Before becoming mayor he was a business man and a former city councilman. Baird, a town councilman and mayor. John Kuser later became a New Jersey Republican councilman, assemblyman, and state senator. The agenda item was cosponsored by Councilwoman Suzie Price and Councilman Roberto Uranga. In 2015, the mayor got into a physical altercation with city councilman Marcus Lundy. He won the primary after defeating incumbent County Councilman, Scott Darley. He defeated the incumbent City Councilman, Frosty Peak. The councilman at large served as chairman of the town council. He is a former Memphis city councilman. Sussex County Councilman Robert Arlett won the Republican nomination. Maddox was an underdog against former city councilman Sammy Watson. McCain proceeded to easily defeat Democratic Tucson city councilman Rodney Glassman in the general election. Each ward was divided into precincts, each of which elected one common councilman. In 1969, the city elected Julius Montgomery, its first black councilman. Before that, he was a Lyndhurst City Councilman and Ohio State Representative.