Wes Bellamy
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Wes Bellamy at a 2015 campaign event |
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Vice Mayor of City of Charlottesville
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For term to start | January 2016 | |
Term End | December 2017 | |
Incumbent | Dede Smith | |
Term Start | January 2016 | |
Term End | December 2019 | |
Candidate for
Charlottesville City Council |
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Term Start | January 2014 | |
Term End | December 2017 | |
Biographical Information
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Date of birth | Nov. 4, 1986 Age 37 |
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Alma mater | South Carolina State University | |
Profession | Teacher at Albemarle High School | |
Campaign $ | VPAP | |
Contributions $ | VPAP |
Wes Bellamy is the vice mayor of the city of Charlottesville. He was elected to the Charlottesville City Council on November 3, 2015. He received the most amount of votes of the three victors. [1]
He is the founder of Helping Young People Evolve and one of three Democratic nominations for City Council in 2015. [2]
Bellamy also placed 3rd in the June 11, 2013 Democratic Primary for City Council. [3] [4]
Bellamy was honored by the Daily Progress in 2013 as part of their Distinguished Dozen series. [5]
Committee assignments
In his first term, Bellamy was assigned to: [6]
- Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- Citizen's Advisory Panel (CAP)
- Cville Development Corp.
- Darden Towe Park Board
- [[Retirement Commission
Election 2015
Bellamy made his campaign announcement on February 15, 2015 at C'Ville Coffee. [2]
Candidates | Votes | % |
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Wes Bellamy (D) | 4,688 | 29.67 |
Kathleen M. Galvin (D) incumbent | 4,590 | 29.05 |
Mike Signer (D) | 4,309 | 27.28 |
Anson Parker (R) | 1,208 | 7.65 |
Scott Bandy (I) | 691 | 4.37 |
Write-In | 312 | 3.0 |
Source: State Board of Elections[7] |
Each voter could vote for up to three candidates.
Audio of Bellamy's campaign announcement:
<play audio>http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150215-Bellamy-Announcement.mp3 </play audio>
Candidate Profile Resources | |
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Candidate | Wes Bellamy (D) |
Office | Charlottesville City Council |
Election year | 2015 election |
Candidate interviews by Charlottesville Tomorrow | |
Candidate interview transcript | |
Candidate interview audio <mp3player>http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20150901-Bellamy-interview.mp3</mp3player>
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Election 2013
Bellamy tied with Bob Fenwick with 1,088 votes each in the June 11, 2013 Democratic primary. [8] After a count of provisional ballots, Fenwick edged Bellamy by five votes. [4]
Bellamy announced his candidacy on March 13, 2013 at Tonsler Park. Just a month before, he had declared he would not run this year, but changed his mind. [9] He is originally from Atlanta, and moved to the area to take a job at the National Ground Intelligence Center.
Bellamy raised $3,828 between January 1 and May 29, 2013. His largest campaign contribution was $500 from Mark Brown. [10]
Bellamy also participated in a questionnaire on public housing conducted by the Public Housing Association of Residents. [11]
References
- ↑ Web. 2015 November General - Unofficial Results, Virginia State Board of Elections, November 3, 2015, retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. Bellamy enters race for Charlottesville City Council, Lacey Naff, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 15, 2015, retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ↑ Web. Bellamy announces Council candidacy, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 13, 2013, retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Web. It's official: Fenwick to be on ballot for City Council, K. Burnell Evans and Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 14, 2013, retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ↑ Web. Dozen: Bellamy helping city's poorest children reach potential, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 27, 2013, retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ E-mail. Paige Rice, City of Charlottesville. "RE: list of appointments." Message to Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow. January 7, 2016.
- ↑ Web. 2015 November General, State Board of Elections, November 4, 2011, retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ Web. Bellamy, Fenwick in dead heat; Szakos wins easily, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 12, 2013, retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ↑ Web. Szakos makes bid for second Council term official, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 14, 2013, retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ Web. Palmer, McKeel lead local candidates in fundraising, Daily Progress Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 7, 2013, retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ↑ Web. [ Questionnaire for City Council Candidatesurl=http://www.pharcville.org/2013/06/04/phar-questionnaire-for-city-council-candidates/], June 4, 2013, retrieved June 10, 2013.