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Suffolk City Council

Chuckatuck Borough

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Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The city council sets Suffolk's budget, tax rates and ordinances and appoints the city manager.

Mary Ellen Hill

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Shelley S. Butler BarlowCandidate-submitted photo — Cardinal News voter guide

Shelley S. Butler Barlow

No party listedIncumbent

Suffolk City Council member; farmer

The gist

  • Supports growth that protects farmland and coastal areas.
  • Supports prioritizing infrastructure within the city's fiscal policies.
  • Supports a downtown arts, culture and education hub.
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  1. Supports growth that protects farmland and coastal areas.

    How to vote in Suffolk: candidate questionnaire (Cardinal News, via ElectUp)

    Candidate questionnaire · Cardinal News · app.electup.com

    “a locality that successfully promotes growth at the same time it protects and improves its natural, agricultural and coastal assets.”
  2. Supports prioritizing infrastructure within the city's fiscal policies.

    How to vote in Suffolk: candidate questionnaire (Cardinal News, via ElectUp)

    Candidate questionnaire · Cardinal News · app.electup.com

    “trying to prioritize improvements to infrastructure and services within the confines of the city's fiscal policies”
  3. Supports a downtown arts, culture and education hub.

    How to vote in Suffolk: candidate questionnaire (Cardinal News, via ElectUp)

    Candidate questionnaire · Cardinal News · app.electup.com

    “We can have a vibrant downtown arts, cultural, entertainment and educational hub AND rural landscapes, agribusinesses, wilderness areas and coastal lifestyles”

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