District 5 Councilmember

Rosemary Wilson (term Jan 2025-2029)
  • Rosemary Wilson, District 5Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson has held elected office since 1996: first with the School Board (1996 to 2000, including being vice chairman), then with the City Council (2000 to present). A graduate of Bayside High School and Old Dominion University, Wilson is a realtor with Howard Hanna Real Estate.

    Recognized in 2012 by “Lawyers Weekly” as one of the Most Influential Women in Virginia, Wilson was also appointed by Gov. McDonnell to the Fair Housing Board and the Local Government Advisory Board to the Chesapeake Bay. She was honored by “Inside Business” in 2007 with the Women in Business Achievement Award and by the Virginia Beach Education Association in 1999 with the Friend of Education Award. She is a fellow of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia and the Civic Leadership Institute at Old Dominion University.

    Rosemary has served as president of the Virginia Municipal League, chairman of the League’s Human Development and Education Committee and chairman of the Federal Advocacy Council. She is currently the co-chair of Cycle for Survival, a nonprofit organization that raises money for rare cancer research. In 2016, she was named Volunteer of the Year from the Virginia Recreation and Park Society.

    She is a City Council liaison to the Atlantic Park Community Development Authority, the Beaches and Waterways Advisory Commission1, the Virginia Beach Development Authority, the Health Services Advisory Board, the Resort Advisory Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, Adams Outdoor Advertising Litigation, Oceana Land Use Conformity Committee, Sail 250 Virginia and School Modernization Special Project. She is an appointed member of the Southside Network Authority.
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Previous Election Results

Top Donors

  • Franklin Johnston Group $28,500
  • Republican Party Virginia Beach $27,893
  • Charles “Chuck” Guthrie (McLesky family) $26,500
  • National Association of Realtors $24,999
  • Michael D. SIfen $21,500
  • Breeden Companies $18,500
  • Ocean Spirit $17,030…
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