City Officials
Elected officials for Van — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.
City Council
Samantha Smith
Place 1 Council Member2024-08-01 to 2027-05-01
Mark Heatwole
Place 2 Council Member, Mayor Pro Tem2025-05-01 to 2027-05-01
Bill Dwyer
Place 3 Council Member2025-05-01 to 2027-05-01
Laura Duncan
Place 4 Council Member2023-07-01 to 2026-11-01
Mark Thompson
Place 5 Council Member2025-08-01 to 2026-11-01
Former Officials (4)
Charles Ryan
Place 3 Council MemberPlace 3 council member (roll calls Jul 2023 to May 2025 per Van council minutes/agenda headers (vantx.gov CivicClerk)); successor Bill Dwyer won Place 3 on May 3, 2025 and is on the Jun 12, 2025 header; month-level end: June 2025.
Served until Jun 2025
Linzy Neal
Council MemberCouncil member (on every roll call Jan 2023 to Jul 11, 2024); absent from the Aug 8, 2024 header onward per Van council minutes/agenda headers (vantx.gov CivicClerk); month-level end: August 2024 (resignation date not published).
Served until Aug 2024
Tammy Huff
MayorMayor (presided Jan 2023; re-elected May 4, 2024 with 122 votes per Van 'Unofficial Tabulation' May 4, 2024 (vantx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1121)); last on the Jul 17, 2024 agenda header, replaced on the Aug 8, 2024 header by Mayor Pro Tem Burns presiding; month-level end: August 2024 (resignation date not published).
Served until Aug 2024
Melissa Rust
Council MemberCouncil member on the roll call through Jun 8, 2023; Laura Duncan appears from Jul 13, 2023 per Van council minutes/agenda headers (vantx.gov CivicClerk); month-level end: July 2023.
Served until Jul 2023