City Council Members

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Click here to view a map of the City Council district boundaries that candidates will use during the 2024 election cycle. These new boundaries will take effect on January 1, 2025.

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Sarah Walling (Vice Chairwoman)

Council District: 4

800 5th Ave. |

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Attorney

Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A.; University of Kentucky, J.D.

Year Elected: Filled unexpired term that ends Dec. 31, 2024

Community Service:  

  • City of Huntington Planning Commission
  • President, Facing Hunger Food Bank Board of Directors
  • President, Ronald McDonald House Board of Directors
  • CONTACT Rape Crisis Center Board of Directors
  • Little Victories Animal Rescue Board of Directors
  • Huntington Turkey Trot Race Director
  • Past President, Junior League of Huntington 
  • Past President, Cabell County Bar Association
  • Rotary Club of Huntington
  • Huntington Chamber of Commerce Generation Huntington Committee
  • Awards: West Virginia State Journal, 40 Under 40 (2013); Generation Huntington Award (2011)

What do you like most about living in Huntington? 

Huntington has so many exciting activities. There's truly something for everyone. We can cheer on the Thundering Herd, see world-class entertainers at the Keith Albee, enjoy both natural and man-made works of art at the Huntington Museum of Art, and support local businesses from Central City to Heritage Station and beyond - sometimes all in the same weekend!  

Committees: Adiministration & Finance, Public Works

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Mike Shockley

Council District: 7

2722 Washington Boulevard | 304.633.0289

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Director of Sales, Delta by Marriott

Education: BBA in marketing, Marshall University

Year Elected: 2016

Community Involvement:

  • MU Quarterback Club board member
  • Vice president/coach for Southeastern Babe Ruth
  • Huntington Classic Regatta
  • Huntington Rotary Club
  • Pi Kappa Phi Alumni Chapter at Marshall University

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

The community. I'm a lifelong resident with family and friends here.

Committees: Economic & Community Development (chair), Recreation

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Tia “Fix” Rumbaugh

Council District: 3

529 6th Avenue | 304-710-1143

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Owner of So Social Daycare

Education: Ceredo-Kenova High School; New York University, BS

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service: Junior League of Huntington; Stoop Group; Central United Methodist Church

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

The opportunity to build your dream, whatever that may be, in the most progressive city in West Virginia, is alive and well. The community of support, the skill, and the follow -is found with every neighbor. It's a wonderful place to work and play, raise children, and carve out your legacy and tributes to humanity.

Committees: Administration & Finance, Economic & Community Development, Recreation

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Holly Smith Mount (Chairwoman)

Council District: 6

126 Woodland Drive |

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Registered Nurse, Director of Patient Experience for Mountain Health Network

Education: BSN from Marshall University, MSN from Walden University

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service:

Ronald McDonald House Board Member; Play it Forward Co-Founder & President; Cabell-Huntington Health Department Harm Reduction Program Advisory Panel; former Neighborhood Institute Board Member as President of Southeast Hills Neighborhood Association

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

I love that we have many amenities of bigger city living with the smaller-town feel. Our downtown scene has really grown and flourished in an exciting way, and I am proud to live and raise my family here where the people are so kind and ready to pitch in and help.

Committees: Planning & Zoning (chair), Solid Waste Management & Recycling

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Patrick D. Jones

Council District: 8

2564 3rd Avenue | 304-638-8897

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Substitute Teacher

Education: BA from Marshall University, 1982

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service:

Volunteer youth coach and Little League board member

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

The small-town atmosphere and Marshall University.

Committees: Public Works, Public Safety, Recreation, Solid Waste Management & Recycling (chair)

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Ally Layman

Council District: 9

| 304-521-5121

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: LGBTQIA+ Health Coordinator, Women's Health Center of West Virginia

Education: Allied Health Degree from Mountwest Community and Technical College

Year Elected: Filling unexpired term that ends on December 31, 2024

Community Service:

Commissioner on the Huntington Human Relations Commission; member of the Huntington Cabell Wayne Continuum of Care; member of the NAACP; advisory member of Mayor's LGBTQ+ and Diversity committees; founding member and president of Huntington Pride.

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

I love the strong sense of community in Huntington. The people of Huntington have a warmth that creates an accepting environment for all those who live or visit here. The people of Huntington are what make this city so special to me.

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DuRon Jackson

Council District: At-Large Representative

1844 Enslow Boulevard | 304-942-4644

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Youth Program Director, Huntington YMCA

Education: High School Diploma

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service:

Member of Fairfield Community Development Corporation; Member of United Way Prevention Empowerment Partnership; Member of Southside Local School Improvement Council and Beautification Committee

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

How the people of Huntington come together to work on and solve challenges in our city.

Committees: Administration & Finance, Personnel (chair), Recreation (chair), Planning & Zoning

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Bob Bailey

Council District: At-Large Representative

238 Carrington Court | 304-654-1301

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Teacher and coach

Education: AB and MA degrees

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service:

Chairman, TTA Board of Directors; Chairman, Cabell County Community Services Organization Board of Directors

What do you like most about lviing in Huntington?

Good mayor, good parks, great school system, churches, good people and good transportation.

Committees: Administration & Finance, Public Safety (chair), Solid Waste Management & Recycling

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Tyler Bowen

Council District: 1

4534 Magazine Avenue | 681-888-1365

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Party Affiliation: Republican

Profession: Residential Dining Manager for Sodexo at Marshall University

Education: BS in Dietetics

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service:

Vinson Little League Board of Directors

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

Growing up in Huntington, there was always a feeling of closeness to the neighbors in the community. Years later, raising a family in the same neighborhood I grew up in, there are still a lot of those same connections being made with families growing. I believe in our communities, and by strengthening family involvement and connectivity, we can instill a love of our city for generations to come. Those connections and memories built are what I love most about Huntington.

Committees: Administration & Finance (chair), Personnel, Public Works, Economic & Community Development

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Todd Sweeney

Council District: 2

1026 Monroe Avenue | 304-544-2138

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Party Affiliation: Republican

Profession: Direct Care Specialist at Starlight Behavioral Health Services

Education: Huntington High School Class of 1990

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service:

West Huntington Organization

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

The parks and riverfront are great. I also love the small-town feel of the city.

Committees: Public Safety, Solid Waste Management & Recycling

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Teresa Johnson

Council District: 5

1749 9th Avenue | 304-633-8136

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Party Affiliation: Democrat

Profession: Daycare Owner

Education:

Year Elected: 2020

Community Service:

Daycare owner for 40 years; Member of Fairfield Community Development Corporation; Faith/health connector at Cabell Huntington Hospital

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

The neighbors and the willingness of the community to make things better.

Committees: Personnel, Economic & Community Development