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MayorKenny Alexander

Federal and state actions in Norfolk

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Free tunnel trips for lower-income Norfolk and Portsmouth drivers
Championed by Louise Lucas (D).
Working now.
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Federal money is building Norfolk's floodwall and storm surge barriers
Championed by Bobby Scott (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.

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Join a board or commission

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The current vacancy list and the online application for more than 50 city boards and commissions; City Council reviews applications every quarter and keeps them on file for a year.

Work the polls

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The interest form for working Norfolk's polls; paid, with a $200 base rate that includes training and more for pollbook officers and chiefs; you stay the whole day, and polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

See everything open to people in Norfolk

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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 tab

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.