List of City Council members of Saginaw, Michigan
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This is a list of City Council members of Saginaw, Michigan.
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Under the current city charter, effective 1936, The term of office for a member of the City Council is four years commencing with the first meeting following a regular municipal election. The terms of Council members are staggered so that the entire Council is not subject to re-election at the same time; alternatively either four or five members are elected in each odd-numbered year. The first City Council under the current Charter took office on January 6, 1936. Elections were held in April from 1937 through 1971, at which time it was changed to November.
| Name | Start of Tenure | End of Tenure | Notes |
| Arnold Boutell | January 6, 1936 | ||
| George H. Boyd | January 6, 1936 | April 12, 1943 | |
| William J. Brydges | January 6, 1936 | Served as Mayor (1941-1943) | |
| Harwood J. Gilbert | January 6, 1936 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Frank Marxer | January 6, 1936 | February 19, 1945 | Resigned in 1945, Served as Mayor (1936-1937) |
| Harvey A. Penny | January 6, 1936 | January 10, 1936 | Died only four days after taking office |
| John W. Symons, Jr. | January 6, 1936 | April 9, 1945 | Served as Mayor (1939-1941) |
| Eric F. Wieneke | January 6, 1936 | Served as Mayor (1943-1945) | |
| Charles C. Wilson | January 6, 1936 | April 9, 1945 | |
| Francis J. McDonald | January 20, 1936 | April 10, 1939 | Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the death of Harvey A. Penny and elected in 1937, served as Mayor (1937-1939) |
| Anthony F. Brogger | April 10, 1939 | ||
| Roy W. Phoenix | April 12, 1943 | ||
| John A. Dudewicz | April 9, 1945 | ||
| Herman F. Gusterly | April 9, 1945 | ||
| Nelson Joyner, Jr. | April 9, 1945 | ||
| Harold J. Stenglein | April 9, 1945 | Elected in 1945 to complete the remaining two years of Frank Marxer's term, Served as Mayor (1945-1949) | |
| Henry G. Marsh | April 14, 1961 | April 14, 1969 | Served as Mayor (1967-1969) |
| Ardeth Platte, O.P. | November 12, 1973 | November 11, 1985 | Member of the Roman Catholic Grand Rapids Dominicans religious order of sisters |
| Delbert J. Schrems | 1980 | November 9, 1981 | appointed in 1980 to fill a vacancy but failed to win 1981 election, first of four non-consecutive times served as Councilman |
| Delbert J. Schrems | 1982 | November 14, 1983 | appointed in 1982 to fill a vacancy but failed to win 1983 election, second of four non-consecutive times served as Councilman |
| Delbert J. Schrems | November 11, 1985 | November 8, 1993 | Served as Mayor during tenure, third of four non-consecutive times served as Councilman |
| Thomas G. Crampton | November 9, 1987 | 1991 | Resigned in 1991 |
| John A. Dankert | November 9, 1987 | 1992 | First of two non-consecutive times served as Councilman, resigned in 1992 to unsuccessfully seek election as Saginaw County Sheriff |
| Michael J. Hanley | November 9, 1987 | January 24, 1994 | Resigned in 1994 and later served as State Representative (1995-2000) |
| Henry H. Nickelberry | November 9, 1987 | January 24, 1994 | Served as Mayor (1989-1993), Resigned in 1994 |
| Gary L. Loster | 1988 | June 17, 2002 | Appointed to fill vacancy in 1988, served as Mayor (1993-2001), Resigned in 2002 |
| Susan M. Carter | 1991 | November 13, 1995 | Appointed in 1991 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas G. Crampton; elected to Charter Revision Commission in 2004 |
| Carl M. Williams | November 11, 1991 | April 17, 2000 | Resigned in 2000 to seek election as State Representative, served as State Representative (2001-2007) |
| Earle D. DeGuise | 1992 | June 25, 2000 | Appointed in 1992 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John A. Dankert, died in 2000 |
| James Doane | November 8, 1993 | November 10, 1997 | |
| Daniel G. Soza | November 8, 1993 | November 14, 2005 | |
| Joyce J. Seals | November 8, 1993 | August 11, 2003 | Resigned in 2003, later elected to Charter Revision Commission in 2004, unsuccessful candidate for the office of State Representative in 2006 |
| Wilmer Jones Ham | February 21, 1994 | present | Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the resignations of Henry H. Nickleberry and Michael J. Hanley in 1994; served as Mayor (2001-1005), currently serving as Mayor Pro Tempore (2005-2007 term) |
| James W. Gault III | February 21, 1994 | November 13, 1995 | Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the resignations of Henry H. Nickleberry and Michael J. Hanley in 1994 but failed to win election in 1995; Gault was the youngest person ever to serve on City Council at the age of 21 |
| Carol B. Cottrell | November 13, 1995 | present | Currently serving as Mayor (2005-2007 term) |
| John A. Dankert | November 13, 1995 | September 18, 1996 | Second of two non-consecutive times served as Councilman, died in 1996 |
| Jeanne M. Swank | October 1996 | November 10, 1997 | Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the death of John A. Dankert but failed to win election in 1997 |
| Jennine M. Dankert | November 10, 1997 | January 14, 2002 | Widow of Councilman John A. Dankert, later married again and went by the last name Dankert-Brietzke, resigned in 2002 |
| Delbert J. Schrems | November 10, 1997 | May 15, 2000 | last of four non-consecutive times served as Councilman, resigned in 2000 to unsuccessfully seek the office of State Representative |
| Rev. Charles H. Coleman Sr. | May 15, 2000 | November 14, 2005 | Appointed in 2000 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Carl M. Williams |
| Thomas A. Webb | June 5, 2000 | November 12, 2001 | Appointed in 2000 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Delbert J. Schrems |
| Dennis D. Browning | July 17, 2000 | May 16, 2005 | Appointed in 2000 to fill vacancy caused by the death of Earle D. DeGuise, Resigned in 2005 |
| Roma Thurin | November 12, 2001 | November 14, 2005 | Unsuccessful candidate for State Representative in the 2006 election |
| Andrew J. Coulouris | February 11, 2002 | September 12, 2005 | Appointed in 2002 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Jennine M. Dankert-Brietzke; resigned in 2005; elected State Representative in 2006 election for 2007-2008 term |
| Willie Haynes | July 15, 2002 | present | Appointed in 2002 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Gary L. Loster |
| Amos O'Neal | September 8, 2003 | present | Appointed in 2003 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Joyce J. Seals |
| William Federspiel | July 25, 2005 | present | Appointed in 2005 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Dennis D. Browning. Endorsed and promoted by the OneSaginaw political organization at the 2005 election. |
| Greg Branch | November 14, 2005 | present | Endorsed and promoted by the OneSaginaw political organization at the 2005 election. |
| Larry Coulouris | November 14, 2005 | present | Grandfather of Councilman Andrew Coulouris. |
| Andrew Wendt | November 14, 2005 | present | Endorsed and promoted by the OneSaginaw political organization at the 2005 election. |
| Amanda Kitterman | November 14, 2005 | present | Elected to complete the remaining two years of Andrew Coulouris's unexpired term. Endorsed and promoted by the OneSaginaw political organization at the 2005 election. |
Note: Currently serving members of the City Council are highlighted in Yellow.
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