Candidates for City Council
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Cape Coral.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the GoodParty.org Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
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Laurie LehmannDistrict 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Derrick DonnellDistrict 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Jennifer "Jen" I. NelsonDistrict 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2024 to 2026 - View profile
Joseph KilraineDistrict 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profileRachel KadukDistrict 7Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- Salaries are indexed off of a base rate set in 2017 and are increased each year based to reflect the cost of living adjustment. The base salary was $32,600/year in 2017
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a qualified elector and resident of the city for 1 year.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $100 + 1% of position salary; Signature requirement is 0.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the city clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 1015 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33990
- Filing phone
- 239-574-0411
- Step 3
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