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Revision as of 12:53, 15 December 2018

City of Charlottesville Elected Officials include the City Council, Constitutional Officers, School Board and several other elected officials.

Members of the City Council

  1. Wes Bellamy
  2. Kathy Galvin
  3. Heather Hill, vice-mayor
  4. Michael Signer
  5. Nikuyah Walker, mayor

Members of the Charlottesville City Council serve four-year terms. The mayor and vice-mayor are chosen by the City Council to serve for two years.

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Constitutional Officers

The Constitution of Virginia sets out the five locally-elected officials commonly referred to as “constitutional” officers. [1]

  1. Sheriffs

James E. Brown III

  1. Commonwealth’s Attorneys
Joseph D. Platania
  1. Clerks – Often called “Circuit Court Clerks”

Llezelle A. Dugger

  1. Commissioners of the Revenue

Todd Divers

  1. Treasurers

Jason Vandever

Three un-elected offices are included among the “constitutional officers” as extensions of these five:

  1. Sheriff - Regional Jail Officers
  2. Treasurer - Directors of Finance
  3. Commonwealth’s Attorney - Regional Drug Prosecutors

School Board Members

  1. James Bryant (interim)[2]
  2. Sherry Kraft, Board vice Chair
  3. Lisa Larson-Torres
  4. Amy Laufer
  5. Jennifer McKeever
  6. Leah Puryear
  7. Juandiego Wade, Board Chair

The Charlottesville City School Board is made up of seven members elected to at-large seats on November ballets. School board members serve four-year staggered terms that begin the following January. The chairperson and vice-chairperson are elected by the entire board to serve for one year.

Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District Directors

  1. Joe Thompson (appointed to succeed the late Bill Lucy)
  2. Clement (Kim) Tingley

Note: Local office holders elected at a November General Election, take office January 1. Elected bodies reorganize after that date, typically at their first regular meeting.

Other Elected Officials

State representatives

  • Delegate David J. Toscano represents the 57th district, made up of the city of Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County.
  • Senator Creigh Deeds has represents the 25th district which consists of Charlottesville and portions of Albemarle, Charlottesville, Rockbridge, Nelson, Alleghany, Buena Vista, Lexington, Covington, Bath, and Highland counties.

State delegates and senators are elected to the Virginia General Assembly.

U.S. Congress

Congressional representative Thomas Garrett represents Virginia’s Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives which includes Charlottesville and the city of Danville as well as 18 entire counties and portions of 3 counties. Covering just over 10,181 square miles, the Fifth District is larger in area than six US states.

Senate of Virginia

Senator Mark Warner and Senator Tim Kaine represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the U.S. Senate


References

'Refer also to City of Charlottesville Ten Year Election Calendar & Schedule article'. 'Refer also to Boards and Commissions'appointments.

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