the ascension

On December 29th, the individuals who will compose Youngstown City Council for the next four years were sworn into office. Of the seven ward seats, six of them are new to the office, now held by first-time officeholders.

Pictured here is 1st ward councilperson Annie Gillam, just as she was taking the oath to upload the Constitution and the laws of the city:

Here is the view of downtown from Council Chambers on the sixth floor of city hall:


And here is the beautiful ceiling of the chambers, restored a few years ago:


Listed below is the contact phone number for each of your City Council members, as provided on the city's website. You can find a map of the wards of Youngstown here.*

First Ward
Annie Gillam
330-744-2921

Second Ward
DeMaine Kitchen
330-727-1563

Third Ward
Jamael Tito Brown
330-559-6498

Fourth Ward
Carol Rimedio-Righetti
330-792-0967

Fifth Ward
Paul Drennen
330-550-2283

Sixth Ward
Janet Tarpley
330-788-4585

Seventh Ward
John R. Swierz
330-788-5114

Council President
Charles Sammarone
330-793-5778

*note: for a listing of some really cool GIS maps, go here.