Jennifer Valentine Rouse

Member City Council (District 10), Virginia Beach City, Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 10 · Nonpartisan

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 10 · 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 10 (Virginia Beach City) (1 seat), status Qualified · read Oct 4, 2026

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The District

What Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 10 covers

Covers part of Virginia Beach city.

Includes Virginia Beach (part).

Map of Virginia Virginia Beach City Council 10 with 10 precincts

10 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 10

City Council — Virginia Beach City - District 10

2022 November General · Nov 8, 2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jennifer Valentine RouseIndependent	Independent	6,256	54.7%
Heidi Lynn DanielsIndependent	Independent	5,135	44.9%
Write-In		49	0.4%

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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 · Active Transportation Advisory Committee (liaison); Atlantic Park Community Development Authority (appointed member); Clean Community Commission (liaison); Community Services Board (liaison); Minority Business Council (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: Not on file
Cash on Hand: Not on file

No totals on file from the reports listed below.

Finance Reports

Jennifer Valentine Rouse — 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

Virginia Beach ballot for City Council is chock-full of return candidatesOct 1, 2026 · Press · The Virginian-Pilot (Stacy Parker)
Meet the candidates: Virginia Beach City CouncilSep 22, 2026 · Press · The Virginian-Pilot
Who’s on the ballot for Virginia Beach City Council, School Board in November?Jul 10, 2026 · Press · The Virginian-Pilot (Stacy Parker)

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

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

Campaign Websitejenniferforcouncil.comCampaign site: https://jenniferforcouncil.com/; x: https://twitter.com/jenniferrousevb; facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferrousevb; instagram: https://instagram.com/thejenvalSelf-published · Candidate's own channels (linked from the campaign website)Self-published
Xx.com/jenniferrousevbSelf-published
Facebookfacebook.com/jenniferrousevbSelf-published
Instagraminstagram.com/thejenvalSelf-published

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

Current office: Member City Council, District 10, Virginia Beach
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council for District 10, listed on the City Clerk's City Council Members roster as of October 7, 2026. Won the District 10 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 10, Virginia Beach
Holds the District 10 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 10
Nonpartisan · qualified per the Virginia Department of Elections candidate list · incumbent
Sep 29, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source
Member City Council (District 10), Virginia Beach · VA-LOC-VIRGINIA-BEACH-CITY-COUNCIL-10
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 10: 6,256 votes (54.69%), first of two candidates
Jennifer Valentine Rouse 6,256 (54.69%); Heidi Lynn Daniels 5,135 (44.89%); Write-In 49 (0.43%). Total 11,440 votes. Certified results, Virginia Department of Elections.
Nov 8, 2022 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections · source

Not on file for Jennifer 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_rqasmw4hh.

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