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What this office does: The city council is Russell's legislative body: it passes city ordinances and adopts the budget. Members are elected citywide.
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Ron Simpson
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Mayor of Russell
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- Supports adopting data center zoning rules before the moratorium ends
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Supports adopting data center zoning rules before the moratorium ends
Russell at standstill in zoning process: Mayor adjourns meeting after residents speak out against council's handling of data center regulationsNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Oct 1, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“Simpson is concerned that the city won’t have any of these zoning amendments in place when the moratorium expires in December.”
William Bloss
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Derik Skeens
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Phillip Cassity
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Heather Bowling-Rice
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Vincenzo Fressola
No party listedIncumbent
Russell City Council member
The gist
- Supports zoning limits for data centers on AK Steel site
- Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centersIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Supports zoning limits for data centers on AK Steel site
Russell at standstill in zoning process: Mayor adjourns meeting after residents speak out against council's handling of data center regulationsNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Oct 1, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“to restrict it and limit it, in this case before the moratorium expires and before someone purchases that property”
Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centers
Russell places moratorium on data centersNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Jun 9, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“Russell’s council voted unanimously to implement the sixth-month pause”
Clyde W. "Butch" Meadows
No party listedIncumbent
Russell City Council member
The gist
- Supports city guidelines for the former AK Steel property
- Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centersIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Supports city guidelines for the former AK Steel property
'We ought to pause it': Russell council contemplates moratorium on data centersNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Jun 3, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“We should have a say as a city before we put this in”
Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centers
Russell places moratorium on data centersNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Jun 9, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“Russell’s council voted unanimously to implement the sixth-month pause”
Steven N. Hines
No party listedIncumbent
Russell City Council member
The gist
- Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centersIn office
- Offered motion advancing data center zoning amendmentsIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centers
Russell places moratorium on data centersNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Jun 9, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“Russell’s council voted unanimously to implement the sixth-month pause”
Offered motion advancing data center zoning amendments
Russell at standstill in zoning process: Mayor adjourns meeting after residents speak out against council's handling of data center regulationsNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Oct 1, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“council member Steve Hines made a motion to proceed and Vincenzo Fressola seconded”
Alice Kay Thompson
No party listedIncumbent
Russell City Council member
The gist
- Proposes visiting communities that already host data centers
- Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centersIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Proposes visiting communities that already host data centers
'We ought to pause it': Russell council contemplates moratorium on data centersNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Jun 3, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“Councilwoman Alice Kay Thompson suggested visiting communities that already have modern data centers in place”
Voted for Russell's 180-day moratorium on data centers
Russell places moratorium on data centersNews coverage · The Daily Independent · Jun 9, 2026 · dailyindependent.com
“Russell’s council voted unanimously to implement the sixth-month pause”
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