City Officials
Elected officials for Bangor — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.
City Council
Susan Hawes
Council ChairBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). Start: oath of office at the Organizational Meeting of November 13, 2024 (minutes AgendaCenter _11132024-238: City Clerk administered oath to newly elected Councilors Beck, Hawes and Mallar; Nov 5, 2024 election results). month-level end: November 2027 per three-year term. Council Chair elected Nov 10, 2025 (minutes); Hawes first elected earlier, current-term start used.
Michael Beck
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). Start: oath of office at the Organizational Meeting of November 13, 2024 (minutes AgendaCenter _11132024-238: City Clerk administered oath to newly elected Councilors Beck, Hawes and Mallar; Nov 5, 2024 election results). month-level end: November 2027 per three-year term.
Wayne Mallar
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). Start: oath of office at the Organizational Meeting of November 13, 2024 (minutes AgendaCenter _11132024-238: City Clerk administered oath to newly elected Councilors Beck, Hawes and Mallar; Nov 5, 2024 election results). month-level end: November 2027 per three-year term.
Daniel Carson
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). Start: oath of office at the Organizational Meeting of November 10, 2025 (minutes AgendaCenter _11102025-594: oath to Faloon, Carson and Walker; Nov 4, 2025 official results). month-level end: November 2028 per three-year term.
Daniel Carson's campaign platform centers on increasing municipal investments in affordable housing and essential public services for the city of Bangor.
Susan Faloon
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). Start: oath of office at the Organizational Meeting of November 10, 2025 (minutes AgendaCenter _11102025-594: oath to Faloon, Carson and Walker; Nov 4, 2025 official results). month-level end: November 2028 per three-year term.
Angela Walker
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). Start: oath of office at the Organizational Meeting of November 10, 2025 (minutes AgendaCenter _11102025-594: oath to Faloon, Carson and Walker; Nov 4, 2025 official results). month-level end: November 2028 per three-year term.
Susan Deane
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). month-level start: November 2023 per WABI 2023-11-13 (Fish and Deane sworn in; Leonard re-elected Nov 7, 2023 per Bangor Daily News); seat class derived because Beck/Hawes/Mallar were seated 2024 and Faloon/Carson/Walker 2025. month-level end: November 2026 per three-year term (city council page lists Deane term expires 2026).
Carolyn Fish
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). month-level start: November 2023 per WABI 2023-11-13 (Fish and Deane sworn in; Leonard re-elected Nov 7, 2023 per Bangor Daily News); seat class derived because Beck/Hawes/Mallar were seated 2024 and Faloon/Carson/Walker 2025. month-level end: November 2026 per three-year term (city council page lists Deane term expires 2026).
Joseph Leonard
CouncilorBangor councilors serve three-year terms with three seats up each November (bangormaine.gov/446/City-Council). month-level start: November 2023 per WABI 2023-11-13 (Fish and Deane sworn in; Leonard re-elected Nov 7, 2023 per Bangor Daily News); seat class derived because Beck/Hawes/Mallar were seated 2024 and Faloon/Carson/Walker 2025. month-level end: November 2026 per three-year term (city council page lists Deane term expires 2026). First won a June 2022 special election; current term from Nov 2023 re-election.
Former Officials (7)
Cara Pelletier
CouncilorCouncilor and Council Chair; did not run in 2025 (BDN 2025-08-28); replaced Nov 10, 2025 (minutes: oath to Faloon, Carson, Walker). Term end = that organizational meeting date. Resigned as chair Sept 2025 (Spectrum News).
Served until Nov 2025
Dan Tremble
CouncilorCouncilor; no incumbent ran in 2025 (BDN 2025-08-28); seat replaced Nov 10, 2025 (oath to Faloon, Carson, Walker). Term end = that meeting date.
Served until Nov 2025
Rick Fournier
CouncilorCouncilor; interim Council Chair from Sept 2025 (Spectrum News 2025-09-16); no incumbent ran in 2025 (BDN); seat replaced Nov 10, 2025 (oath to Faloon, Carson, Walker). Term end = that meeting date.
Served until Nov 2025
Dina Yacoubagha
CouncilorCouncilor; seat replaced at the November 13, 2024 organizational meeting (Oct 28, 2024 minutes roll call lists Yacoubagha; Nov 13, 2024 minutes: oath to Beck, Hawes, Mallar). Term end = that meeting date.
Served until Nov 2024
Gretchen Schaefer
CouncilorCouncilor; seat replaced at the November 13, 2024 organizational meeting (Oct 28, 2024 minutes roll call lists Schaefer; Nov 13, 2024 minutes: oath to Beck, Hawes, Mallar). Term end = that meeting date.
Served until Nov 2024
Clare Davitt
CouncilorCouncilor did not seek reelection in November 2023 (Bangor Daily News 2023-11-07: Davitt and Sprague did not run; Fish and Deane elected). month-level end: November 2023 per BDN/WABI 2023-11-13 swearing-in report.
Served until Nov 2023
Jonathan Sprague
CouncilorCouncilor did not seek reelection in November 2023 (Bangor Daily News 2023-11-07: Davitt and Sprague did not run; Fish and Deane elected). month-level end: November 2023 per BDN/WABI 2023-11-13 swearing-in report.
Served until Nov 2023