Ozan M. "Oz" Duran
Candidate for Chesapeake City Council
Background
- Occupation
- Farmer; contractor; former Norfolk finance department employee
- Campaign website
- savechesapeakeschools.com
A farmer, contractor and teacher who has lived in Hampton Roads for 15 years; formerly worked in Norfolk's finance department on debt service and bond issues. Helped organize residents against closing Norfolk Highlands Primary.
Photo: Candidate-submitted photo — Cardinal News voter guide
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Proposes keeping TIF revenue in the communities that generate it.
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“making sure that TIF revenue stays within the community that it is collected from rather than absorbed into general revenue.”
Education
Opposed closing Norfolk Highlands Primary.
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“helped collect more than 1,000 petition signatures in four days.”
Economy & jobs
Proposes allowing some small businesses by right in neighborhoods.
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“By allowing certain businesses by right in neighborhoods, such as coffeeshops”
Environment & parks
Proposes letting landowners disconnect from the electric grid.
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“I intend to give all landowners the ability to disconnect from the grid”
Government & transparency
Proposes reusable permit templates to speed approvals.
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“There is duplicative work that is being done when issuing permits, ideally these are saved and made into templates”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Ozan M. "Oz" Duran on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- Candidate list, November 3, 2026 General Election: City of Chesapeake (all offices)
Election filing · Virginia Department of Elections · elections.virginia.gov
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections (Congressional Districts 2 and 3)
Election filing · City of Chesapeake Voter Registration & Elections · cityofchesapeake.net
- How to vote in Chesapeake: candidate questionnaire (Cardinal News, via ElectUp)
Candidate questionnaire · Cardinal News · app.electup.com
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