GOTV Intel

Amelia N. Ross-Hammond

Member City Council (District 4), Virginia Beach City, Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 4 · Nonpartisan

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 4 · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Virginia Department of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election, All Offices candidate list (rev. 9/29/2026): Member City Council, District 4 (Virginia Beach City) (1 seat), status Qualified · read Oct 4, 2026

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The District

What Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 4 covers

Covers part of Virginia Beach city.

Includes Virginia Beach (part).

Map of Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 4 with 8 precincts

8 precincts · District lines: City of Virginia Beach GIS, Voting_Information MapServer layer 2 'Council Districts' · Precinct lines: precinct-to-district assignment from the city's official precinct layer (no precinct is split by a district line); Virginia Beach 2020 Census VTDs (va-census-vtd2020) for the 2020 year layer with 2020 Census block population shares

Results

Certified results for Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 4

City Council — Virginia Beach City - District 4

2022 November General · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Amelia Nancy Ross-HammondIndependent8,58395.9%
Write-In3654.1%

Official results (all reporting stages 'Certified') — Virginia Department of Elections official results site · Virginia Department of Elections — official results site

Key Votes

The record

  • imagineVB2040 Comprehensive Plan — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · April 21, 2026 · adopted, 8-3 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Apr 21, 2026 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, April 21, 2026 Informal And Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2026 real estate tax levy — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 13, 2025 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 13, 2025 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 13, 2025 Special Formal Session Minutes (Budget) · source

  • FY2025-26 Operating Budget appropriation ($3.86 billion) — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 13, 2025 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 13, 2025 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 13, 2025 Special Formal Session Minutes (Budget) · source

  • Request for a November 4, 2025 referendum on changing to a 10-1 City Council election system — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 6, 2025 · adopted, 7-4 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 6, 2025 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 6, 2025 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • Request for proposals for a study of collective bargaining (SWOT analysis) — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · June 4, 2024 · adopted, 6-5 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Jun 4, 2024 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, June 4, 2024 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2024-25 Operating Budget (reconciled proposal) — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 14, 2024 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 14, 2024 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 14, 2024 Special Formal Session Minutes · source

  • Economic impact study and infrastructure cost analysis for the Sports and Convention District — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · January 16, 2024 · adopted, 7-4 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Jan 16, 2024 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, January 16, 2024 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • Ban on weapons at the Housing Resource Center (City Code Section 38-9) — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · November 21, 2023 · adopted, 6-4 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Nov 21, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, November 21, 2023 Formal Session Minutes · source
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  • Request to the General Assembly to amend the City Charter for a ten single-member district system — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · November 14, 2023 · adopted, 9-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Nov 14, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, November 14, 2023 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • 2023 Redistricting Plan and ten single-member district election system — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · August 15, 2023 · adopted, 10-1 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    Aug 15, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, August 15, 2023 Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2024 real estate tax levy — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 9, 2023 · adopted, 8-3 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 9, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 9, 2023 Special Formal Session Minutes · source

  • FY2023-24 Operating Budget appropriation ($3.48 billion) — voted Yes

    Virginia Beach City Council · May 9, 2023 · adopted, 8-3 · recorded vote in the official minutes

    May 9, 2023 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council minutes, May 9, 2023 Special Formal Session Minutes · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Committees and Appointments

  • City Council liaison and board assignments

    Virginia Beach City Council · 5/31 Memorial Committee (liaison); Advertising Advisory Committee (liaison); Arts And Humanities Commission (liaison); Board Of Building Code Appeals (liaison); Housing Advisory Board (liaison); Military Economic Development Advisory Committee (liaison); Minority Business Council (liaison); Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation (liaison); Virginia Beach VA250 Committee (liaison); Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (appointed member); Transportation District Commission Of Hampton Roads (HRT) (appointed member); Beach Governing Board (special projects liaison); Central Business District (special projects liaison) · as listed February 18, 2026

    Feb 18, 2026 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council Liaisons/Members (updated February 18, 2026) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 7
Raised
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Cash on Hand
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No totals on file from the reports listed below.

Finance Reports

  • Amelia N. Ross-Hammond — campaign finance summary, 2026 election cycle

    Sep 15, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign Websiteamelia4vb.comCampaign site: https://amelia4vb.com/Self-published · Candidate's own channels (linked from the campaign website)Self-published

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 4

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • Current office: Member City Council, District 4, Virginia Beach

    Member of the Virginia Beach City Council for District 4, listed on the City Clerk's City Council Members roster as of October 7, 2026. Won the District 4 seat in the November 8, 2022 general election (certified results).

    Oct 7, 2026 · Official · City of Virginia Beach — City Council Members · source

  • Current office: Member City Council, District 4, Virginia Beach

    Holds the District 4 seat on the Virginia Beach City Council. Listed as the incumbent on the Virginia Department of Elections candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election (rev. 9-29-2026); won the seat in the certified November 8, 2022 general election.

    Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

  • On the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — Virginia Beach City Council, District 4

    Nonpartisan · qualified per the Virginia Department of Elections candidate list · incumbent

    Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

  • Member City Council (District 4), Virginia Beach · VA-LOC-VIRGINIA-BEACH-CITY-COUNCIL-4

    Nonpartisan · candidate · incumbent · on the 2026 ballot

    Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

  • Won the November 8, 2022 general election for Virginia Beach City Council, District 4: 8,583 votes (95.92%), unopposed on the ballot

    Amelia Nancy Ross-Hammond 8,583 (95.92%); Write-In 365 (4.08%). Total 8,948 votes. Certified results, Virginia Department of Elections.

    Nov 8, 2022 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

Not on file for Amelia yet: Advertising, In Their Words, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Oct 7, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_93efr8hrr.

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