Government
Fairfield is governed by a seven-member city council headed by a mayor. The current mayor, Ed Malloy, was first elected in 2001 and has served four consecutive two year terms. City council members serve staggered four-year terms. The council consists of one representative from each of the city's five wards, plus two at-large representatives. As of 2012, city council members are Susan Silvers (at large), Connie Boyer (at large), Martha Rasmussen (Ward 1), John Revolinski (Ward 2), Tony Hammes (Ward 3), Michael Halley (Ward 4), and Daryn Hamilton (Ward 5). Fairfield's City Administrator is Kevin Flanagan.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama visited the city in July 2007 and gave a "stump speech" in the town square to an audience that "turned out in large numbers".
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