Norfolk is an independent city in Virginia,United States. As of the 2020 census,Norfolk had a population of 238,005,making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake,and the 94th-largest city in the nation. Norfolk holds a strategic position as the historical,urban,financial,and cultural center of the Hampton Roads region,which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the 37th-largest metropolitan area in the US,with ten cities.
Williamsburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia,United States. As of the 2020 census,it had a population of 15,425. Located on the Virginia Peninsula,Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County on the west and south and York County on the east.
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of Virginia,United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character,it is the most populous city in Virginia,fifth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic,ninth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 42nd-most populous city in the U.S. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay,Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area which includes 6 other cities. This area,sometimes referred to as "America's First Region",also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake,Hampton,Newport News,Norfolk,Portsmouth,and Suffolk,as well as other smaller cities,counties,and towns of Hampton Roads.
Poquoson,informally known as Bull Island,is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 12,460. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with surrounding York County for statistical purposes.
Newport News is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2020 census,the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region,it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
Hampton is an independent city in Virginia,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 137,148. It is the 7th-most populous city in Virginia and 204th-most populous city in the nation. Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area,the 37th-largest in the United States,with a total population of 1,799,674 in 2020. This area,known as "America's First Region",also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake,Virginia Beach,Newport News,Norfolk,Portsmouth,and Suffolk,as well as other smaller cities,counties,and towns of Hampton Roads.
Barry Eugene DuVal is an American politician from Virginia. He was first elected to the City Council of Newport News,Virginia in 1988,and in 1990 was elected mayor,serving in that role until 1996. He has also served as the President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Partnership,a group that brings together the cities and counties of the Hampton Roads area with local universities and businesses in order to promote the region's economic interests. His service in this field led then-Governor Jim Gilmore to appoint DuVal to be his Secretary of Commerce and Trade,a position he held from 1998 until 2001. After long being considered a Republican frontrunner to succeed Herbert H. Bateman,DuVal surprised many in 2000 when he decided to drop out of the race for Congress in Virginia's 1st congressional district. Jo Ann Davis went on to win the seat. In April 2010,DuVal was named President &CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Paul David Fraim is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat,he was elected to the City Council of Norfolk,Virginia in 1986,was appointed mayor of Norfolk July 1,1994 and re-appointed every two years until May 2006 when he became the first popularly elected mayor since 1916. He was twice re-elected mayor and did not seek re-election in 2016. He is the longest serving mayor in the history of Norfolk.
William Wallace Bunten was an American politician from Kansas. He served as mayor of Topeka,Kansas,having been elected to a four-year term in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Before being elected mayor,he served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1991 and in the Kansas Senate from 2003 to 2004. He previously ran for mayor in 2001 and in a special election in 2003. To date,Bunten is the last member of the Republican Party to serve as Topeka mayor.
The Daily Press Inc. is a daily morning newspaper published in Newport News,Virginia,which covers the lower and middle Peninsula of Tidewater Virginia. It was established in 1896 and bought by Tribune Company in 1986. Current owner Tribune Publishing spun off from the company in 2014. In 2016,The Daily Press has a daily average readership of approximately 101,100. It had a Sunday average readership of approximately 169,200. Using a frequently used industry-standard readership of 2.2 readers per copy,the October 2022 readership is estimated to be 38,000. It is the sister newspaper to Norfolk's The Virginian-Pilot,which was its southern market rival until Tribune's purchase of that paper in 2018;the papers have both been based out of the Daily Press building since May 2020.
Phenix High School was a segregated public school for African Americans,active from 1931 to 1968. It was created by the Hampton Institute,now Hampton University,as a normal school near the town of Hampton and Fort Monroe in Elizabeth City County,Virginia in 1931.
William Douglas Sessoms Jr. is an American politician and bank officer who served as the mayor of Virginia Beach,Virginia from 2008 until his resignation in April,2018. He was president and CEO of Towne Financial Services Group,a division of TowneBank of Hampton Roads,Virginia from 2011 to 2014.
C. Kim Bracey is an American politician. She served as the 24th Mayor of York,Pennsylvania,from January 4,2010,to January 2,2018. She was the first African American mayor of the city and the second woman to hold the office. Betty Marshall,who was elected in 1977,served as the first female mayor of York from 1978 to 1982.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia was held on Election Day,November 8,2016,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections,Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
Donnie Ray Tuck is an American politician who is currently serving as mayor of Hampton,Virginia. Tuck made his first bid for elected office in 2003,to succeed Mary Christian in the Virginia House of Delegates;he lost the Democratic primary to Jeion Ward. He defeated incumbent mayor George E. Wallace in 2016. In 2020,Tuck won reelection over Chris Carter and Richelle D. Wallace.
The government of Richmond,Virginia,headquartered at Richmond City Hall in Downtown Richmond,is organized under the Charter of Richmond,Virginia and provides for a "strong" mayor-council system. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of city government. The Richmond City Council is a unicameral body consisting of nine members,each elected to represent a geographic district. The city of Richmond is located in the 13th Judicial Circuit of Virginia,and its court system consists of a circuit court and four district courts.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hampton,Virginia,United States.
The election for mayor of Hampton,Virginia was held on May 3,2016. Donnie Tuck was elected as mayor,unseating incumbent mayor George E. Wallace.
The Virginia Beach mayoral election of 2020 took place on November 3,2020. Voters elected the next Mayor of Virginia Beach,which has a council-manager system of government. The mayor presides over city council meetings and serves as the ceremonial head and spokesperson of the city. The mayor is elected to a four-year term through a direct election and the office has no term limits. The mayoral election occurred simultaneously with the election of four seats on the city council. These elections were nonpartisan,as are all municipal elections in Virginia Beach.
