Cleon M. Long
VA · Newport News City Council Member, Central District
Central District member of the Newport News City Council since 2023 and a licensed professional engineer at Zachry Nuclear. He holds degrees from Morehouse College and Georgia Tech, and his top priorities are public safety and local jobs.
Where Cleon M. Long stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Seconded and voted for a ban on firearms in city government and recreation buildings.
November 26, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted to adopt the city strategic housing plan on supply, affordability, and preservation.
February 24, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Called for a housing trust fund and land bank during the city council housing strategy retreat.
July 8, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Moved to rezone land for a proposed 120-apartment project; the motion failed on a 3-4 vote.
February 25, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Published a call for more case-management support for people experiencing homelessness.
January 4, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: theplanningcouncil.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for the ordinance allowing eligible city workers to bargain through unions.
July 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: newportnewseducationassociation.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Told a public forum that the Shoe Lane displacement study needed recommendations with practical force.
November 13, 2025
Source: virginiamercury.com
Co-sponsored and moved creation of a task force to study union bargaining for city workers.
July 2, 2024
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Joined the city-university task force studying the displacement of Black families from Shoe Lane.
April 3, 2024
Source: cnu.edu
Was appointed to the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission and Transportation Planning Organization.
February 14, 2023
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Moved to recommend a city zoning update for child care centers and family home child care facilities.
October 7, 2015
Source: nnva.gov
Served as vice chair of the Newport News City Planning Commission.
November 5, 2014
Source: nnva.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Repaid $33.81 for a city-card meal after a city review found the charge exceeded its policy.
July 27, 2023
Source: pilotonline.com
Past race Cleon M. Long ran in:
- Member City Council - Seat B (Central District) · November 3, 2026 · Newport News city, Virginia · incumbent