Petersburg City Council Ward 5 · Nov 3, 2026
W. Howard Myers
Candidate for City Council Ward 5 (incumbent)
W. Howard Myers, the incumbent, is running for Petersburg City Council Ward 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Joe D. Morrissey.
Election Day · Tue, Nov 3, 2026
Petersburg Ward 5 councilman since 2011 and mayor from 2015 to 2017.
- Campaign website
- whowardmyers.org
Where W. Howard Myers stands: positions on the record
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on the City of Petersburg FY27 operating budget ordinance (passed 4-0, May 2026; three members absent).
Council votePetersburg City Council minutes, May 26, 2026 (special meeting) · May 26, 2026
Federal grant funds1 sourced position
Voted yes to reallocate Community Development Block Grant funds: $115,000 from Rebuilding Together Richmond to River Street Education for Economic Development and Micro-enterprise, and $67,182.90 carryover from Lending Helping Hands to the Department of Social Services (passed 4-2, June 2026; one member absent).
Council votePetersburg City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
Proactive rezoning1 sourced position
Voted yes on the city-initiated ordinance rezoning 300 Poplar Drive and 27 Seyler Drive to the MXD-3 Mixed-Use District (passed 6-0, June 2026; one member absent).
Council votePetersburg City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
Rezoning1 sourced position
Moved and voted yes on an ordinance rezoning 507 South Adams Street from R-3 to B-2 General Commercial with proffers, requested on behalf of Club 17 Charitable Foundation (passed 5-1, June 2026; one member absent).
Council votePetersburg City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
Zoning1 sourced position
Voted yes on an ordinance clarifying design standards for residential off-street parking areas (passed 6-1, July 2026).
Council votePetersburg City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 · Jul 21, 2026
Neighborhood economic development1 sourced position
Said economic development must reach Petersburg's neighborhoods and cited his role in addressing more than 200 unsafe and dilapidated homes in Ward 5.
“Economic development must reach Petersburg's neighborhoods.”
Own statementLeague of Women Voters VOTE411
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Petersburg City Council, Ward 5 in 2022 (won, 51.78% of the vote).
Own statementVirginia Department of Elections · Nov 8, 2022
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