Smithfield Town Council Member (Four seats)
What does this office do?
- Passing town rules and the town budget
- Setting your town property tax rate, in many towns
- Funding town services, such as police, roads, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Russ MacConnell is a former vice president of the Cypress Creek Homeowners Association. He questioned the town's $6.5 million land purchase and wants density waivers for developers granted only for extraordinary reasons.
Nonpartisan
Gene Monroe is a NASA Langley Research Center retiree who has lived in Smithfield since 2007. He says the town is growing too fast and supports a pause on new high-density housing.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Jeff Brooks is a Smithfield Town Council member and a retiree who moved to town from Richmond. He opposes more residential growth in town and wants the council to hold firm on existing zoning rules.
Nonpartisan
Nick Hess co-owns the Gatling Pointe Yacht Club and coaches youth baseball in Smithfield. He wants strict caps on density waivers for developers and slower, planned growth to ease traffic.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Valerie Butler has served on the Smithfield Town Council since 2018 and was vice mayor in 2024. A Realtor and retired bank vice president, she backs careful management of approved growth and more workforce housing.
Sources: law.lis.virginia.gov · elections.virginia.gov · smithfieldva.gov