2024 Fort Wayne City Council Attendance Tracking Year End Recap

Below you will find charts and individual attendance information for each council member for 2024.

 

Martin Bender At-Large 

Attended 38 of 41 meetings: 92.7%

Missed 3 meetings: 6/11, 8/20, 8/27

Rohli Booker 6th District (joined Council 5/28)

Attended 24 of 25 meetings: 96.0%

Missed 1 meeting: 9/17

Michelle Chambers At-Large

Attended 37 of 41 meetings: 90.2%

Missed 4 meetings: 2/13, 4/16, 10/1, 11/26

Paul Ensley 1st District

Attended 39 of 41 meetings: 95.1%

Missed 2 meetings: 2/27, 5/28

Tom Freistroffer At-Large

Attended 33 of 41 meetings: 80.5%

Missed 8 meetings: 1/9, 3/19, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 8/6, 9/17, 12/17.

Note: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 8/6 absences were due to physical injury and physical rehabilitation.

Nathan Hartman 3rd District

Attended 39 of 41 meetings: 95.1%

Missed 2 meetings:7/23, 10/1

Russ Jehl 2nd District

Attended 36 of 41 meetings: 87.8%

Missed 5 meetings: 1/16, 6/11, 6/18, 10/15, 12/10

Dr. Scott Myers 4th District

Attended 38 of 41 meetings: 92.7%

Missed 3 meetings: 1/23, 7/9, 11/26

Geoff Paddock 5th District

Attended 41 of 41 meetings: 100%

Missed 0 meetings. 

Sharon Tucker 6th District (vacated seat 4/23)

Attended 12 of 13 meetings: 92.3%

Missed 1 meeting: 2/16

Notes: 

41 meetings 1/2/2024 - 12/17/2024

Official attendance was taken by City Clerk Lana Keesling for 32 meetings. Deputy Clerk Stacy Reed took attendance for 8 meetings. Council Attorney Joseph Bonahoom took attendance at the inaugural meeting on January 2, as is the normal practice beginning each year. 

The Fort Wayne City Council Attendance Tracking Project is an independent organization and is not affiliated with the City of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne City Council, or any other governmental agency. The express purpose of this organization is to collect, analyze, and report the attendance trends of members of the Fort Wayne Common Council, information that is not readily available to the general public.