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Council Member· 2025-2028
Les Smith, Jr.
Chesapeake
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 24:43
- Avg per meeting
- 1:33
- Segments
- 439
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
Decisions during term (21)
Recorded while Jr. was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved9-0Sep 8, 2026
Capital Improvement Budget Amendment for 911 Cedar Road
approved9-0Sep 8, 2026
CIP Budget Amendment for Cedar Road and Albemarle Drive Office Acquisition
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
Public Works Operating Budget Transfer for Energy Costs
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendments (Part A)
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Camp Rules Grant
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Byrne JAG Grant
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - STEP-VA Initiative
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Transportation Debt Payment
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Voter Registrar Primary Funding
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - First Responder Wellness
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Fine Arts Commission
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Court Appointed Counsel
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Sheriff Inmate Workforce
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - CIBH Crisis Receiving Center
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - HRT Micro-Transit Grant
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
FY 2027 Operating Budget Amendment - Quarterly Budget Reports
approved8-0Jun 23, 2026
REQUEST TO INCREASE THE SHERIFF’S INMATE WORKFORCE BUDGET BY $43,185 AND INCREASE THE POSITION COMPLEMENT BY A 0.475 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION
approved9-0May 12, 2026
FY 2026-27 Operating Budget Appropriation Ordinance (Item 4C)
approved9-0Feb 24, 2026
Funding Source Amendment for Capital Improvement Budget (#26-O-018)
approved8-0Feb 10, 2026
Police Fleet Budget Amendment
Voting record (1)(Budget)
1 yes0 no
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In the news (4)
The Virginian-Pilot – ChesapeakeOct 26, 2026
How Elliott Smith’s biographer found the stories in ‘Nobody Broke Your Heart’
WTKR News 3 – ChesapeakeSep 24, 2026
Oscar Smith and King's Fork rivalry carries deep personal ties on both sidelines
13News Now (WVEC) – ChesapeakeSep 24, 2026
Freshman quarterback Justice Culler steps into the spotlight for Oscar Smith
13News Now (WVEC) – ChesapeakeSep 18, 2026