About City Council
About this position
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.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 2 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be an elector of said city and a resident elector of the district.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing Fee = $0; petition signature requirement of 5% of the electors whose names appear upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in such municipality or in such political subdivision.
- Filing period
- January 4, 2027 - August 4, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Party Registrar's office.
- Where to file
- 111 North Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010
- Filing phone
- 860-584-6165
- Step 3
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Who's currently in office
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Erick RosengrenDistrict 1Republican · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Gregory "Greg" HahnDistrict 1Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Susan L. TylerDistrict 2Republican · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Peter B. KelleyDistrict 2Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profileSteven L. SeymourDistrict 3Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027
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Mark A. DickauDistrict 3Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027
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