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Chesapeake City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Amanda L. Newins

Candidate for City Council (incumbent)

15 candidates · 5 seats10 sourced positions

Amanda L. Newins, the incumbent, is running for Chesapeake City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 15 candidates are running for 5 seats.

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Attorney at Poole Brooke Plumlee and a former Chesapeake prosecutor. Was elected to City Council in November 2022 as the youngest council member in Chesapeake history.

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Where Amanda L. Newins stands: positions on the record

Data centers4 sourced positions

  • Opposes large-scale data centers as incompatible with Chesapeake's infrastructure, neighborhoods and quality of life.

    “I oppose large-scale data centers as I believe their size and impacts are incompatible with Chesapeake’s infrastructure, neighborhoods and quality of life.”

    Own statementThe Virginian-Pilot · Sep 22, 2026

  • Moved to deny the Etheridge Lakes data center rezoning and voted yes (denied 7-0, June 2025).

    Council voteChesapeake City Council · Jun 17, 2025

  • Voted yes on the ordinance making data centers a conditional use in industrial zones, ending by-right data centers (made the motion) (passed 9-0, Aug. 2026).

    Council voteChesapeake City Council · Aug 18, 2026

  • Voted yes on deferring action on data center land use applications for up to eight months (made the motion) (passed 9-0, July 2026).

    Council voteChesapeake City Council · Jul 21, 2026

Council pay1 sourced position
Budget1 sourced position
Growth and housing1 sourced position
Battery storage1 sourced position
Collective bargaining1 sourced position

  • Opposes collective bargaining for city workers because of its added cost, which she estimated at $30 million.

    “When you have a government that works for you and that works for your employees, we don’t need to burden the additional cost of collective bargaining,”

    Forum answerThe Virginian-Pilot · Sep 17, 2026

Past candidacies1 sourced position

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