Rick West

Told his State of the City audience that Chesapeake had landed the largest economic development project in its history, worth $680 million, and that the city had not been directly hit by federal tariffs or layoffs, while naming crime, gun violence, homelessness and food insecurity as the work still ahead.

March 6, 2025

Source: yahoo.com · researched August 7, 2026

Won a third term as mayor of Chesapeake in the 2024 election, taking 68,421 votes to city councilman Don Carey's 53,939 in the certified count.

November 18, 2024

Source: cityofchesapeake.net · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against putting a ward system on the November ballot, which would have replaced Chesapeake's at-large council elections with eight districts each choosing its own member. He said he wanted a study first, to learn whether residents across the city shared the views expressed at the meeting. The council rejected the referendum 6-3.

June 11, 2024

Source: wtkr.com · researched September 5, 2026