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Rebecca T. "Becky" McGehee

VA · Mineral Town Council member

Rebecca "Becky" McGehee serves on the Mineral Town Council and opposes dissolving the town. She backed a 2026 budget with raises for town staff and calls drilling a new town well, with grant help, the top priority.

Where Rebecca T. "Becky" McGehee stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Voted for the town's FY27 budget, passed with only three council members present. It was about $122,000 larger than the mayor's draft, mostly from raises for town staff.

    September 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: cvilletomorrow.org

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted with the full council, 6-0, to hire an engineering company to study a site for a new town well.

    May 11, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

Track record — General

General · 15 records
  • Seconded and voted for having the town attorney draw up a promissory note paying Nicole Washington her contract and attorney fees to settle her lawsuit. It passed 3-0.

    September 17, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Seconded and voted for appointing Cara Lundgren-Stowe to a vacant council seat. It passed 3-0.

    September 17, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Was chosen by fellow council members to run council meetings while the mayor and vice mayor were absent.

    September 10, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Seconded and voted for hiring Nicole Washington as permanent town manager, including a $45,000 back payment the town owed her and one year of severance if forced out. It passed 3-0.

    August 10, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Moved to fire the town's attorney, John Conrad. The motion passed 3-0.

    August 10, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Moved that the council oppose giving up Mineral's town charter. The motion passed 3-0 with three members present.

    August 10, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Voted against rescinding the council's July 13 vote to rehire Town Manager Nicole Washington. The rescission passed 4-3.

    July 23, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Filed a petition with fellow council member Michelle Covert in Louisa County General District Court to enforce Virginia's open-records law (FOIA) against the town.

    July 23, 2026

    Source: thecentralvirginian.com

  • Seconded and voted for rehiring Nicole Washington as town manager on a three-year contract. It passed 3-1.

    July 13, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Moved to reject the proposed FY27 town budget. The motion passed 4-2.

    June 25, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Seconded and voted for dropping the town's $5 minimum charge on real estate and personal property tax bills. The council approved it 5-0.

    April 13, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Voted against a new council open-meeting policy after members disputed whether its remote-participation rules matched Virginia's open-records law (FOIA). It passed 3-2.

    February 9, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Voted against firing Town Manager Nicole Washington. The motion passed 4-3 after the mayor broke a 3-3 council tie.

    January 12, 2026

    Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net

  • Won a special election for a Mineral Town Council seat, finishing first of three candidates with 113 votes for two seats.

    November 5, 2024

    Source: historical.elections.virginia.gov

  • Won a seat on the Mineral Town Council with 76 votes in a six-seat race.

    November 8, 2022

    Source: historical.elections.virginia.gov

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