Meet Your City Council

The Daphne City Council is comprised of seven council members elected by districts as show in the City Council District Map. To view an interactive map and determine your Council District, click here.

For more information on City of Daphne Boards & Committees with liaisons and contact information please visit this link.

Council President, District 6 - Benjamin Hughes

councildistrict6@daphneal.com  |  251-689-9249

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Benjamin Hughes is a lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore with a deep-rooted commitment to serving the Daphne community. A graduate of Central Christian School, he holds degrees from the inaugural paramedic program at Coastal Alabama Community College and from Jacksonville State University’s nursing program. He has worked in public safety since 2005, bringing 20 years of experience in fire rescue and emergency medical services. He currently serves as a Flight Nurse with a local air medical transport helicopter service, delivering life-saving care to residents across the Gulf Coast.

Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards and commendations and was recently honored as a member of Mobile Bay Magazine’s 2025 Class of 40 Under 40. He also co-authored the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Interfacility Transfer Paramedic Course. 

Benjamin was elected to represent District 6 on the Daphne City Council in 2020. He serves as the City Council liaison to the Daphne Recreation Board.

Benjamin and his wife, Bethany, live in Daphne with their three children. They are active members of City Hope Church and are proud to call Daphne home.

District 1 - Tommie Conaway

councildistrict1@daphneal.com  |  251-379-7057

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Tommie Conaway represents District 1 and has been a resident of Daphne since 1975. She received a BS and M. Ed in Elementary Education from Alabama State University in Montgomery. Administrative Certification (N-12) was obtained from the University of Mobile. Councilwoman Conaway has served Baldwin County as an educator for 34 years. She taught 13 years in the classroom and 21 years as principal at Foley Middle, Daphne Intermediate and Daphne East. Councilwoman Conaway retired in 2009. She serves on various boards and committees in the community. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing tennis, shopping and spending time with her grandsons. She is married to Francis B. Conaway. They have two daughters, Tiffany N. Conaway (deceased) and Leah Conaway (Dominic) Washington. She is the grandmother of Brock and Beau Washington. Councilwoman Conaway is committed to serve the people in Daphne, especially District 1.

District 2 - Steve Olen

councildistrict2@daphneal.com  |  251-327-1002

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Steve Olen, representing District 2, has been a resident of Daphne since 2010. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Cumberland School of Law, and has been an attorney for over 40 years. He is married to Sharon Olen, and they have three grown children and four grandchildren.

Council Pro-Tem, District 3 - Joel Coleman

councildistrict3@daphneal.com  |  251-263-1042

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Joel Coleman moved to Daphne shortly after graduating from college in 1988. He received a Master’s of Science degree in Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering both from Auburn University. He has two daughters, Emma and Chloe, who both attend Daphne High School. Councilman Coleman enjoys sports, music, grilling, hiking and traveling. He is currently employed by LENNAR as Division Manager of their Gulf Coast Division.

Joel was elected to represent District 3 on the Daphne City Council in 2016 and currently serves as the Council’s representative on the Daphne Utilities Board, the Council’s advisor to the Daphne Junior City Council, in addition to multiple other City of Daphne Committees.

District 4 - Oliver Roberts

councildistrict4@daphneal.com  |  251-776-3855

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Oliver Roberts was elected to represent District 4 on the Daphne City Council in November 2025. A resident of Daphne since 2010, Oliver has been actively involved in the community for more than a decade, previously serving on the Daphne Planning Commission before his election to the council.

A graduate of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Oliver and his wife, Michelle, are proud to call Daphne home and are raising their two daughters, Grace and Genevieve, who attend Daphne schools.

District 5 - Stephanie Messinger

councildistrict5@daphneal.com  |  251-620-1113

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Councilwoman Stephanie Messinger was elected to represent District 5 in November 2025  

District 7 - Jennifer Green

councildistrict7@daphneal.com | 251-263-1066

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Jennifer Green represents District 7 and has lived in Baldwin County since 2017 when she moved here from her hometown, Mobile, with her husband BJ Green and two lovely daughters. She has served as an educator for 24 years in Mobile and Baldwin County and currently teaches 6th grade at WJ Carroll Intermediate. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of South Alabama in 2005. She served on the Daphne Public School Commission from 2022-2023 and has served on several recreational boards in the performing arts community.

Jennifer loves to serve her community. She founded a local service organization, Darlings of the Eastern Shore, in 2022. She enjoys volunteering her time through Prodisee Pantry, Junior League of Mobile, where she reached sustainer status, and projects at her church, City Hope of Malbis. She is recently serving as a foster parent to three additional children.