City
City Council, City of Somerset
Ward 6
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 2 years
- Candidates
- 2
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: The city council is Somerset's legislative body. Its twelve members are elected to two-year terms by all of the city's voters, one from each ward; each must live in the ward they represent.
Nonpartisan. Every Somerset voter votes on all twelve ward seats: the sample ballot prints them for the same precincts as the mayor's race.
Taxes & budget
Mike NewNo party listed
No documented position found.
Phyllis Orwin LawsonNo party listed
- Proposes leasing The Virginia to a nonprofit to cut costs
Roads & infrastructure
Mike NewNo party listed
No documented position found.
Phyllis Orwin LawsonNo party listed
- Supports subsidizing a cab service for city residents
Government & transparency
Mike NewNo party listed
- Supports more transparency and careful use of city funds
Phyllis Orwin LawsonNo party listed
- Proposes posting the city's accounts payable online
- Proposes cutting the city council from 12 to 6 members
Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 3 issues covered in this race.