James C. "Chris" Lewis
Candidate for Virginia Beach School Board, District 2
Background
- Occupation
- Retired educator
A retired educator with more than 30 years in public education as an instructional aide, career and technical education teacher, central-office IT professional and staff aide to a school board member.
Photo: Candidate-submitted photo — Cardinal News voter guide
Documented positions
Education
Proposes making starting teacher pay a separate budget line.
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“make starting teacher pay a named, standalone line in the budget conversation each year”
Supports mentoring and protected planning time for teachers.
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“mentorship pairing for new teachers, protecting planning time, and giving teachers real autonomy and confidence in their classroom decisions.”
Economy & jobs
Supports expanding career and technical education programs.
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“Virginia Beach is already doing this well. My job on the board is to protect it, invest in it”
Government & transparency
Proposes yearly public benchmarks of teacher pay against neighbors.
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“hold ourselves accountable with a clear year-over-year benchmark against the other Seven Cities divisions”
All sources (3)
- Candidate list, November 3, 2026 General Election: City of Virginia Beach (all offices)
Election filing · Virginia Department of Elections · elections.virginia.gov
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections (City Council/School Board Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Election filing · City of Virginia Beach Voter Registration & Elections · voter.virginiabeach.gov
- How to vote in Virginia Beach: candidate questionnaire (Cardinal News, via ElectUp)
Candidate questionnaire · Cardinal News · app.electup.com
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