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Raleigh City Council is the governing body for the city of Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina.

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Raleigh is governed by council-manager government. It is composed of eight members, including the Mayor of Raleigh. Five of the members are elected from the five districts that cover the city. The remaining three, including the mayor, are elected at-large. They are all elected every two years.

Current members

  • Nancy McFarlane (mayor)
  • Mary-Ann Baldwin (at-large)
  • Russ Stephenson (at-large)
  • Dickie Thompson (District A)
  • David Cox (District B)
  • Corey Branch (District C)
  • Kay Crowder (District D)
  • Bonner Gaylord (District E)

    • Former members

  • Ralph Campbell (1985–1991)
  • Janet Cowell (2001–2004)
  • Jesse Helms (1957–1961)
  • Neal Hunt (2001–2004)
  • Eric Miller Reeves (1993–1996)

    • RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL

    1947 – 1949

  • P. D. Snipes, Mayor
  • Miss Ruth Wilson
  • Fred B. Wheeler
  • Hobson I. Gattis
  • John F. Danielson
  • Fred Fletcher
  • Joe S. Correll

    • 1949 – 1951

  • P. D. Snipes, Mayor
  • James E. Briggs, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Miss Ruth Wilson
  • Joe S. Correll
  • John F. Danielson
  • Hobson I. Gattis
  • Fred B. Wheeler

    • 1951 – 1953

  • James E. Briggs, Mayor
  • Fred B. Wheeler, Mayor Pro Tem, Chairman of Law & Finance Committee
  • B. B. Benson
  • John F. Danielson, Chairman of Public Works Committee
  • W. W. Merriman, Jr.
  • W. D. Martin, Sr.
  • Martin K. Green

    • 1953 – 1955

  • Fred B. Wheeler, Mayor
  • John F. Danielson, Chairman of Public Works Committee
  • B. B. Benson, Mayor Pro Tem
  • W. D. Debnam
  • William G. Enloe, Chairman of Law & Finance Committee
  • Martin K. Green
  • W. D. Martin, Sr.

    • 1955 – 1957

  • Fred B. Wheeler, Mayor
  • John F. Danielson, Mayor Pro Tem, Chairman of Public Works Committee
  • W. E. Debnam (resigned 7/20/57 – Wade Lewis appointed)
  • Charles W. Bradshaw
  • Martin K. Green
  • Frank M. Jolly
  • William G. Enloe, Chairman of Law & Finance Committee

    • 1957 – 1959

  • Wililam G. Enloe, Mayor
  • Guy W. Rawls, Mayor Pro Tem
  • John N. Coffey, Chairman of Public Works Committee at death of Fred B. Wheeler
  • Joe S. Correll
  • Jesse Helms, Chairman of Law & Finance Committee
  • James D. Ray, Jr.
  • Fred D. Wheeler (died in office 12/11/57 – John E.Treadwell appointed)

    • 1959 – 1961

  • William G. Enloe, Mayor
  • James W. Reid, Mayor Pro Tem
  • John N. Coffee, Chairman of Public Works Committee
  • Joe S. Correll
  • Jesse Helms, Chairman of Law & Finance Committee
  • Robert S. Sessoms, Jr.
  • Paul A. Hoover

    • 1961 – 1963

  • Wiliam G. Enloe, Mayor
  • James W. Reid, Mayor Pro Tem
  • John N. Coffee, Chairman of Public Works Committee
  • Paul A. Hoover, Chairman of Law & Finance Committee
  • William L. McLaurin
  • Travis H. Tomlinson
  • John W. Winters

    • 1963 – 1965

  • James W. Reid, Mayor
  • Wiliam L. McLaurin, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Earl H. Hostetler
  • William H. Worth
  • Travis H. Tomlinson, Chairman of Law & Finance Committee
  • John Winters, Chairman of Public Works and Planning Commission
  • Charles W. Gaddy

    • 1965 – 1967

  • Travis H. Tomlinson, Mayor
  • William L. McLaurin, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Earl H. Hostetler
  • William H. Worth
  • John W. Winters
  • Charles W. Gaddy
  • William M. Law

    • 1967 – 1969

  • Travis H. Tomlinson, Mayor
  • Earl H. Hostetler, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Clarence E. Lightner
  • William H. Worth
  • William M .Law
  • Seby B. Jones
  • George B. Cherry

    • 1969 – 1971

  • Seby B. Jones, Mayor
  • George B. Cherry, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Clarence E. Lightner
  • Jesse O. Sanderson
  • Thomas W. Bradshaw
  • A. L. Strickland
  • Robert W. Shoffner

    • 1971 – 1973

  • Thomas W. Bradshaw, Jr. – Mayor
  • Clarence E. Lightner, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Michael Boyd
  • Jesse O. Sanderson (resigned 2/29/73 – Paul Hoover appointed)
  • William G. Enloe (died 11/22/72 – Edith Reid appointed)
  • A. L. Strickland
  • Robert W. Shoffner

    • 1973 – 1975

  • Clarence E. Lightner, Mayor
  • Jack B. Keeter, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Ronald I. Kirshbaum
  • Thomas G. Bashford
  • Miriam P. Block
  • William R. Knight
  • James T. Quinn
  • J. Oliver Wililams

    • 1975 – 1977

  • Jyles J. Coggins, Mayor
  • Jack B. Keeter, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Ronald I. Kirschbaum
  • Thomas G. Bashford
  • Miriam P. Block
  • Randolph T. Hester, Jr.
  • William R. Knight
  • James T. Quinn

    • 1977 – 1979

  • Isabella W. Cannon, Mayor
  • Jack B. Keeter, Mayor Pro Tem (died 12/2/78 – James B. Womble appointed)
  • Miriam P. Block
  • William R. Knight
  • Edward A. Walters
  • William H. Wilson
  • G. Smedes York
  • S. Tony Jordan

    • 1979 – 1981

  • G. Smedes York, Mayor
  • Edward A. Walters, Mayor
  • James B. Womble
  • Miriam P. Block
  • John A. Edwards, Jr.
  • Arthur J. Calloway
  • S. Tony Jordan
  • Avery C. Upchurch

    • 1981 - 1983

  • G. Smedes York, Mayor
  • Edwards A. Walters, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Sandra P. Babb
  • Walter M. Keller
  • John A. Edwards, Jr.
  • Arthur J. Calloway
  • S. Tony Jordan
  • Avery C. Upchurch

    • 1983 – 1985

  • Avery C. Upchurch, Mayor
  • Edward A. Walters, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Sandra P. Babb
  • Walter M. Keller
  • Miriam P. Block
  • Arthur J. Calloway
  • Mary C. Cates
  • O. Morton Congleton

    • 1985 – 1987

  • Avery C. Upchurch, Mayor
  • Edward A. Walters, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Mary C. Cates
  • O. Morton Congleton
  • Perry Safran
  • Charles C. Meeker
  • Ralph Campbell, Jr.
  • Norma DeCamp Burns

    • 1987 – 1989

  • Avery C. Upchurch, Mayor
  • Mary C. Cates, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Charles C. Meeker
  • Ralph Campbell, Jr.
  • Norma DeCamp Burns
  • Geoffrey Elting
  • Anne S. Franklin
  • Mary Watson Nooe

    • 1989 – 1991

  • Avery C. Upchurch, Mayor
  • Ralph Campbell, Jr., Mayor Pro Tem
  • Mary C. Cates
  • Anne S. Franklin
  • Mary Watson Nooe
  • Frank L. Turner
  • E. Julian Ford
  • J. Barlow Herget

    • 1991 – 1993

  • Avery C. Upchurch, Mayor
  • Anne S. Franklin, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Mary C. Cates
  • Mary Watson Nooe
  • Ralph Campbell, Jr. (elected State Auditor – Brad Thompson appointed)
  • Charles C. Meeker
  • Geoffrey Elting
  • J. Barlow Hergett

    • 1993 – 1995

  • Tom Fetzer, Mayor
  • Mary Watson Nooe, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Charles C. Meeker
  • Geoff Elting
  • John H. Odom
  • Brad Thompson
  • Eric Reeves
  • Paul Y. Coble

    • 1995 - 1997

  • Tom Fetzer, Mayor
  • Julie Shea Graw
  • Marc Scruggs
  • Kieran Joseph Shanahan
  • John H. Odom
  • Brad Thompson
  • Eric Reeves (elected to State House of Representatives 12-96 – Stacy Miller app’t 1-97)
  • Paul Y. Coble

    • 1997 – 1999

  • Tom Fetzer, Mayor
  • Julie Shea Graw
  • Stephanie Fanjul
  • Kieran Joseph Shanahan
  • John H. Odom
  • Brad Thompson
  • W. Benson Kirkman
  • Paul Y. Coble

    • 1999 – 2001

  • Paul Y. Coble, Mayor
  • John H. Odom, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Julie Shea Graw
  • O. Morton Congleton
  • Kieran Joseph Shanahan
  • James West
  • W. Benson Kirkman
  • Marc Scruggs

    • 2001 – 2003

  • Charles C. Meeker, Mayor
  • W. Benson Kirkman, Deputy Mayor
  • John H. Odom, Deputy Mayor
  • Janet R. Cowell
  • K. Neal Hunt
  • Philip R. Isley
  • Kieran Joseph Shanahan
  • James P. West

    • 2003 – 2005

  • Charles C. Meeker, Mayor
  • James P. West, Mayor Pro Tem – District C
  • Janet Cowell replaced by Joyce Kekas 2/1/05 -Cowell elected to NC Senate - At Large
  • Neal K. Hunt replaced by Tommy Craven 2/1/05 – Hunt elected to NC Senate- At Large
  • Mike Regan – District A
  • Jessie Taliaferro – District B
  • Thomas Crowder – District D
  • Philip Isley – District E

    • 2005 – 2007

  • Charles C. Meeker
  • Russ Stephenson – At Large
  • Joyce Kekas – At Large
  • Thomas Craven – District A
  • Jessie Taliaferro – District B
  • James P. West – District C – Mayor Pro Tem
  • Thomas G. Crowder – District D
  • Philip Randolph Isley – District E

    • 2007 – 2009

  • Charles C. Meeker, Mayor
  • James P. West, Mayor Pro Tem - District C
  • Mary Ann Baldwin – At Large
  • Russ Stephenson – At Large
  • Nancy McFarlane – District A
  • Rodger Koopman - District B
  • Thomas G. Crowder – District D
  • Philip R. Isley – District E

    • 2009 – 2011

  • Charles C. Meeker – Mayor
  • James P. West, Mayor Pro Tem – District C (Resigned to become Wake County Commissioner 9/21/10)
  • Mary-Ann Baldwin – At Large (Mayor Pro Tem 10/19/10 – 4/30/11)
  • Russ Stephenson – At Large
  • Nancy McFarlane – District A (Mayor Pro Tem 5/1/11 – 12/5/11)
  • John Odom – District B
  • Eugene Weeks – District C (October 19, 2010)
  • Thomas G. Crowder – District D
  • Bonner Gaylord – District E

    • 2011 – 2013

  • Nancy McFarlane – Mayor
  • Russ Stephenson – At Large; Mayor Pro Tem 12/6/11 – 12/03/12
  • Eugene Weeks – District C; Mayor Pro Tem 12/04/12 – 12/03/13
  • Mary-Ann Baldwin – At Large
  • Randall Stagner – District A
  • John Odom – District B
  • Thomas Crowder – District D
  • Bonner Gaylord – District E

    • 2013 – 2015

  • Nancy McFarlane – Mayor
  • Mary-Ann Baldwin – At-Large
  • Russ Stephenson – At-Large
  • Wayne Maiorano – District A
  • John Odom – District B
  • Eugene Weeks – District C
  • Thomas Crowder – District D
  • Bonner Gaylord – District E

    • References

    Raleigh City Council Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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