City Council ▸ Councillors ▸ E. Denise Simmons
E. Denise Simmons
13 terms, 2002-27.
2,8365 terms unmeasuredpapers filed156vs their councils100 = the median member11,268roll calls on record11,192roll-call events while seated3413.4% of 10,052 rolls that name who was missingrecorded absent11,252votes recorded150of 10,112 votes on rolls that name each sideagainst the majority
Counts are what the record holds, not what happened: coverage thins the further back you look, and a term with little recovered will show small numbers for everyone who sat in it. The index is the figure to compare between people. It measures this councillor against the others on their own council, so the same gaps sit in the numerator and the denominator and largely cancel. Where this comes from.
Term by term
| Term | Role | Papers | Index | Roll calls | Votes | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Councillor | 42 | 105 | 215 | 199 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Councillor | – | not enough of the record | 198 | 198 | – |
| 2006–07 | Councillor | – | not enough of the record | 169 | 169 | – |
| 2008–09 | Mayor | – | not enough of the record | 162 | 162 | – |
| 2010–11 | Councillor | – | not enough of the record | 206 | 206 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Vice Mayor | – | not enough of the record | 179 | 179 | – |
| 2014–15 | Councillor | 1 | not enough of the record | 182 | 182 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Mayor | 720 | 133 | 519 | 519 | 7 |
| 2018–19 | Councillor | 455 | 114 | 627 | 627 | 17 |
| 2020–21 | Councillor | 587 | 154 | 2,013 | 2,013 | 28 |
| 2022–23 | Councillor | 527 | 158 | 2,134 | 2,134 | 61 |
| 2024–25 | Mayor | 499 | 180 | 4,282 | 4,282 | 24 |
| 2026–27 | Councillor | 5 | 250 | 382 | 382 | 13 |
Who they voted with
Rated on contested roll calls only, the votes with at least one nay: the council adopts most business unanimously, and agreeing on a unanimous vote says nothing about affinity. Pairs sharing fewer than 10 contested votes are not rated. Agreement across all shared votes, unanimous included, is shown for context.
Most often
| Councillor | Contested | Agreement | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Pickett | 28 of 33 | 85% | 100% of 1,587 votes |
| Paul F. Toner | 335 of 395 | 85% | 99% of 5,947 votes |
| Timothy R. Flaherty | 26 of 31 | 84% | 99% of 380 votes |
Least often
| Councillor | Contested | Agreement | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Zondervan | 144 of 448 | 32% | 94% of 4,684 votes |
| Ayah A. Al-Zubi | 9 of 26 | 35% | 95% of 328 votes |
| Craig A. Kelley | 43 of 99 | 43% | 97% of 1,961 votes |