Paul Ray Cherry
VA · Boydton Town Council Member
Paul Ray Cherry, also listed as Paul “Ray” Cherry, serves on the Boydton Town Council. Virginia election records list him in the 2018 and 2022 council contests.
Where Paul Ray Cherry stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Infrastructure (9 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Ray Cherry voted with Boydton's council to adopt the town's 2026–27 budget after its public hearing.
May 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Ray Cherry voted to grant a property variance for Mecklenburg County's new public safety building and to adopt Boydton's 2025–26 budget at the same council meeting.
June 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Ray Cherry voted with the Boydton council to adopt its 2024–25 town budget after a public hearing.
June 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Ray Cherry voted to hire William Shane Johnson as Boydton police chief for 32 hours a week and approved a wastewater software upgrade and legal work on Microsoft's sewer agreement. All three motions passed unanimously.
March 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Ray Cherry voted to grant a property variance for Mecklenburg County's new public safety building and to adopt Boydton's 2025–26 budget at the same council meeting.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 9 support
Ray Cherry voted to purchase a Case backhoe for Boydton's maintenance department with a $17,000 trade-in value. One council member opposed the purchase.
August 11, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry voted to accept Boydton's sewer-user agreement with Microsoft and approve $28,500 to pave Jones Street between Madison and Hull streets. Both motions passed unanimously.
July 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry voted to hire William Shane Johnson as Boydton police chief for 32 hours a week and approved a wastewater software upgrade and legal work on Microsoft's sewer agreement. All three motions passed unanimously.
March 18, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry voted to rescind the prior wastewater-worker hiring decision and instead seek an already licensed applicant at $25 an hour. The motion passed over one dissent.
February 10, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry voted to hire a wastewater-plant worker at $18.50 an hour, subject to screening, a probation period and a deadline to gain a treatment license.
January 13, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry spoke favorably at a state transportation hearing on extending the Tobacco Heritage Trail from Skipwith Road to Rudd's Creek.
October 30, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry voted to grant a property variance for Mecklenburg County's new public safety building and to adopt Boydton's 2025–26 budget at the same council meeting.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry voted to direct Boydton's already obligated infrastructure funds toward sewer lines and water-meter replacement.
January 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Ray Cherry seconded a motion to buy 100 town trash cans for residents after a survey of households. The Boydton council approved the purchase.
September 10, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 4 records
Ray Cherry seconded a Boydton council motion for the mayor to examine security systems for Town Hall, the maintenance shop and the wastewater plant. The motion passed with one member opposed.
December 16, 2025
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Ray Cherry voted for a one-time $4,218.83 sewer-billing credit to Mecklenburg County Public Schools after a lift-station calibration issue. The credit passed over two council members' objections.
October 14, 2025
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Ray Cherry asked Boydton's wastewater operator about findings on antimony levels in water at the treatment plant during a public council meeting.
July 8, 2025
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Paul Ray Cherry served on Boydton's Planning Commission when it prepared the town's 2009 comprehensive plan, which the Town Council adopted.
September 15, 2009
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Past race Paul Ray Cherry ran in:
- Member Town Council, Town of Boydton · November 3, 2026 · Boydton town, Virginia · incumbent