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City Council

Lawsuit, deep division within GOP set stage for Election Day – Daily Press | #citycouncil

Until about a year and a half ago, Chesapeake’s city council members seemed to get along just fine. Votes on the governing body, which has a 7-2 Republican majority, almost always were unanimous. In fact, a review conducted by The Virginian-Pilot in November 2020 showed that in the previous two years, 94% of the council’s […]

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City Council

Six more Republican officials withdraw support for Chesapeake City Council candidate accused of elder abuse – The Virginian-Pilot | #citycouncil

Another half dozen Republican elected officials in Chesapeake have come forward to say they don’t support a City Council candidate accused of mistreating two elderly relatives and taking from them property and cash worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The latest group of elected officials to say they’re concerned about the allegations against Republican candidate […]

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