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{{Infobox Officeholder
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| name = Nikuyah Walker
| photo = 2018-Nikuyah Walker.jpeg
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| office1= Member, Charlottesville City Council
| district1 = City at-large
| election1 = November 7, 2017
| term_start1 = January 1, 2018
| term_end1 = December 31, 2021
| preceded1 = [[Bob Fenwick]] (D)
| succeeded1 =
| office2= President (Mayor) of the <br/>[[Charlottesville City Council (2018-2019)]]
| district2 = Elected by and from council
| election2 = January 3, 2018
| term_start2 = January 3, 2018
| term_end2 = December 31, 2019
| preceded2 = [[Mike Signer]] (D)
| succeeded2 = Nikuyah Walker (I)
| office3= President (Mayor) of the <br/>[[Charlottesville City Council (2020-2021)]]
| district3 = Elected by and from council
| term_start3 = January 2, 2020
| term_end3 = December 31, 2021
| preceded3 = Nikuyah Walker (I)
| succeeded3 =
| birth_date = January 17, 1980
| date_of_death =
| birth_place = City of Charlottesville
| place_of_death =
| spouse =
| children = 3
| residence = [[Belmont]] Neighborhood
| alma_mater = [[Charlottesville High School]] (class of 1998); [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] (class of 2004)
| profession = City of Charlottesville – [[Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation|Parks and Recreation]] – Rec Aide
| religion =
| website = https://www.votenikuyahforcouncil.com/
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Nikuyah Walker (born 1980) is an advocate for racial and social justice with a commitment to authentic inclusion, equity, and progress. She became the city's first black female mayor on January 1, 2018 after being elected president of the council by the five member [[Charlottesville City Council (2018-2019)]]. She is the first black woman to be mayor in a city where African-Americans are one-fifth of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/704902802|title=Charlottesville Debates Civility In The Wake Of White Supremacist Rally : NPR|last=RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:|first=|publishdate=March 20, 20195:05 AM ET|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Nikuyah Rashelle Walker was born and raised in Charlottesville and attended [[City of Charlottesville Public Schools]]. Members of her extended family live in Nelson County. Walker graduated from [[Charlottesville High School]] in [[1998]] and went on to earn a B.A. in Political Science from Virginia Commonwealth University in [[2004]].


==Career==
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Walker has worked in several non-profits in Charlottesville-as a Substance Abuse Clinician, an HIV Prevention Educator, and a Community Organizer. She is currently employed by the City of Charlottesville in the [[Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation]].
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==Political career==
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Running as an Independent candidate, Walker won one of two open seats on the Charlottesville City Council, placing first in a six-way race.
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==[[2020 election]]==
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During a Facebook Live event on [[February 20]], [[2020]], Walker announced she would seek a second term on the city council. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Walker announces second run for City Council|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/walker-announces-second-run-for-city-council/article_d3f14e76-4fb4-5e69-b5b3-1cd11b7adfe8.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A3|printdate=February 22, 2020|publishdate=February 21, 2020|accessdate=February 25, 2020}}</ref>
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At the municipal election held on November 7, 2017, Nikuyah Walker ran for one of the two open seats on the council.  She won 29.13% of the votes, followed by [[Heather Hill]] with 28.57% and [[Amy Laufer]]’s 28.36%. <ref>{{cite web|title=First Independent since 1948 win election to Charlottesville City Council|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/29109-first-independent-since-1948-wins-election-to-char/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=November 7, 2017|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}</ref>
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Prior to the election, Walker appeared before Council on multiple occasions to bring awareness to inequality in Charlottesville. <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|when=January 4, 2016|id=732436}}</ref>
Walker announced her candidacy on March 14, 2017. <ref name="Walker">{{cite web|title=Walker seeks independent bid for Charlottesville City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/26683-walker-seeks-independent-bid-for-council/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 14, 2017|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref> Walker said she ran at the request of late former City Councilor [[Holly Edwards]]. She said she ran to address racial disparities and low-income housing in Charlottesville, as well as create more transparency in the way government agencies are funded by the government. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=The unmasker: Nikuyah Walker makes independent bid for City Council|url=http://www.c-ville.com/unmasker-nikuyah-walker-makes-independent-bid-city-council/#.WNL3txNVikp|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=March 22, 2017|accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref>


Candidate Walkers and her supporters called a November 4, 2018 story in the Daily Progress<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://dailyprogress.com/emails-show-walkers-aggressive-approach/article_71bcb137-3891-5772-a4f1-5505b4656988.html|title=Emails show Walker's aggressive approach|author=Chris Suarez|publishdate=Nov 4, 2017|accessdate=March 1, 2021}}</ref> “a hit piece.” The story described an anonymous source in City Hall questioning Walker's ability to “work collaboratively with city officials” and describled her emails to officials as “aggressive” and “often confrontational.”<ref>{{Cite-cville|url=https://www.c-ville.com/brief-hit-piece-unshrouder|title=In brief: ‘Hit piece,the unshrouder and more|author=C-VILLE Writers|date=6:55 a.m. Nov. 8, 2017|accessdate=March 1, 2021}}</ref>
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===Candidate interview===
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::Native of Charlottesville.
::Education: [[Charlottesville High School]] in [[1998]]; [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] BA - Political Science [[2004]]
::Occupation: City of Charlottesville – [[Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation|Parks and Recreation]] – Rec Aide
::Previous political experience: None
::Age on Election Day: 37
::Neighborhood or area of residence: [[Belmont]]
::Family: three children.
::Other interests and experiences: Music, Theatre and Reading. <ref>{{cite web|title= GOVERNMENT + POLITICS Nikuyah Walker (I) Charlottesville|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/nikuyah-walker-charlottesville-city-council|author=|work=|publisher= CHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW|location=|publishdate= October 30, 2017|accessdate=November 3, 2019}}</ref>
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===Campaign platform===
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*Concerned that subsidized units at Friendship Court will disappear as the Piedmont Housing Alliance redevelops that property. <ref>https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/council-candidates-take-questions-at-neighborhood</ref>
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*Councilors have to be respectful of elected officials in other localities. “The county partnership is going to be essential in making sure we fix the issues with housing,” Walker said. “Charlottesville will not be able to fix that issue alone because we do not have the land.”<ref>https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/council-candidates-take-questions-at-neighborhood</ref>
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|The [[Dewberry Hotel]] is a partially constructed building on the Downtown Mall, proposed as a nine-story, 100-room luxury hotel. The idea was to build a $30 million, nine-story luxury boutique hotel. Construction was abandoned in January 2009. The Charlottesville City Council directed staff in January 2016 to pursue legal action to either force construction or to force public acquisition through eminent domain.
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| "This is a unique time in history and it presents an unprecedented opportunity for Charlottesville to move beyond the illusion of being a progressive, utopian village and roll up its sleeves to restructure and create a community where all citizens are able to thrive. Charlottesville has for too long, hidden behind its physical beauty and lofty intentions.  Too many of us have remained unwilling to discuss the duality of this city. While the place is aesthetically charming to the outside observer, it clearly lacks that same appeal on an internal level. Charlottesville is a resource rich community, yet those resources have failed to close wealth, education and health gaps. In an area where the University of Virginia is a blink away and philanthropists --from the Dave Matthews band to local groups and individuals, make generous contributions with hopes that their donations will fuel ongoing positive change, we continue to live in a city that tells a vastly different story depending on the narrators' race and economic status. During years of working in social services and as a social justice advocate, I have witnessed the well-intentioned, genuine efforts of our city's philanthropists become nothing more than a business of maintaining middle and upper middle incomes. Charlottesville's narrative is currently mired in duplicity and muddled in “alternative facts.”  Yet, the city is full of capable people with the passion required and the level of commitment necessary to unmask the illusion and change our narrative."
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==Charlottesville City Council==
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Walker was sworn into office on [[December 29]], [[2017]] and took office on [[January 1]], [[2018]], replacing incumbent [[Bob Fenwick]] who lost in the Democratic Primary on June 12, [[2017]]. Walker is the first independent councilor elected to the office of Charlottesville City Council since the 1940’s, when [[James Barr]] (IR) was elected in the [[1948 election]].  
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===Salaries & Compensations===
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Salary as mayor: (not including fringe benefits) is $20,000, the maximum range allowed under state guidelines. Charlottesville has one of the highest average salaries for council members in Virginia. State code sets salary limits for members of city councils based on population, ranging from $11,000 to $30,000. [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter14/section15.2-1414.6/#:~:text=Bodies%20of%20Localities-,%C2%A7%2015.2%2D1414.6.,salary%20increases%3B%20reimbursement%20for%20expenses.&text=However%2C%20all%20claims%20for%20reimbursement,receipts%20to%20the%20extent%20feasible.general laws of the Commonwealth]. 
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===Political Goals/Priority Issues===
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Walker’s stated primary goal as a councilor is to help create a city that deserves its World Class designation.
 
==[[Charlottesville City Council (2018-2019)]]==
On [[January 3]], [[2018]], at the first regular meeting of the council after the [[2017 election]], Walker and [[Heather Hill]], the newest members of the legislative body, were chosen by the five member council to lead the council as president (mayor) and vice president (vice mayor), respectively. Walker was appointed to the following Boards and Commissions: [[Charlottesville Area Transit]] (CAT) Advisory Board; Jefferson Area Community Criminal Justice Board; Mobilization for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP); Piedmont Workforce Network (PWN) Council; Planning and Coordination Council (PACC); School Capital Projects; Social Services Advisory Board.
 
==[[Charlottesville City Council (2020-2021)]]==
On [[January 3]], [[2020]], at the first regular meeting of the council after the [[2019 election]], Walker and [[Sena Magill]], one of three new members of the legislative body, were chosen by the five member council to lead the council as president (mayor) and vice president (vice mayor), respectively.
===Council issues===
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==External Links==
[https://www.votenikuyahforcouncil.com/ Official campaign website]


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