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Elected officials for Kent — promises, tenure record, and accountability.
Mayor
Jack Amrhein
Mayor2025-10-15–2029-12-01 (appointed 2025-10-15 by council per theportager.com; elected Nov 2025; month-level end: December 2029 per four-year cycle, council page lists 12/31/2030)
City council
Melissa Celko
Ward 1 Council MemberJanuary 2024 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2024 per kentohio.gov council page; month-level end: December 2027 per kentohio.gov council page)
Eric Dreger
Ward 2 Council Member2026-01-21–2027-12-01 (appointed and sworn in January 21, 2026 per theportager.com; month-level end: December 2027 per kentohio.gov council page)
Robin G. Turner
Ward 3 Council MemberJanuary 2024 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2024 per kentohio.gov council page; month-level end: December 2027 per kentohio.gov council page)
Chris Hook
Ward 4 Council MemberJanuary 2024 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2024 per kentohio.gov council page; month-level end: December 2027 per kentohio.gov council page)
Heidi Shaffer Bish
Ward 5 Council MemberJanuary 2024 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2024 per kentohio.gov council page; month-level end: December 2027 per kentohio.gov council page)
Jeff Clapper
Ward 6 Council MemberJanuary 2024 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2024 per kentohio.gov council page; month-level end: December 2027 per kentohio.gov council page)
Benjamin Tipton
Council Member At-LargeJanuary 2026 – December 2029 (month-level start: January 2026 per kentohio.gov council page and Nov 2025 election coverage; month-level end: December 2029 per four-year cycle after Nov 2025 election, council page lists 12/31/2030)
Tracy Wallach
Council Member At-LargeJanuary 2026 – December 2029 (month-level start: January 2026 per kentohio.gov council page and Nov 2025 election coverage; month-level end: December 2029 per four-year cycle after Nov 2025 election, council page lists 12/31/2030)
Sarah Wesley
Council Member At-LargeJanuary 2026 – December 2029 (month-level start: January 2026 per kentohio.gov council page and Nov 2025 election coverage; month-level end: December 2029 per four-year cycle after Nov 2025 election, council page lists 12/31/2030)
Former officials (5)
Gwen Rosenberg
Council Member At-LargeAt-large term ended December 2025 (month-level end: December 2025 per Nov 2025 election coverage, outgoing and not seeking reelection, successors begin January 2026)
Michael DeLeone
Council Member At-LargeAt-large term ended December 2025 (month-level end: December 2025 per Nov 2025 election coverage, outgoing and not seeking reelection, successors begin January 2026)
Roger Sidoti
Council Member At-LargeAt-large term ended December 2025 (month-level end: December 2025 per Nov 2025 election coverage, outgoing and not seeking reelection, successors begin January 2026)
Jerry Fiala
MayorJanuary 2010 – 2025-09-30 (month-level start: January 2010 per theportager.com, mayor since January 1, 2010; died September 30, 2025 per theportager.com)
John Kuhar
Ward 4 Council MemberWard 4 term ended December 2023 (month-level end: December 2023 per theportager.com, defeated by Chris Hook in November 2023 election)
Boards & commissions
Lynn Gregor
CommissionerKenneth Crookston
Planning CommissionerJohn Belfiore
CommissionerLouise Frederick
Board MemberMelissa Zullo
Board MemberAdam Stephens
Planning CommissionerMark Weisman
Committee MemberJulie Kenworthy
Committee MemberEvan Howe
Board MemberJulie Grant
CommissionerRebekka Berryhill
CommissionerMichelle Sahr
Board MemberJason Knowles
CommissionerLyndsay Nowak
Board MemberRandall Smith
Board MemberKai Carpenter
CommissionerJim Jenkins
CommissionerJillian Tipton
Board MemberDavid Mertz
Committee MemberSteve Mitchell
Board MemberKathleen Endres
Committee MemberJustine Gallo
CommissionerAllan Orachan
Committee MemberAsh D'Angelo
CommissionerJake Ferlito
Board MemberRoderick Moxely, Jr.
Board MemberNaser Matar
Planning CommissionerDerek Salustro
Planning CommissionerKathleen Wiler
Board MemberMariah Taylor
CommissionerO'Livia Kennedy
Board MemberEarl Clausson
Planning CommissionerMichelle Frederick
Board MemberRobert Szygenda
Board MemberTom Kiepura
CommissionerGreg Seifert
Registered ArchitectRandall Houska
Fair Housing Board MemberChristopher Syphrit
General PublicRouven Cyncynatus
Fair Housing Board MemberRobert Rummel
Registered Electrical, Plumbing or HVAC ContractorDavid Hansford
Registered Electrical, Plumbing or HVAC ContractorSusan Roxburgh
Fair Housing Board MemberJennifer Nichols
Fair Housing Board MemberKeleigh Veraldo-Zucchero
Fair Housing Board MemberGlenn Russell
Franklin TownshipCara Wolfgram Evans
Fair Housing Board MemberJames Stroble
At-LargeCity staff
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