Suffolk City Council Chuckatuck Borough · Nov 3, 2026
Shelley S. Butler Barlow
Candidate for City Council Chuckatuck Borough (incumbent)
Shelley S. Butler Barlow, the incumbent, is running for Suffolk City Council Chuckatuck Borough in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Mary Ellen Hill.
Voter registration and mailed-ballot application deadline · Fri, Oct 23, 2026
Chuckatuck Borough council member since 2021 who farms at Cotton Plains Farm in Chuckatuck. Served 4 years as President of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and 4 years on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- Campaign website
- butlerbarlowforchuckatuck.com
Where Shelley S. Butler Barlow stands: positions on the record
Data centers1 sourced position
Answer to the WAVY candidate questionnaire
Says she is pleased Suffolk is pausing to prepare for data center proposals, and that the city is likely to limit them to industrial zoning with a conditional use permit.
“I am pleased that Suffolk is pausing to prepare for the possibility of companies wanting to place data center projects in the city.”
Own statementWAVY
Farmland2 sourced positions
Answer to The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press candidate questionnaire
Says establishing and funding an agricultural reserve program would help protect Suffolk's rural areas.
“Establishing and funding an ag reserve program to help protect our rural areas is an important step.”
Own statementThe Virginian-Pilot · Sep 22, 2026
Moved to place on the August 19 agenda a request for a staff report on a Farming and Agritourism Resiliency and Marketing Grant Program (approved 8-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Suffolk · Jul 15, 2026
ICE facility1 sourced position
Answer to The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press candidate questionnaire
Says city code limits detention facilities to M2 industrial zones with a conditional use permit, and that council has expressed unanimous opposition to detention facilities.
“Council to date has expressed unanimous opposition to the idea of detention facilities in Suffolk.”
Own statementThe Virginian-Pilot · Sep 22, 2026
Growth3 sourced positions
Voted no on rezoning 494 Manning Road from agricultural to low-medium density residential (approved 6-2, January 2026).
Council voteCity of Suffolk · Jan 21, 2026
Voted yes on rezoning 400 Jonathans Way from rural residential to medium density residential (approved 7-1, May 2026).
Council voteCity of Suffolk · May 20, 2026
Moved and voted yes on the motion to deny rezoning 1700 and 1802 North Main Street from general commercial to residential (motion passed 7-0, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Suffolk · Apr 15, 2026
Taxes1 sourced position
Voted yes on the FY 2026-2027 operating and capital budget and related tax ordinances (adopted 8-0, May 2026).
Council voteCity of Suffolk · May 6, 2026
Solar farms1 sourced position
Voted yes on the motion to deny a conditional use permit for a solar energy facility on Old Myrtle Road (motion passed 8-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Suffolk · Jul 15, 2026
Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Suffolk City Council, Chuckatuck Borough in 2022 (won).
Own statementVirginia Department of Elections · Nov 8, 2022
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