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
- 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
Must be an elector of the ward.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement of 500, or signatures from 5% of the enrolled voters of the political unit (excluding voters in inactive status), whichever is less..
- Filing period
- May 18, 2027 - May 25, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Board of Elections' office.
- Where to file
- 47 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Filing phone
- 845-486-2473
- Step 3
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Who's currently in office
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Ernest HenryWard 1Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Evan R. MenistWard 2Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Terriciena A. BrownWard 3Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Nathan A. ShookWard 4Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Ondie D. JamesWard 5Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Christopher GrantWard 6Working Families Party · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Nedra A. ThompsonWard 7Working Families Party · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Daniel L. AtonnaWard 8Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
DaRon WilsonAt LargeDemocratic · Current term 2026 to 2027
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