Summit City Council Ward 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Jamel Boyer
Candidate for City Council Ward 2 (incumbent)
Jamel Boyer, the incumbent, is running for Summit City Council Ward 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Emily Seelaus.
Voter registration deadline · Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Jamel Boyer is a Summit councilmember who has served as chair of the council's Safety Committee. His campaign site credits him with $530,000 in federal funding secured for Glenside Avenue.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Republican
- How the press groups them
- Running on the Republican-backed "Together For Summit" slate with Delia Hamlet. TAPinto Summit · May 28, 2026
- Campaign website
- togetherforsummit.com
Delia Hamlet and Jamel Boyer are running on the Republican-backed "Together For Summit" ticket; Elizabeth Skoler and Emily Seelaus are the Democratic nominees. TAPinto Summit · Jun 3, 2026
Where Jamel Boyer stands: positions on the record
Former firehouse property2 sourced positions
Voted no on tabling the resolution authorizing sale of the old firehouse property at 396 Broad Street (tabled 5-2, May 19, 2026).
Council voteCity of Summit · May 19, 2026
as reported by TAPinto Summit; not a direct quote
Favored selling the firehouse and said the council should stick to the plan from nearly a year earlier.
“Let’s stick to the plan that we had almost a year ago. Sell the firehouse.”
Forum answerTAPinto Summit · Sep 24, 2026
Data centers1 sourced position
Voted no on the ordinance adding AI/data centers to prohibited uses (adopted 5-1, June 16, 2026).
Council voteCity of Summit · Jun 16, 2026
Affordable housing2 sourced positions
as reported by TAPinto Summit; not a direct quote
Said a second affordable project would compete for funding with the first and favored one project, then planning for round five.
“It’s one housing project and let’s move on and plan for round five”
Forum answerTAPinto Summit · Sep 24, 2026
as recorded in the meeting minutes; not a direct quote
At the June 3, 2026 meeting, said affordable housing obligations are state-mandated and that he preferred improving existing affordable housing before adding new units.
Own statementCity of Summit · Jun 3, 2026
Tatlock Field litigation1 sourced position
as reported by TAPinto Summit; not a direct quote
Declined to discuss the pending case directly and said he opposed a court order dictating the use of public property.
Forum answerTAPinto Summit · Sep 24, 2026
What Jamel Boyer said vs. how Jamel Boyer voted
Firehouse site
In their words
Favored selling the firehouse and said the council should stick to the plan from nearly a year earlier.
Sep 24, 2026 ·as reported by TAPinto Summit; not a direct quote ·TAPinto Summit · Sep 24, 2026
On the record
Voted no on tabling the resolution authorizing sale of the old firehouse property at 396 Broad Street (tabled 5-2, May 19, 2026).
May 19, 2026 ·City of Summit · May 19, 2026
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