	Michael McQuillen	01 Jan 2008	Republican	Municipal Corporations (Chair)
13	Robert Lutz	20 Jul 2007	Republican	Rules and Public Policy (Chair)
14	Mariliyn Pfisterer	01 Jan 2004	Republican	Administration and Finance (Chair)
15	Doris Minton-McNeill	22 Mar 2008	Democratic	Economic Development
16	Brian Mahern	01 Jan 2008	Democratic	Community Affairs
17	Mary Moriarty Adams	01 Jan 1988	Democratic	Public Safety and Criminal Justice
18	Vernon Brown	01 Jan 2004	Democratic	Parks and Recreation
19	Dane Mahern	01 Jan 2004	Democratic	Metropolitan Development
20	N. Susie Day	01 Jan 2004	Republican	Parks and Recreation (Chair)
21	Benjamin Hunter	01 Jan 2008	Republican	Public Works (Chair)
22	Bob Cockrum	01 Jan 1996	Republican	Committee on Committees (Chair)
23	Jeff Cardwell	01 Jan 2008	Republican	Economic Development (Chair)
24	Mike Speedy	01 Jan 2004	Republican	Parks and Recreation
25	Lincoln Plowman	01 Jan 2004	Republican	Metropolitan Development (Chair)
At-Large	Ed Coleman	01 Jan 2008	Libertarian	Rules and Public Policy
At-Large	Barbara Malone	01 Jan 2008	Republican	Municipal Corporations
At-Large	Joanne Sanders	03 Jan 2000	Democratic	Administration and Finance
At-Large	Kent Smith	01 Jan 2008	Republican	Community Affairs (Chair)

The Clerk of the Council is Melissa Thompson.

[edit] See also

• Unigov
• History of Indianapolis
• List of mayors of Indianapolis, Indiana

[edit] External links

• Indianapolis City–County Council
• Indianapolis History and Statistics
• Historical List of Councillors

[edit] References

v • d • e Members of Indianapolis City-County Council     José Evans (D) Angela Mansfield (D) Ryan Vaughn (R) Christine Scales (R) Virginia Cain (R) Janice McHenry (R) Maggie Lewis (D) Monroe Gray, Jr. (D) Jackie Nytes (D) William Oliver (D) Paul Bateman (D) Michael McQuillen (R) Robert Lutz (R) Marilyn Pfisterer (R) Doris Minton-McNeill (D) Brian Mahern (D) Mary Moriarty Adams (D) Vernon Brown (D) Dane Mahern (D) N. Susie Day (R) Benjamin Hunter (R) Bob Cockrum (R) Jeff Cardwell (R) Mike Speedy (R) Lincoln Plowman (R) Ed Coleman (L) - At-large Barbara Malone (R) - At-large Joanne Sanders (D) - At-large Kent Smith (R) - At-large