Poteau Mayor Scotty White is pleased to announce the 3 new members of the Poteau City Council.
On April I, 2025, Poteau voters went to the polls and elected and unseated three incumbent members of the Poteau City Council.
In a special meeting held on April 14, 2025, Marc Bovos, the city Attorney, swore in the three newly elected members–Gwenda Taylor, Jon Pickel and Jarrod Ridenhour–along with David Stone who was appointed in October 2024, for Seat I Ward 3 to replace Philip Zearley who retired, Mandy Peck as City Treasurer and Tami Sprabery as city clerk
Poteau City Council 2025
Ward 1: Gwenda Taylor (seat one), BJ Johnson (seat two)
Ward 2: Jon Pickel (seat one), Monte Shockley II (seat two)
Ward 3: David Stone (seat one), Connie Shockley (seat two)
Ward 4: Jarrod Ridenour (seat one), Jim Sommers (seat two)
According to Mayor White, this is the first time that 3 new council members have been elected at the same time.
Former Council member Jim Holstead, who spent 44 years on the Poteau City Council, held this position longer than any council member in the state of Oklahoma.
Tommy Robertson and Wimp Webb spent many years as council members for the city.
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- Swearing In Ceremony
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- Newly Sworn in left to right: Mayor Scotty White, Jon Pickel, Jarrod Ridenour, Gwenda Taylor, David Stone, Tammy Sprabery, and Mandy Peck
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- Outgoing Council Members left to right: Wimp Webb, Jim Holstead, Mayor White, and Tommy Robertson
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