Nick L. Paxton
VA · Gordonsville Town Council member
Nick L. Paxton serves on the Gordonsville Town Council. He wants to finish updating the town code and land ordinances, make better use of town resources without raising taxes or cutting services, and get an EMS unit based in town.
Where Nick L. Paxton stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Moved to adopt the town's 2026-2027 budget and the matching tax-rate ordinance. Both passed unanimously. He had also moved the 2025-2026 budget and tax rates in May 2025.
May 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for a resolution asking the Orange County Board of Supervisors to put EMS funding for Gordonsville back in the county's 2027-2028 budget. It passed unanimously.
August 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Seconded and voted for letting the police chief turn the police department into a Department of Public Safety, so officers can respond to medical emergencies faster. It passed unanimously.
January 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to approve a permit for the Junction Apartments project: an apartment complex on North Main Street and homes above shops at 301 N. Main. He also seconded the matching rezoning. Both passed 5-0.
August 19, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to move $740,193 from town reserves to pay the added cost of rebuilding the Town Hall parking lot. It passed with one member abstaining.
April 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 6 records
Moved to adopt a resolution recognizing, protecting and defending the constitutional rights of all people in Gordonsville. It passed unanimously.
February 23, 2026
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Moved to end the town's 1985 sewer agreement with the Rapidan Service Authority, with 60 days' notice, effective March 30, 2026. It passed unanimously.
January 28, 2026
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Moved to let the town's litigation lawyer negotiate with or sue the Rapidan Service Authority over water and sewer rates.
December 15, 2025
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Moved to reject a regional commission's draft plan to adjust the town's boundary with Orange County. The town kept the option to add individual properties that ask to join. It passed 4-0, with one member abstaining.
October 20, 2025
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Voted for an ordinance raising Gordonsville's water and sewer rates. It passed 3-1.
January 27, 2025
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Was sworn in as a new member of the Gordonsville Town Council, after winning a November 2023 special election.
December 18, 2023
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Past race Nick L. Paxton ran in:
- Town Council Member, Town of Gordonsville · November 3, 2026 · Gordonsville town, Virginia · incumbent