Meet Your City Council

Newport's City Charter provides for a City Council-City Manager form of government, with the Council comprised of seven members; one representative elected from each of the City's three voting wards and four elected City-wide, or at-large, for two-year terms.

Jeanne Marie Napolitano, Mayor & Council Chair

Jeanne-Marie Napolitano

Mayor & Council Chair, At-Large Councilor
34 Malbone Road
Newport, RI 02840

Liaison Appointments: Cliff Walk Commission (ex-officio), Hospitality Commission (ex-officio), Miantonomi Park Commission (Ex-Officio), Edward King House Senior Center, Discover Newport, Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation,

Home: (401) 439-4240
City Hall: (401) 845-5436
Email: jnapolitano@cityofnewport.com

Lynn Underwood Ceglie, Vice Chair

Lynn Underwood Ceglie

Vice Chair, At-Large Councilor
36 Tilden Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

Liaison Appointments: Edward King House Senior Center, Newport County Chamber of Commerce, Newport Partnership for Families, Newport Public Education Foundation, Newport Public Library, Tourism Marketing District, Washington Square Advisory Commission

City Hall: (401) 845-5498
Cell: (401) 556-4490
Email: lceglie@cityofnewport.com
Website: www.ceglie2ndward.com

Jamie Bova, At-Large Councilor

Jamie Bova

At-Large Councilor
19 Russell Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

Liaison Appointments: Energy & Environment Commission, Legislative Liaison, Newport Public Library, Newport Public Education Foundation, East Bay Community Action Program

Cell: (401) 236-4840
City Hall: (401) 845-5499
Email: jbova@cityofnewport.com

Elizabeth Fuerte, At-Large Councilor

Elizabeth Fuerte

At-Large Councilor
195 Admiral Kalbfus Rd. Unit 10-A
Newport, RI 02840

Liaison Appointments: Edward King House Senior Center, Tree & Open Space Commission

Cell: Cell 401-835-4235
City Hall: (401) 845-5493
Email: efuerte@cityofnewport.com

Angela McCalla, First Ward Councilor

Angela McCalla

First Ward Councilor
203 Hillside Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

Liaison Appointments: Affirmative Action Commission, School Liaison Committee, Energy & Environment Commission, Miantonomi Park Commission, Newport County Chamber of Commerce

Cell: (401) 290-8370
City Hall: (401) 845-5497
Email: amccalla@cityofnewport.com

Charles M. Holder, Second Ward Councilor

Charles M. Holder

Second Ward Councilor
53 Berkeley Ave
Newport, R.I. 02840

Liaison Appointments: Hospitality Commission, Newport Beach Commission, Tourism Marketing District, Newport County Chamber of Commerce

Cell: 401-236-7098
City Hall: (401) 845-5498
Email: cholder@cityofnewport.com

Kathryn E. Leonard, Third Ward Councilor

Kathryn E. Leonard

Third Ward Councilor
37 Castle Hill Road
Newport, RI 02840

Liaison Appointments: Brenton Point Committee, Fort Adams Foundation, Newport Film

City Hall: (401) 845-5495
Residence: (401) 849-4818
Cell: (401) 952-3461
Email: KateLeonar@aol.com

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