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Allentown City Council swears in new members and elects leadership

Allentown City Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

At its Jan. 5 organizational meeting, the Allentown City Council administered oaths to newly elected members, elected a council president and vice president, and heard brief remarks from the mayor and incoming members. Vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.

The Allentown City Council held its organizational meeting Jan. 5, 2026, administering oaths of office to newly elected council members and selecting the council’s president and vice president.

Linda Vega administered the oath of office to multiple incoming members, including Cynthia Mota, Jeremy Bender, Natalie Santos and Christian Pongo, each of whom repeated the pledge to support and defend the…

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