Editing Ada, Ohio (section)

== Government ==
[[File:Ada village hall and police station.jpg|thumb|Ada Village Hall and police station]]
The village has a mayor, David A. Retterer, who has held the office since 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schriner |first=Joe |date=2024-08-01 |title=“Retterer for Mayor,” again …running for his sixth consecutive Ada term |url=https://www.adaherald.com/news/local/retterer-for-mayor-again-running-for-his-sixth-consecutive-ada-term/article_3dfa3d22-41f5-11ee-9a2b-7fe8f84d2ef0.html |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=AdaHerald.com |language=en}}</ref> Retterer moved to the village in 1979 to become a mathematics professor at the local [[Ohio Northern University]], before running for mayor for the first time in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schriner |first=Joe |date=2024-08-01 |title=“Retterer for Mayor,” again …running for his sixth consecutive Ada term |url=https://www.adaherald.com/news/local/retterer-for-mayor-again-running-for-his-sixth-consecutive-ada-term/article_3dfa3d22-41f5-11ee-9a2b-7fe8f84d2ef0.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=AdaHerald.com |language=en}}</ref> Retterer won a 6th term as mayor in 2023, defeating challenger Howard Fenton.{{Election|year=2023|title=Ada Mayoral Election|party1=Republican Party (United States)|candidate1=David A. Retterer|votes1=659|percent1=61.59%|party2=Democratic Party (United States)|party2color={{color box| Blue |Default color for this text}}|candidate2=Howard N. Fenton|votes2=377|percent2=35.26%|party1color={{color box| Red |Default color for this text}}|majority=1,036|majoritypercent=100%|party1name=Republican}}

The village also elects a Village Council, made up of six representative elected on a rotating basis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village Council & Mayor Directory {{!}} Village of Ada |url=https://www.adaoh.org/village-council-mayor-directory |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.adaoh.org}}</ref> There are no term limits to municipal offices in Ada. The Village Council is elected at large and by popular vote. The members are as follows:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Councilor
!Party
!Year of Term End
|-
|Jeff Oestreich
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|2027
|-
|Linda Mason
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|2027
|-
|Sean Beck
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|2025
|-
|Bob Simmons
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|2025
|-
|Jason Campbell
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|2025
|-
|Sheila Coressel
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|2027
|}