Editing Allentown, Pennsylvania (section)

==Government==
{{See also|Mayors of Allentown, Pennsylvania}}
Allentown is legally classified as a [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Third class cities|Pennsylvania third-class city]] and has operated with the strong-mayor version of the [[mayor-council]] form of government since 1970. The mayor serves as the city's chief executive and administrative officer, and Allentown City Council serves as the legislative branch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allentownpa.gov/Government/tabid/57/Default.aspx |title=Government |work=allentownpa.gov |access-date=October 31, 2009 |archive-date=March 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305143606/http://www.allentownpa.gov/Government/tabid/57/Default.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> Elected [[at-large]], the mayor serves a four-year term under the city's [[home rule]] charter.<ref name="govt-main">{{cite web |url=http://www.allentownpa.gov/Home/AboutAllentown/tabid/196/Default.aspx |title=City of Allentown – City Controller |access-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610071858/http://www.allentownpa.gov/Home/AboutAllentown/tabid/196/Default.aspx |archive-date=June 10, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The current city mayor is [[Matthew Tuerk]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. Allentown City Council has seven council members who are elected at large for four-year staggered terms.<ref name="govt-main"/> The city council holds regular public meetings and enacts city legislation, including ordinances and resolutions. Allentown City Council's current president is Daryl Hendricks.<ref name="govt-council">{{cite web |url=http://www.allentownpa.gov/Government/CityCouncil/CouncilMembers/tabid/206/Default.aspx |title=City of Allentown – City Council Members |access-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703201653/http://www.allentownpa.gov/Government/CityCouncil/CouncilMembers/tabid/206/Default.aspx |archive-date=July 3, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The city controller, who is responsible for oversight of the city's finances, is elected and serves a four-year term.<ref name="govt-controller">{{cite web |url=http://www.allentownpa.gov/Government/CityController/tabid/132/Default.aspx |title=City of Allentown – City Controller |access-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-date=October 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018165807/http://www.allentownpa.gov/Government/CityController/tabid/132/Default.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

On the [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] level, Allentown is part of [[Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House Representatives]], represented since January 2025 by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ryan MacKenzie]]. In the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], the city and state are represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[John Fetterman]] and Republican [[Dave McCormick]]. Since January 2023, Pennsylvania's [[Governor of Pennsylvania|governor]] is Democrat [[Josh Shapiro]].

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