Clayton L. Spruill
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Chesapeake City Council
- Vote for
- 5
- Term
- 4 years
- Candidates
- 15
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: The city council sets Chesapeake's budget, tax rates and ordinances and appoints the city manager.
Nichelle Buffalow
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Eric V. Wray II
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Janelle K. "Dr. J" St Louis
No party listed
Clinical pharmacist; small business owner
The gist
- Supports attainable housing and responsible development.
- Supports investing in roads, drainage and flood mitigation.
- Supports making growth pay its fair share.
- Pledges more resident input on neighborhood decisions.
- Supports small businesses.
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Supports attainable housing and responsible development.
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“I will support attainable housing and responsible development”
Supports investing in roads, drainage and flood mitigation.
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“investing in roads, drainage, flood mitigation, sidewalks, schools, and public safety.”
Supports making growth pay its fair share.
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“Growth must be thoughtful, sustainable, and pay its fair share rather than placing additional burdens on taxpayers.”
Pledges more resident input on neighborhood decisions.
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“residents deserve a meaningful voice in decisions affecting their neighborhoods.”
Supports small businesses.
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“That means increasing transparency, supporting our small businesses, investing in roads, drainage and public safety”
Gayle M. Gilmore
No party listed
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Santiera Brown-Yearling
No party listed
Registered respiratory therapist
The gist
- Pledges to track results of the city's new recycling approach.
- Supports transparency on city service changes.
- Supports growth that brings jobs and affordable living.
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Pledges to track results of the city's new recycling approach.
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“tracking whether our new recycling approach is actually reducing waste, making recycling accessible, and producing measurable results.”
Supports transparency on city service changes.
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“we can demand transparency, improve what is not working, educate residents, and make environmental health part of how Chesapeake plans for the future.”
Supports growth that brings jobs and affordable living.
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“support responsible growth that will bring jobs, invest in recreational and economic opportunities, foster affordable living”
Todd A. Mayfield
No party listed
Retired Navy officer; defense executive
The gist
- Proposes attracting higher-paying industries to Chesapeake.
- Supports expanding housing options through planning.
- Supports more attainable housing for workers and seniors.
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Proposes attracting higher-paying industries to Chesapeake.
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“We need to grow our economy by attracting higher-paying industries, supporting small businesses, and creating more career opportunities”
Supports expanding housing options through planning.
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“we must expand housing options through smart planning while protecting the character of our neighborhoods.”
Supports more attainable housing for workers and seniors.
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“Too many young families, teachers, first responders, and seniors are being priced out because we don't have enough attainable housing”
Daniel E. "Lieutenant Dan" Rosinski
No party listed
Navy Reserve officer; attorney
The gist
- Opposes data centers in Chesapeake.
- Supports targeted relief on the car tax and license fees.
- Supports district-based representation on City Council.
- Supports building sidewalks, crosswalks and flood control.
- Supports more mental health resources.
- Supports ending data center tax exemptions.
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Opposes data centers in Chesapeake.
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“such as how we address attempts to build data centers in Chesapeake. I oppose them”
Supports targeted relief on the car tax and license fees.
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“I favor targeted relief on regressive taxes like the "car tax" and on license fees which almost everyone must pay”
Supports district-based representation on City Council.
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“working with our General Assembly to have district-based representation on City Council.”
Supports building sidewalks, crosswalks and flood control.
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“building more infrastructure evenly across Chesapeake like sidewalks, crosswalks, safer roads, flood control, an events center”
Supports more mental health resources.
Daniel "Lieutenant Dan" Rosinski | Chesapeake City CouncilCampaign website · Lieutenant Dan for Chesapeake · danrosinski.com
“safer roads, building new sidewalks, more mental health resources, a smarter recycling program, and opposing expansion of data centers.”
Supports ending data center tax exemptions.
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“Working with our General Assembly to end data center tax exemptions will be part of the effort”
Jennifer P. Naperala
No party listed
Chesapeake Public Schools teacher
The gist
- Opposes data centers in Chesapeake.
- Supports sidewalks, drainage and community centers where lacking.
- Supports protecting undeveloped land in southern Chesapeake.
- Supports living wages for city workers.
- Supports affordable housing opportunities.
- Proposes incentives to improve blighted retail properties.
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Opposes data centers in Chesapeake.
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“Keep data centers out of Chesapeake”
Supports sidewalks, drainage and community centers where lacking.
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“Provide quality-of-life infrastructure to communities lacking sidewalks, drainage, tree canopies, and community centers”
Supports protecting undeveloped land in southern Chesapeake.
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“Protect undeveloped land in Southern Chesapeake”
Supports living wages for city workers.
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“Provide living wages and protection to our city workers”
Supports affordable housing opportunities.
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“Provide affordable housing opportunities”
Proposes incentives to improve blighted retail properties.
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“Improve blighted retail properties with community-centered stimuli”
George M. Yacus
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Retired Navy pilot; adjunct professor
The gist
- Pledges to keep taxes low.
- Supports matching growth to roads, water and drainage capacity.
- Supports traditional education.
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Pledges to keep taxes low.
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“my goal is to keep Chesapeake safe, keep taxes low, promote balanced growth, facilitate good jobs”
Supports matching growth to roads, water and drainage capacity.
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“balancing growth and our ability to support it (e.g., roads, water, drainage, grid, public services)”
Supports traditional education.
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“be an advocate for traditional education”
Brandy L.A. Deel
No party listed
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Ozan M. "Oz" Duran
No party listed
Farmer; contractor; former Norfolk finance department employee
The gist
- Proposes keeping TIF revenue in the communities that generate it.
- Proposes letting landowners disconnect from the electric grid.
- Proposes allowing some small businesses by right in neighborhoods.
- Proposes reusable permit templates to speed approvals.
- Opposed closing Norfolk Highlands Primary.
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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.”
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”
Proposes allowing some small businesses by right in neighborhoods.
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“By allowing certain businesses by right in neighborhoods, such as coffeeshops”
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”
Opposed closing Norfolk Highlands Primary.
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“helped collect more than 1,000 petition signatures in four days.”
Amanda L. Newins
No party listedIncumbent
Chesapeake City Council member; attorney
The gist
- Supports full funding for police and fire departments.
- Supports reducing city taxes and fees.
- Pledges to work with the school board on school funding.
- Supports balancing business and residential growth.
- Supports adding parks and recreational facilities.
- Secured a 50% cut in the concealed weapons permit fee.In office
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Supports full funding for police and fire departments.
Priorities — Amanda Newins For City CouncilCampaign website · Friends of Amanda Newins · amandanewins.com
“fully fund our law enforcement and fire department so they can do the job they were trained to do - keep us safe!”
Supports reducing city taxes and fees.
Priorities — Amanda Newins For City CouncilCampaign website · Friends of Amanda Newins · amandanewins.com
“I have consistently advocated for reducing taxes and fees so residents and small businesses keep more of what they earn.”
Pledges to work with the school board on school funding.
Priorities — Amanda Newins For City CouncilCampaign website · Friends of Amanda Newins · amandanewins.com
“I will work with our school board to ensure Chesapeake schools and teachers have the proper funding to continue this success”
Supports balancing business and residential growth.
Priorities — Amanda Newins For City CouncilCampaign website · Friends of Amanda Newins · amandanewins.com
“I am committed to balancing healthy and responsible business and residential growth that entices more businesses and residents into Chesapeake”
Supports adding parks and recreational facilities.
Priorities — Amanda Newins For City CouncilCampaign website · Friends of Amanda Newins · amandanewins.com
“By enhancing and increasing our parks, open space and other recreational facilities, we build a more pleasant and sociable place to live”
Secured a 50% cut in the concealed weapons permit fee.
Priorities — Amanda Newins For City CouncilCampaign website · Friends of Amanda Newins · amandanewins.com
“I successfully advocated for a 50% reduction in the Concealed Weapons Permit fee”
E.R. "Jeff" Jefferies Jr.
No party listedIncumbent
Chesapeake City Council member; former police officer
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Daniel W. Whitaker
No party listedIncumbent
Chesapeake City Council member; master electrician
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