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Mayor
Patricia M. Randall
Mayor2025-11-18 – 2027-11-01 (re-sworn as Mayor sworn at the 31st City Council seating on November 18, 2025 per the CivicClerk minutes; month-level end: November 2027 per city council page Term Expires 2027 and the November 8, 2027 cohort end; on council since 2009 per the city page, earlier service not sourced)
City council
Chris Burns
Councilmember2023-11-14 – 2027-11-08 (sworn at the 30th City Council seating on November 14, 2023 per the CivicClerk minutes; term ends November 8, 2027 per the citys council vacancy notice on the council page; on council since 2017 per the city page, earlier service not sourced)
Nicole Miller
Councilmember2023-11-14 – 2027-11-08 (sworn at the 30th City Council seating on November 14, 2023 per the CivicClerk minutes; term ends November 8, 2027 per the citys council vacancy notice on the council page)
Jihan Ain Young
Councilmember2023-11-14 – 2029-11-01 (sworn at the 30th City Council seating on November 14, 2023 per the CivicClerk minutes, re-sworn sworn at the 31st City Council seating on November 18, 2025 per the CivicClerk minutes; month-level end: November 2029 per city council page Term Expires 2029 and the councils November cycle)
Jihan Ain Young's campaign was largely motivated by local governance issues, notably a controversial city trash policy. As the newly elected councilmember and Portage City Council's first woman of color, her platform emphasizes community engagement, responsiveness to residents' concerns, and addressing local policy impacts.
Vic Ledbetter
Councilmember2025-11-18 – 2029-11-01 (sworn at the 31st City Council seating on November 18, 2025 per the CivicClerk minutes; start is the current-term seating, on council since 2020 per the city page and earlier service not sourced; month-level end: November 2029 per city council page Term Expires 2029 and the councils November cycle)
Kathleen Olmsted
Councilmember2025-11-18 – 2029-11-01 (sworn at the 31st City Council seating on November 18, 2025 per the CivicClerk minutes; month-level end: November 2029 per city council page Term Expires 2029 and the councils November cycle)
Former officials (4)
Boards & commissions
Dusti Morton
Historic District Commission MemberDan Damstra
Human Services Board MemberChelsea Huber
Human Services Board MemberPamela Kanhouse
Human Services Board MemberKatie VanLonkhuyzen
ChairBecky Sue Baldwin
Vice ChairMark Martin
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberNick Meyle
Historic District Commission MemberLee Adams
Planning Commission MemberDan Corradini
ChairMichael Reedy
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberDominick DiCesare
Human Services Board MemberMartha Perry
Human Services Board MemberCandice Wise
Vice ChairJulie Pryor
Human Services Board MemberMartha Deming-Maytnier
SecretaryRandy Orwig
Planning Commission MemberDan Merkel
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberBrendan Kusisto
SecretaryAimee Potts
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberLinda Fry
SecretaryDavid Bergher
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberKen Seybold
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberMichael Stempihar
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberNicole Najar
Human Services Board MemberCarol Dunleavy-Chandler
Historic District Commission MemberMatt Copp
Planning Commission MemberSuzanne Nemeth
Vice ChairHillary Taylor
Zoning Board of Appeals MemberBrooke Kolodzieczyk
ChairSteve Rice
Historic District Commission MemberDennis Miller
Planning Commission MemberKeith Crowell
Planning Commission MemberCity staff
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