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Contest for City Of Monroe Council

general - Partisan - City Council Member
Elect 3 candidates

About this office

A city council member (alderman in some towns) serves on the municipality's legislative body, approving the city budget, setting the tax rate, and passing ordinances and resolutions. Members represent a district or the city at large.

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

  • Policy judgment on city matters — ordinances, services, and land use.
  • Budget literacy: the council approves the city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.
  • Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work.
  • Constituent relations within the district or city.
  • Familiarity with the city charter and municipal issues such as utilities, transit, development, and blight.

Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.

Campaigns

Julie Thompson

Julie Thompson

REP
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Michelle Ball

Michelle Ball

REP
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No campaign summary available.
Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson

REP
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No campaign summary available.
Parker Mills

Parker Mills

REP
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Heidi Petterson

Heidi Petterson

REP
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No campaign summary available.
James Kerr

James Kerr

REP
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No campaign summary available.
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