Mayor & City Council

City Council Wards

To find your ward and City Council representative, enter your address in the interactive City Council wards map. You can also download a PDF map of the City Council wards. Note, the mayor and at-large members represent the whole city, rather than a particular ward.

Please note:  By Iowa state law, county auditors serve as commissioners of elections. For information on voter registration, polling/voting locations, precincts, running for City Council, and all other election information, please contact the Dubuque County Elections Office at 563-589-4457 or visit the Dubuque County elections webpage. City ward maps should not be used for voting information.

Brad Cavanagh

Mayor Brad M. Cavanagh

565 Fenelon Place
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Phone: 563.690.6502
bcavanagh@cityofdubuque.org
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2029
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Download a PDF map of the City Council wards.

David T. Resnick

Council Member David T. Resnick

At-Large Representative

2341 Coventry Park, #207
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Phone: 563.690.6504
dresnick@cityofdubuque.org
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2027
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Photo of Dubuque City Council Member Chris Staver

Council Member Chris T. Staver

At-Large Representative

1027 Barbaralee Dr.
Dubuque, Iowa 52003
Phone: 563.690.6503
cstaver@cityofdubuque.org
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2029
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Download a PDF map of the City Council wards.

Photo of Dubuque City Council Member Tyson Leyendecker

Council Member Tyson J. Leyendecker

Ward One Representative

1760 Overview Court
Dubuque, Iowa 52003
Phone: 563.690.6505
tleyendecker@cityofdubuque.org
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2029  
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Download a PDF map of ward one.

Council Member Laura J. Roussell

Ward Two Representative

3224 Bittersweet Lane
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Phone: 563.690.6506
lroussell@cityofdubuque.org
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2027
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Download a PDF map of ward two. 

Danny C. Sprank

Council Member Danny C. Sprank

Ward Three Representative

2473 Jackson Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Phone: 563.690.6507
dsprank@cityofdubuque.org
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2029
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Download a PDF map of ward three. 

Katy Wethal

Council Member Katy A. Wethal

Ward Four Representative

560 Fenelon Place
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Phone: 563.690.6508
kwethal@cityofdubuque.org
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2027
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Download a PDF map of ward four. 

Contact the City Council

To send an email to the entire City Council, complete the contact us form.

City Council Meetings

The Dubuque City Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month in the Council Chambers on the second floor of the Historic Federal Building at 350 W. 6th Street. The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and are broadcast live on CityChannel Dubuque, Dubuque’s local government access channel on the Mediacom cable system, and streamed live and archived on this website and on the City's Facebook page. In the event of a holiday, meetings are held on the following Tuesday. Learn how to attend and provide input at a council meeting.

Agenda Items

City Council agenda items are due in the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall by noon on the Wednesday preceding the Council meeting. Copies of the agenda are available after 9 a.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting in the City Clerk’s Office and online. For more information, call the City Clerk’s Office at 563-589-4120. Proclamations meeting the detailed guidelines may also be submitted by the public ahead of a City Council meeting. 

Agendas and minutes from City Council meetings are available from the City Clerk and on the Public Documents section of this website.

Council-Manager Form of Government

Dubuque operates under the council-manager form of local government, which combines the political leadership of elected officials in the form of a city council, with the managerial experience of an appointed local government manager, the city manager.

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