city council member

Local elected official

A city council member is an elected official who serves on the governing body of a municipality.

Council members vote on local laws, budgets, and policies affecting their city or town.

They typically represent specific districts or wards, though some serve at-large.

She ran for city council member after years of neighborhood activism.

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governmental authority level

city council membermayor

Elected head of municipality

city manager · chief executive · governor · city administrator · county executive

civic participation role

city council memberconstituent

Member of electoral district

ordinary citizen · private citizen · voter · resident · taxpayer

governmental level

city council membercongressman

House of Representatives member

senator · member of parliament · federal official

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