Curtis D. Bethany III
VA · Vice Mayor and City Council Member, North District, Newport News
Vice Mayor of Newport News and North District council member since 2023, and a member of the Virginia Municipal League board. He holds degrees from Old Dominion and Liberty University, and his top priorities are public safety and economic development.
Where Curtis D. Bethany III stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved to let York County restore a stream feeding Newport News's drinking-water reservoir.
May 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nngov.civicweb.net · researched September 26, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to allow a 20-bed home for homeless women on Warwick Boulevard.
June 27, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nngov.civicweb.net · researched September 26, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted to let eligible city workers bargain through unions over pay and working conditions.
July 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nngov.civicweb.net · researched September 26, 2026
Voted to open a Denbigh early-voting site before every election.
February 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nngov.civicweb.net · researched September 26, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Became vice president of the Virginia Municipal League board.
October 14, 2025
Source: nnva.gov · researched September 26, 2026
Endorsed Sanu Dieng-Cooper for Newport News treasurer.
May 20, 2025
Source: pilotonline.com · researched September 26, 2026
Voted to reconsider a 120-apartment plan he had opposed two weeks earlier.
March 11, 2025
Source: nngov.civicweb.net · researched September 26, 2026
Presented Shoe Lane displacement research to a Virginia state commission.
December 2, 2024
Source: whro.org · researched September 26, 2026
Voted to create a task force to study union bargaining for city workers.
July 2, 2024
Source: nngov.civicweb.net · researched September 26, 2026
Became co-chair of a city and university study of Black families displaced from Shoe Lane.
January 29, 2024
Source: cnu.edu · researched September 26, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Repaid $2,756 after a city review found improper charges on his city credit card.
May 24, 2023
Source: pilotonline.com · researched September 26, 2026
Race Curtis D. Bethany III is in:
- Member City Council - Seat B (North District) · November 3, 2026 · Newport News city, Virginia · incumbent
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.