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{{Infobox Candidate
| name = Wes Bellamy
| name = Wes Bellamy
| photo = 20150430-Bellamy.jpg
| photo = 20170619-Bellamy.jpg
| caption = Wes Bellamy at a 2015 campaign event
| caption = Wes Bellamy at June 19, 2017 City Council meeting
| office1 = Vice Mayor, [[City of Charlottesville]]
| office1 = Vice-mayor
| term_start1 = January 2016
| district1 = Council vice-president
| term_end1 = December 2017
| term_start1 = January 1, 2016
| term_end1 = December 31, 2018
| preceded1 = [[Dede Smith]]
| preceded1 = [[Dede Smith]]
| succeeded1 =
| succeeded1 = [[Heather Hill]]
| office2= Candidate for<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]]
| office2= Councilor<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]]
| district2 =
| district2 = At-large
| party2 = Democratic
| party2 = Democratic
| election2 = November 3, 2015
| election2 = November 3, 2015
| term_start2 = January 2016
| term_start2 = January 1, 2016  
| term_end2 = December 2019
| term_end2 = December 31, 2019
| preceded2 =
| preceded2 = [[Satyendra Huja]]
| succeeded2 =
| succeeded2 =
| office3= Candidate for<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]]
| office3= Candidate for<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]]
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| birth_date = November 4, 1986
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| alma_mater = South Carolina State University
| alma_mater = South Carolina State University
| profession = Teacher at [[Albemarle High School]]
| profession = Teacher  
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'''Wes Bellamy'''  is the vice mayor of the city of [[Charlottesville]]. He was elected to the [[Charlottesville City Council]] on November 3, 2015. He received the most amount of votes of the three victors. <ref name="unofficial">{{cite web|title=2015 November General - Unofficial Results|url=http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/Locality/ALBEMARLE%20COUNTY/Index.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections|location=|publishdate=November 3, 2015|accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref>
'''Wes Bellamy'''  is a member of City Council and a former vice mayor of the city of [[Charlottesville]]. <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|when=January 4, 2016|id=732436}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Charlottesville City Council]] on November 3, 2015. He received the most amount of votes of the three victors. <ref name="unofficial">{{cite web|title=2015 November General - Unofficial Results|url=http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/Locality/ALBEMARLE%20COUNTY/Index.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections|location=|publishdate=November 3, 2015|accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref>  


He is the founder of [[Helping Young People Evolve]] and one of three Democratic nominations for [[City Council]] in 2015. <ref name="2015bid">{{cite web|title=Bellamy enters race for Charlottesville City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20170-bellamy-enters-cville-city-council-race/|author=Lacey Naff|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 15, 2015|accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref>
Tweets made by Bellamy came under fire in late 2016 and prompted many for him to resign from Council. In late December, he resigned from a teaching post at [[Albemarle High School]]. <ref name="AHS-resign">{{cite-progress|title=Bellamy resigns AHS teaching position|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/bellamy-resigns-ahs-teaching-position/article_4e20d9c6-cbc4-11e6-95d8-d39962baaa5c.html|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=December 27, 2016|publishdate=December 26, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref>


Bellamy also placed 3rd in the June 11, 2013 Democratic Primary for City Council. <ref name="announce">{{cite web|title=Bellamy announces Council candidacy|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/14281-bellamy-announcement/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 13, 2013|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="defeat">{{cite-progress|title=It's official: Fenwick to be on ballot for City Council|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/it-s-official-fenwick-to-be-on-ballot-for-city/article_926b3dd2-d547-11e2-bb67-0019bb30f31a.html|author=K. Burnell Evans and Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=June 15, 2013|publishdate=June 14, 2013|accessdate=June 19, 2013|cturl=}}</ref>
He will not seek election to a second term. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Councilors Bellamy, Signer will not seek re-election|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city/councilors-bellamy-signer-will-not-seek-re-election/article_5f726620-51a7-11e9-815c-17b2febac82b.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=|printdate=March 29, 2019|publishdate=March 29, 2019|accessdate=March 29, 2019}}</ref>


==Election 2015==
==Biography==
Bellamy made his campaign announcement on February 15, 2015 at [[C'Ville Coffee]]. <ref name="2015bid" />
Bellamy moved to the Charlottesville area in 2009 to work for the [[National Ground Intelligence Center]]. He left that position shortly afterwards and began teaching in Albemarle schools. <ref name="AHS-resign" /> He established the [[Helping Young People Evolve]] in 2011 and soon afterwards entered city politics.


===Audio of Bellamy's campaign announcement:===
Bellamy was honored by the [[Daily Progress]] in [[2013]] as part of their [[Distinguished Dozen]] series. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Dozen: Bellamy helping city's poorest children reach potential|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/dozen-bellamy-helping-city-s-poorest-children-reach-potential/article_9c035b6c-6f5d-11e3-ae24-001a4bcf6878.html|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=December 27, 2013|publishdate=December 27, 2013|accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
 
===2013 election===
Bellamy sought one of two nominations for Council in 2013. He placed 3rd in the June 11, 2013 Democratic Primary for City Council. <ref name="announce">{{cite web|title=Bellamy announces Council candidacy|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/14281-bellamy-announcement/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 13, 2013|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="defeat">{{cite-progress|title=It's official: Fenwick to be on ballot for City Council|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/it-s-official-fenwick-to-be-on-ballot-for-city/article_926b3dd2-d547-11e2-bb67-0019bb30f31a.html|author=K. Burnell Evans and Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=June 15, 2013|publishdate=June 14, 2013|accessdate=June 19, 2013|cturl=}}</ref>
 
Bellamy announced his candidacy on March 13, 2013 at [[Tonsler Park]]. Just a month before, he had declared he would not run this year, but changed his mind. <ref>{{cite web|title=Szakos makes bid for second Council term official|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/14085-szakos-second-term-announcement/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 14, 2013|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> He is originally from Atlanta, and moved to the area to take a job at the [[National Ground Intelligence Center]].
 
Bellamy tied with [[Bob Fenwick]] with 1,088 votes each in the June 11, 2013 Democratic primary. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Bellamy, Fenwick in dead heat; Szakos wins easily|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/bellamy-fenwick-in-dead-heat-szakos-wins-easily/article_8f83c6c8-d30a-11e2-b6a7-001a4bcf6878.html|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=June 12, 2013|publishdate=June 12, 2013|accessdate=June 12, 2013|cturl=}}</ref>  After a count of provisional ballots, Fenwick edged Bellamy by five votes. <ref name="defeat" />
 
Bellamy raised $3,828 between January 1 and May 29, 2013. His largest campaign contribution was $500 from [[Mark Brown]]. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Palmer, McKeel lead local candidates in fundraising|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/palmer-mckeel-lead-local-candidates-in-fundraising/article_c82be91e-cfe1-11e2-92b9-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Daily Progress Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=June 7, 2013|accessdate=June 10, 2013|cturl=}}</ref>
 
Bellamy also participated in a questionnaire on public housing conducted by the [[Public Housing Association of Residents]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Questionnaire for City Council Candidatesurl=http://www.pharcville.org/2013/06/04/phar-questionnaire-for-city-council-candidates/|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=June 4, 2013|accessdate=June 10, 2013}}</ref>
 
===2015 election===
Bellamy tried again in the 2015 Democratic race, when three seats were up for nomination. <ref name="2015bid">{{cite web|title=Bellamy enters race for Charlottesville City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20170-bellamy-enters-cville-city-council-race/|author=Lacey Naff|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 15, 2015|accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref>
 
Bellamy made his campaign announcement on February 15, 2015 at [[C'Ville Coffee]]. <ref name="2015bid" /> On the election date of November 3, 2015, Bellamy was 29 years old (2 months 22 day younger than [[James Barr III]] elected in 1948).
 
{{2015 election/City Council}}
 
====Audio of Bellamy's campaign announcement:====
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150215-Bellamy-Announcement.mp3}}
{{MP3|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150215-Bellamy-Announcement.mp3}}


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==Election 2013==
==Committee assignments==
After being elected, Bellamy was assigned to: <ref>{{cite email|subject=RE: list of appointments|from=Paige Rice|sourceorg=City of Charlottesville|to=Sean Tubbs|repositoryorg=Charlottesville Tomorrow|senddate=January 7, 2016}}</ref>


Bellamy tied with [[Bob Fenwick]] with 1,088 votes each in the June 11, 2013 Democratic primary. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Bellamy, Fenwick in dead heat; Szakos wins easily|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/bellamy-fenwick-in-dead-heat-szakos-wins-easily/article_8f83c6c8-d30a-11e2-b6a7-001a4bcf6878.html|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=June 12, 2013|publishdate=June 12, 2013|accessdate=June 12, 2013|cturl=}}</ref> After a count of provisional ballots, Fenwick edged Bellamy by five votes. <ref name="defeat" />
*[[Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority]]
*[[Citizen's Advisory Panel]] (CAP)
*Cville Development Corp.
*[[Darden Towe Park]] Board
*[[Retirement Commission]]


Bellamy announced his candidacy on March 13, 2013 at [[Tonsler Park]]. Just a month before, he had declared he would not run this year, but changed his mind. <ref>{{cite web|title=Szakos makes bid for second Council term official|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/14085-szakos-second-term-announcement/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 14, 2013|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> He is originally from Atlanta, and moved to the area to take a job at the [[National Ground Intelligence Center]].  
Soon after election, Governor Terry McAuliffe appointed him to the State Board of Election.  
 
Bellamy raised $3,828 between January 1 and May 29, 2013. His largest campaign contribution was $500 from [[Mark Brown]]. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Palmer, McKeel lead local candidates in fundraising|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/palmer-mckeel-lead-local-candidates-in-fundraising/article_c82be91e-cfe1-11e2-92b9-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Daily Progress Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=June 7, 2013|accessdate=June 10, 2013|cturl=}}</ref>


Bellamy also participated in a questionnaire on public housing conducted by the [[Public Housing Association of Residents]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Questionnaire for City Council Candidatesurl=http://www.pharcville.org/2013/06/04/phar-questionnaire-for-city-council-candidates/|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=June 4, 2013|accessdate=June 10, 2013}}</ref>
==Controversial tweets==
Tweets made from Bellamy's account between 2009 and 2014 were first published by activist [[Jason Kessler]] in late November and then published in other media outlets. <ref>{{cite web|title=Homophobic, sexist, anti-white language abundant in Charlottesville vice mayor's tweets|url=http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2016/11/wes-bellamy-charlottesville-twitter|author=Anna Higgins and Tim Dodson|work=News Article|publisher=Cavalier Daily|location=|publishdate=November 28, 2016|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 23:50, 8 August 2019

Wes Bellamy
20170619-Bellamy.jpg
Wes Bellamy at June 19, 2017 City Council meeting

Vice-mayor
District Council vice-president
For term to start January 1, 2016
Term End December 31, 2018
Incumbent Dede Smith
Succeeded by Heather Hill

District At-large
Term Start January 1, 2016
Term End December 31, 2019
Preceded by Satyendra Huja

Term Start January 2014
Term End December 2017

Biographical Information

Date of birth November 4, 1986
Alma mater South Carolina State University
Profession Teacher
Campaign $ VPAP
Contributions $ VPAP

Wes Bellamy is a member of City Council and a former vice mayor of the city of Charlottesville. [1] He was elected to the Charlottesville City Council on November 3, 2015. He received the most amount of votes of the three victors. [2]

Tweets made by Bellamy came under fire in late 2016 and prompted many for him to resign from Council. In late December, he resigned from a teaching post at Albemarle High School. [3]

He will not seek election to a second term. [4]

Biography

Bellamy moved to the Charlottesville area in 2009 to work for the National Ground Intelligence Center. He left that position shortly afterwards and began teaching in Albemarle schools. [3] He established the Helping Young People Evolve in 2011 and soon afterwards entered city politics.

Bellamy was honored by the Daily Progress in 2013 as part of their Distinguished Dozen series. [5]

2013 election

Bellamy sought one of two nominations for Council in 2013. He placed 3rd in the June 11, 2013 Democratic Primary for City Council. [6] [7]

Bellamy announced his candidacy on March 13, 2013 at Tonsler Park. Just a month before, he had declared he would not run this year, but changed his mind. [8] He is originally from Atlanta, and moved to the area to take a job at the National Ground Intelligence Center.

Bellamy tied with Bob Fenwick with 1,088 votes each in the June 11, 2013 Democratic primary. [9] After a count of provisional ballots, Fenwick edged Bellamy by five votes. [7]

Bellamy raised $3,828 between January 1 and May 29, 2013. His largest campaign contribution was $500 from Mark Brown. [10]

Bellamy also participated in a questionnaire on public housing conducted by the Public Housing Association of Residents. [11]

2015 election

Bellamy tried again in the 2015 Democratic race, when three seats were up for nomination. [12]

Bellamy made his campaign announcement on February 15, 2015 at C'Ville Coffee. [12] On the election date of November 3, 2015, Bellamy was 29 years old (2 months 22 day younger than James Barr III elected in 1948).


Candidates Votes %
Wes Bellamy (D) 4,688 29.67
Kathleen M. Galvin (D) incumbent 4,590 29.05
Mike Signer (D) 4,309 27.28
Anson Parker (R) 1,208 7.65
Scott Bandy (I) 691 4.37
Write-In 312 3.0
Source: State Board of Elections[13]


Each voter could vote for up to three candidates.

Audio of Bellamy's campaign announcement:

<play audio>http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150215-Bellamy-Announcement.mp3 </play audio>


Candidate Profile Resources
Candidate Wes Bellamy (D)
Office Charlottesville City Council
Election year 2015 election
Logo-small25.jpg Candidate interviews by Charlottesville Tomorrow
Candidate interview transcript
Candidate interview audio

<mp3player>http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20150901-Bellamy-interview.mp3</mp3player>
Source website


Committee assignments

After being elected, Bellamy was assigned to: [14]

Soon after election, Governor Terry McAuliffe appointed him to the State Board of Election.

Controversial tweets

Tweets made from Bellamy's account between 2009 and 2014 were first published by activist Jason Kessler in late November and then published in other media outlets. [15]

References

  1. Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, January 4, 2016.
  2. Web. 2015 November General - Unofficial Results, Virginia State Board of Elections, November 3, 2015, retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Web. Bellamy resigns AHS teaching position, Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 26, 2016
  4. Web. Councilors Bellamy, Signer will not seek re-election, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 29, 2019, retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. Web. Dozen: Bellamy helping city's poorest children reach potential, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 27, 2013, retrieved January 7, 2016.
  6. Web. Bellamy announces Council candidacy, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 13, 2013, retrieved March 14, 2013.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Web. It's official: Fenwick to be on ballot for City Council, K. Burnell Evans and Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 14, 2013, retrieved June 19, 2013.
  8. Web. Szakos makes bid for second Council term official, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 14, 2013, retrieved March 14, 2013.
  9. Web. Bellamy, Fenwick in dead heat; Szakos wins easily, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 12, 2013, retrieved June 12, 2013.
  10. Web. Palmer, McKeel lead local candidates in fundraising, Daily Progress Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 7, 2013, retrieved June 10, 2013.
  11. Web. [ Questionnaire for City Council Candidatesurl=http://www.pharcville.org/2013/06/04/phar-questionnaire-for-city-council-candidates/], June 4, 2013, retrieved June 10, 2013.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Web. Bellamy enters race for Charlottesville City Council, Lacey Naff, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 15, 2015, retrieved February 17, 2015.
  13. Web. 2015 November General, State Board of Elections, November 4, 2011, retrieved July 28, 2016.
  14. E-mail. Paige Rice, City of Charlottesville. "RE: list of appointments." Message to Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow. January 7, 2016.
  15. Web. Homophobic, sexist, anti-white language abundant in Charlottesville vice mayor's tweets, Anna Higgins and Tim Dodson, News Article, Cavalier Daily, November 28, 2016, retrieved December 27, 2016.

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