Jennifer Valentine Rouse
Independent · Incumbent
Jennifer Rouse is an assistant professor of sociology and chair of the Social Sciences and Education Pathway at Tidewater Community College, per her campaign site. A Virginia Beach native, she graduated with honors from Virginia Wesleyan College and earned a graduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University as an L. Douglas Wilder Graduate Scholar Fellow, per her campaign site. She is the sitting District 10 council member, per the Virginia Department of Elections certified candidate list.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Strengthening public schools, including investment in teachers, school buildings and pandemic learning recovery
- Increasing affordable housing options in District 10 and citywide
- Coastal resiliency and stormwater management, building on the 2021 bond referendum
Source: candidate campaign site.
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