Newport News

MayorPhillip Jones

Nothing on record here yet. If you know of something government did for people in Newport News, tell us.

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Join a board or commission

City of Newport News: boards, commissions and committees, opens in a new tab
How appointments to nearly 45 city boards work, with a link to the online Board Bank application; you must live in Newport News and pass a background check, and City Council appoints every quarter.

Work the polls

Newport News Voter Registrar: become an election official, opens in a new tab
The sign-up link for registered Virginia voters to work the polls from 5 a.m. until the count is done; $200 for an officer of election, up to $275 plus $20 for training for a chief officer.

See everything open to people in Newport News

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Each of them ran for a city council or a state legislature, won, and did work you’ll find on this site. Running is one way in. Serving on a board or working the polls are others.

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From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), and Louise Lucas (D).

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), Louise Lucas (D), Emmett Hanger (R), and Michelle Hinchey (D).

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tabSee the photo of Hanger (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab© Senate of Virginia, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hinchey (NY Senate, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.5.