John Oswalt
Phenix City Council - District 2
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About the Office
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
Term Length
4 years
Election Date
Aug 26, 2025
About Me
Party
Other
Occupation
Life and Health Insurance Broker
Fun Fact
Barry Oswalt is almost a lifelong resident of Phenix City with over 50 years of deep personal and family roots in District 2. As an Independent Life and Health Insurance Broker and active community leader, Barry has dedicated himself to making Phenix City a cleaner, safer, and more connected place to live. The legacy of local investment and service fuels Barry’s commitment to preserve the city’s values and our past while working to build a better and brighter future for all of Phenix City.
Past Experience
Barry is a dedicated community leader and lifelong resident of Phenix City, Barry is running for City Council in District 2 to bring about real change. My campaign is built on three core principles: making our community Safe through enhanced community policing, keeping our city Clean by addressing neglected areas and improving our environment, and keeping Phenix City Thriving by supporting local businesses, improving our parks, and making our sales tax competitive. Together, we can create a better future for District 2.
My Top Issues
Enhancing community policing
I beleive that by bringing the ploice into the communities and interacting with the people of the community, we can bring more awareness to the things that are going on in the communities both the good and the bad and work on keeping everyone safe and active in their own community.
Thriving local businesses
We need to support local business both existing and promoting new business to come to phenix city. Look at what we can do to the sales tax so we can compete with our neibors in columbus and surrounding area.
Clean air and water
We need to get our polution in our creeks and tributaries cleaned up. We need to get the water teatment facility fiexed first then upgraded to handel the ammount of waste we are creating.
Who I'm Running Against
Vicky Carter Johnson Greene (Other)
Insurance sales person and incumbent to the district 2 council seat
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