Our Commitment to Transparency
Conserve Virginia Beach believes voters deserve to know not only which candidates responded, but exactly what every candidate was asked.
Every candidate for Virginia Beach City Council received the same questionnaire with the same submission deadline. We did not alter questions for individual candidates or provide different versions to different campaigns. We extended the date for two candidates that either wanted to fill it out or wanted to finish it.
Below is the complete questionnaire exactly as it was distributed, in Google Forms format.
Candidate responses are published separately on the candidates page and presented without editing, summarizing, or interpretation, allowing voters to evaluate each candidate’s positions for themselves.
Candidate Questionnaire
Thank you for your willingness to serve the residents of Virginia Beach on City Council. Conserve Virginia Beach supports candidates who protect neighborhoods, preserve natural resources, safeguard our historic amenities, and promote responsible growth that avoids waste and respects our community character. Your responses will help inform endorsements and voter education efforts. Conserve Virginia Beach is committed to a fair and impartial candidate evaluation process. Every candidate seeking this office has received the same questionnaire, the same deadline, and will be evaluated using the same criteria.
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026
Candidate Information
Full Name
What email address would you like us to use for candidate-related correspondence and to share on our website?
Office Sought
District
Phone Number
Campaign Website and/or Social Media
What are your top three priorities for Virginia Beach over the next four years?
How do you define “responsible growth” in Virginia Beach?
When growth, neighborhood and natural preservation conflict, how do you approach that decision?
NEIGHBORHOODS AND LAND USE
What criteria will you personally use when voting on rezoning or development proposals when residents express concern over excessive density?
How do you propose to ease the housing shortage and affordability issues in Virginia Beach while protecting the use and enjoyment rights of current residential neighborhoods?
Should the City’s Open Space Fund prioritize acquiring parks and natural areas in underserved neighborhoods before purchasing land from large private landowners?
What criteria would you use to prioritize future Open Space acquisitions?
In what ways will you support making development information more accessible to residents and promote residents having earlier and more meaningful input in development decisions?
NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
Will you support policies and measures that increase Virginia Beach’s tree canopy?
Virginia Beach has over 900 lakes and ponds, many of which are incorporated into our stormwater managment system but are experiencing sediment infill. What solutions will you support to improve our coastal resiliency through the use of these environmental assets?
How do you plan to protect Virginia Beach’s natural resources from data center expansion?
How should the city balance development with the recommendations from the Dewberry Report and ensure the protection of wetlands, waterways, and flood-prone areas?
What is your position on the Green Line for the next 5, 10, 20 years?
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Virginia Beach is home to sites and events of national significance, including the First Landing, the Lynnhaven settlements, and the Battle of the Capes. What specific investments or initiatives would you support to better preserve, interpret, and promote our history over the next decade?
What specific actions would you support to preserve the character and identity of Virginia Beach’s historic neighborhoods, waterfront communities, and cultural landscapes?
Do you support protecting historically, culturally, or archaeologically significant sites even when doing so may reduce development density or economic return for private landowners?
Do you believe Virginia Beach invests adequately in preserving, interpreting, and promoting its history? Why or why not? If not, what specific improvements would you support over the next four years?
How would you ensure redevelopment does not erode the character and identity of long-established communities?
INFRASTRUCTURE
In what ways should new development be required to account for the full cost of infrastructure impacts (roads, drainage, schools, public safety)?
Will you support stronger requirements for stormwater management tied to new development?
What policies would you support to provide tax relief to residents of Virginia Beach, such as repealing the Meal Tax, Homestead Exemptions for Seniors, and reducing the tax rate?
How do you determine what public/private partnerships you would support with tax payer dollars?
How do you envision the future of ITA lands?
Should Virginia Beach prioritize infrastructure and resilience investments before approving higher-density development in certain areas?
DECISION-MAKING
When given the opportunity to recommend citizens to advisory boards and Planning Commission, how would you determine who you nominate or whose term you recommend extending?
How would you determine when to abstain from voting on a redevelopment project?
If presented by a private developer, would you sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement on a redevelopment project while serving as a City Council member?
If a special interest organization donates to your campaign or offers other incentives to you, how do you ensure that you give equal time and consideration to the concerns of other parties when considering a vote on that donors project, or do you think such donations should be refused or returned?
COMMITMENT
If endorsed, are you willing to publicly support the principles of Conserve Virginia Beach? These principles are the protection of neighborhoods, the preservation of natural resources, safeguarding of historic amentities, and avoidance of fiscal and physical waste.
Is there anything else you would like voters to understand about your approach?
Evaluation Process
Conserve Virginia Beach does not endorse candidates based solely on completion of this questionnaire.
Questionnaire responses are considered alongside:
- Public voting records (for incumbents)
- Public statements
- Community engagement
- Demonstrated commitment to protecting neighborhoods
- Preservation of natural resources
- Safeguarding historic amenities
- Responsible growth and fiscal stewardship
Our goal is to provide voters with factual information while applying consistent standards to every candidate.
We welcome all input into the endorsement process. Please email ConserveVB@gmail.com