The Town of Leesburg operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The Town Council is the legislative body of Leesburg and is empowered by the Town Charter to make Town policy. The Council is composed of a Mayor and six Council Members elected at large on a non-partisan basis.

Current Council Members

Mayor Kelly Burk (term expires December 31, 2024)
Vice Mayor Neil Steinberg (term expires December 31, 2026)
Council Member Ara Bagdasarian (term expires on December 31, 2024)
Council Member Todd Cimino-Johnson (term expires on December 31, 2026)
Council Member Zach Cummings (term expires on December 31, 2024)
Council Member Kari Nacy (term expires on December 31, 2024)
Council Member Patrick Wilt (term expires on December 31, 2026)

Letters to the Town Council may be mailed to 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, or faxed to (703) 771-2727. Individual email addresses for council members can be found on the Council Bios page. Alternatively, you can contact the entire Town Council by email at council@leesburgva.gov.  Correspondence sent by or to the Leesburg Town Council is subject to Virginia's Freedom of Information Act. Please note that our third-party spam filter often flags emails that contain links and/or attachments and does not deliver those messages. If you do not receive a response to an email within a reasonable timeframe, try sending your message without links or attachments. 

Council Meetings

The Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Government Center, 25 West Market Street. The Council meets in work session at 7:00 p.m. on Mondays preceding regular Tuesday meetings. Meetings are conducted according to the Council's adopted Rules of Procedure and Ethics, Conduct and Decorum Policy .

The public is welcome to attend the meetings. Council meetings can be seen live on Leesburg's Government Access Channel, Comcast Channel 67 and Verizon Channel 35, or by webcast.  Webcasts are archived on this website and may be viewed on demand.

Participation by public-spirited citizens on Town boards and commissions is vital to the success of the Town government.  Individuals interested in applying for a vacancy on one of our boards, commissions or committees should submit a letter of interest and resume to the Clerk of Council.

Council Elections

Town elections are held every two years, in November of even-numbered years.  The next Town Council elections will be on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The Mayor is elected for a two-year term. The remaining six Town Council members are elected for four-year staggered terms. During each election cycle, the Mayor and three Council members are elected.  All Town Council members are elected at large.

Information about voter registration, polling places, and for prospective candidates, is available on the Loudoun County Voter Registration and Elections webpage.