Member City Council, Chesapeake City

Clayton L. Spruill is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member City Council, Chesapeake City, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Nichelle Buffalow is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member City Council, Chesapeake City, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Amanda L. Newins is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member City Council, Chesapeake City, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list.

Jefferies is a Chesapeake police captain and a sitting member of City Council, per WAVY.com and the city's official website.

Whitaker is a lifelong Chesapeake resident and small business owner who is president of D2W Electric, Inc. and holds a master electrician's license, per search-indexed campaign background. He is a sitting City Council member, confirmed on the city's official website.

Wray is a funeral director and U.S. Navy veteran who serves as president and CEO of Vaughn Wray Funeral Establishment and sits on the Virginia State Regulatory Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, per campaign background indexed by WAVY.com. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

St. Louis is a pharmacist running as an independent candidate for Chesapeake City Council, per campaign filings tracked by the Virginia Public Access Project. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Gayle M. Gilmore is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member City Council, Chesapeake City, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list.

Brown-Yearling holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus, a bachelor's degree from Virginia Wesleyan University and an associate degree in Respiratory Therapy from Tidewater Community College, and was appointed to a four-year term on the Chesapeake Commission on Health and Well-Being, per her candidate profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

2026 priorities (per the candidate profile)

• Increase transparency in city government
• Address disparities and inequities in healthcare access

Mayfield is a Naval Academy graduate and retired Surface Warfare Officer with 22 years of military service who holds a master's degree in Applied Physics, per his campaign site, which also notes he serves on the Chesapeake Citizens Advisory Committee and Economic Development Authority.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

• Attract emerging industries and create youth opportunities, including affordable housing and homeownership programs
• Expand the business tax base while reducing the individual tax burden
• Strengthen support for military members and families, including addressing VA clinic staffing shortages

Source: candidate campaign site.

Rosinski is a Navy Reserve officer and attorney who graduated from Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law, per his campaign site.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

• Lower costs for families by limiting taxes and fees and supporting smart housing policy
• Improve public safety and infrastructure, including new sidewalks
• Expand mental health services and oppose data center expansion

Source: candidate campaign site.

Naperala has taught high school English in Chesapeake since her family moved to the city in the late 1990s, per her campaign biography. She serves on the executive boards of the Chesapeake Education Association, where she chairs the Legislative Action Committee, and the Chesapeake NAACP chapter, where she chairs the Education Committee.

2026 priorities

• Provide city services to all communities while protecting taxpayers' financial well-being, per the campaign site

Source: candidate campaign site.

Yacus is co-chair of the Norfolk Highlands Civic League, where he has focused on neighborhood issues such as speeding, drainage and city responsiveness, per a Greening Chesapeake candidate survey response. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

2026 priorities

• Run city government like a service provider focused on quality and value for residents, per Greening Chesapeake candidate survey

Deel is a Chesapeake resident and the parent of a child with disabilities, an experience she says has shown her firsthand how local leadership affects families, per her campaign site.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

• Support strong schools through responsible education funding
• Support safe neighborhoods, including law enforcement and emergency responders
• Pursue responsible growth that improves infrastructure while preserving community character

Source: candidate campaign site.

Ozan M. "Oz" Duran is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member City Council, Chesapeake City, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.