Local civic profile
Amanda L. Newins
Council member — citywide
Currently servingTerm ends December 31, 2026
City Council · citywide
Apparent incoming memberBackground and local role
Amanda Newins serves on Chesapeake City Council following her 2022 election. An attorney and former Chesapeake prosecutor, she has led the Chesapeake Bar Association and served on the Circuit Court Recovery Court team. Her council work includes an Audit Committee assignment beginning in 2026.
Her current term runs through December 31, 2026. The November 4 unofficial returns also placed her among the five apparent council winners for the next term. Mail ballots were partially reported and other ballot categories remained outstanding; that future-term result is provisional.
Related CVA coverage
- Amanda Newins Looks Toward Continued Chesapeake Service with Growth and Public Oversight in Focus
Amanda Newins’s top-five Chesapeake showing highlights her legal background and attention to infrastructure, development review and public participation.
Sources and official resources
- Chesapeake current City Council roster
- Virginia ELECT — November 3, 2026 unofficial results
- Official biography and contact information
- Previously verified source for CVA election profile — November 4
- Previously verified source for CVA election profile — November 4
- Virginia voter information and electoral district lookup
Profile reviewed November 4, 2026.
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