Editing Fort Collins, Colorado (section)

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Fort Collins, Colorado}}
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|+ '''City Council:'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fcgov.com/council/ |title=Home page for city council |access-date=September 16, 2024 |work=City of Fort Collins |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717043232/https://www.fcgov.com/council/ |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
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| '''Mayor''' || [[Jennifer Arndt|Jeni Arndt]]
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| '''District 1''' || Susan Gutowsky
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| '''District 2''' || Julie Pignataro
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| '''District 3''' || Tricia Canonico
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| '''District 4''' || Melanie Potyondy
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| '''District 5''' || Kelly Ohlson
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| '''District 6''' || Emily Francis, ''Mayor Pro Tem''
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Fort Collins has a [[council-manager]] form of government. The mayor, who serves a two-year term and stands for election in municipal elections held in April of odd-numbered years, presides over a seven-member City Council. The current mayor of Fort Collins is Jeni Arndt, who was elected to a first term in April 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coloradoan.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Felections%2F2021%2F04%2F07%2Ffort-collins-election-results-jeni-arndt-wins-mayor-race%2F7098701002%2F|title=Jeni Arndt wins mayor race|work=Coloradan|last=Coltrain|first=Nick|date=April 7, 2021|location=Fort Collins, Colorado|access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref> The six remaining council members are elected from districts for staggered four-year terms; even-numbered districts in April 2023, and odd-numbered districts are up for election in April 2025.

Fort Collins is the largest city in Colorado's 2nd Congressional district, and is represented in Congress by Representative [[Joe Neguse]] (Democrat). On the state level, the city lies in the 14th district of the [[Colorado Senate]], represented by [[Joann Ginal]] and is split between the 52nd and 53rd districts of the [[Colorado House of Representatives]], represented by [[Cathy Kipp]] and [[Andrew Boesenecker]], respectively. All three of Fort Collins' state legislators are Democrats. Fort Collins is additionally the county seat of [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer County]], and houses county offices and courts.