Martinsville City Council · Nov 3, 2026
LC Jones
Candidate for City Council (incumbent)
LC Jones, the incumbent, is running for Martinsville City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 5 candidates are running for 2 seats.
Voter registration and mail-ballot application deadline · Fri, Oct 23, 2026
Mayor of Martinsville and an at-large member of its City Council.
Aaron Rawls holds one of the two council seats on this year's ballot and is not running for reelection; LC Jones holds the other. WDBJ7 · Apr 23, 2026
Where LC Jones stands: positions on the record
FY 2026-27 budget1 sourced position
Voted no on the FY 2026-27 budget ordinance on first reading (passed 3-2, June 2026).
Council voteMartinsville City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026
City manager3 sourced positions
Voted no on terminating City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benavides's contract for cause (passed 4-1, August 2025).
Council voteHenry County Enterprise · Aug 15, 2025
Voted no on the resolution formalizing the city manager's termination under the city charter (passed 3-2, August 2025).
Council voteHenry County Enterprise · Aug 15, 2025
Voted yes to ratify raising the city manager's salary to $215,000 and deferred compensation from $7,000 to $10,000, effective April 1, 2025 (passed 3-2, July 2025).
Council voteMartinsville City Council minutes, July 22, 2025 · Jul 22, 2025
Blight and redevelopment1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 2026-17, a grant for the Economic Development Authority to help with remediation of 51 Lester, on second reading (passed 5-0, August 2026).
Council voteMartinsville City Council minutes, August 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
Housing1 sourced position
Voted yes, as chairman of the Martinsville Redevelopment and Housing Authority, to extend the Aaron Street Lofts affordable housing project commitment letter to November 30, 2026, on first reading (passed 5-0, August 2026).
Council voteMartinsville City Council minutes, August 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
Public works pay1 sourced position
Asked at the August 25, 2026 council meeting about the possibility of improving the pay scale for Public Works employees.
Own statementMartinsville City Council minutes, August 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
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