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New 2025-2028 Richmond City Council members administered oaths of office: Council President and Vice President elected

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2 January 2025 

 

New 2025-2028 Richmond City Council members administered oaths of office: Council President and Vice President elected


Councilmember Newbille elected Council President and Councilmember Jordan elected Council Vice President

(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. 1.2.2025) The nine newly elected members of Richmond City Council were administered their oaths of office today during the scheduled special organizational meeting held for that purpose.

     Individual members of Richmond City Council are elected to serve four-year terms. The current 2025-2028 Richmond City Council term runs January 2, 2025 to December 31, 2028. The new Council includes five newly re-elected members, one previously appointed newly elected member, and three new first-time members. https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1264400&GUID=CA588E5B-C172-4075-9F32-B8328F9DB683&Options=info|&Search=

 

     Councilmember contact information and maps of the nine Richmond City Council Voter Districts, used for 2024 local elections, which began use in 2025, are on the Richmond City Council website.

https://www.rva.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/Richmond%20City%20Council%20Map%20Info%20Govt.%20Org%20Chart%2012.20.2024.pdf

https://www.rva.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/Richmond%20Voter%20District%20Maps%20BIG%20Package%20lower%20rez%204.2.2024.pdf

 

     Following administration of oaths, Council elected Councilmember Cynthia I. Newbille, Richmond East End 7th Voter District, to serve as Council President and Councilmember Katherine L. Jordan, Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District, to serve as Council Vice President.

     Richmond City Council elects a Council President and Vice President from amongst its members, who serve two-year terms in those roles.

     The role of Council President is to serve as the presiding officer of the institution in performing such duties as consistent with the Richmond City Council Rules of Procedure, which includes presiding over Council Formal Meetings. The Council Vice President serves in the absence, disability, or by the request of, the Council President.

     Richmond City Council represents Richmond residents as its official legislative institution governing Richmond, Virginia and is responsible for creating and amending local laws; providing government policy and oversight; levying local taxes; and establishing an annual Richmond Government Budget.

     During the meeting, Richmond City Council also introduced and adopted a resolution to adopt the Richmond City Council Rules of Procedure, pursuant to Richmond City Charter; Chapter 4.; Section 4.06. https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_CH4CO_S4.06RUPR

 

     Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to engage and communicate directly with the individual Richmond City Council Councilmember representing them in their Richmond Voter District.  


CONTACT INFO

Helpful individual Councilmember contact information is as follows:


Richmond West End 1st Voter District

Councilmember Andrew S. Breton

804.646.5935 (office tel); andrew.breton@richmondgov.com (email)

 

Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District

Councilmember Katherine L. Jordan (Council Vice President 2025-2026)

804.646.6532 (office tel); katherine.jordan@richmondgov.com (email)

 

Richmond Northside 3rd Voter District

Councilmember Kenya J. Gibson

804.646.6055 (office tel); kenya.gibson@richmondgov.com (email)

 

Richmond Southwest 4th Voter District

Councilmember Sarah M.A. Abubaker

804.646.5646 (office tel); sarah.abubaker@richmondgov.com (email) 

 

Richmond Central 5th Voter District

Councilmember Stephanie A. Lynch

804.646.5724 (office tel); stephanie.lynch@richmondgov.com (email)

 

Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District

Councilmember Ellen F. Robertson

804.646.7964 (office tel); ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com (email)

 

Richmond East End 7th Voter District

Councilmember Cynthia I. Newbille

804.646.3012 (office tel); cynthia.newbille@richmondgov.com (email)

 

Richmond Southside 8th Voter District

Councilmember Reva M. Trammell

804.646.6591 (office tel); 804.240.5050 (mobile); reva.trammell@richmondgov.com (email)

 

Richmond South Central 9th Voter District

Councilmember Nicole Jones

804.646.2779 (office tel); nicole.jones@richmondgov.com (email) 

 

FIND YOUR DISTRICT

Please use the following helpful link to assist in confirming individual Voter Districts:

 

·        Richmond Real Estate Property Search Database  https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/PropertySearch/Default.aspx

(note: enter and choose address and use Government tab to show voter districts)

 

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Richmond City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad Street, Suite 300 - Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council