Lisa R. Surles-Law
VA · Newport News School Board Member, Central District
Newport News School Board member since 2018, including terms as vice chair and chair, who manages STEM workforce development at Jefferson Lab. Her stated priorities are raising student achievement and keeping teacher pay competitive while addressing aging school buildings.
Where Lisa R. Surles-Law stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Praised full city funding for schools that raised teachers' pay.
June 27, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Voted to name Michele Mitchell interim superintendent with a 25% pay increase.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Announced that Newport News schools had begun ordering 90 walk-through metal detectors.
January 12, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: apnews.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Praised full city funding for schools that raised teachers' pay.
June 27, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nngov.civicweb.net
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Backed construction of a new 600-student Huntington Middle School at a public project launch.
September 7, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sbo.nn.k12.va.us
Seconded a call to let Virginia localities raise sales taxes for school construction.
November 15, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: vsba.org
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Chaired the Newport News School Board from July 2022 through June 2025.
June 30, 2025
Source: oysterpointer.net
Announced the board's appointment of Michele Mitchell as superintendent after a nationwide search.
August 3, 2023
Source: nnschools.org
Voted to end the superintendent's contract through a separation agreement.
January 25, 2023
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to name Michele Mitchell interim superintendent with a 25% pay increase.
January 25, 2023
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Past race Lisa R. Surles-Law ran in:
- Member School Board (Central District) · November 3, 2026 · Newport News City Public Schools, Virginia · incumbent