Dr. Richard W. "Rick" West

 
City Council
Title: Mayor
Phone: 757-382-6153
Rick West


  • Elected to City Council in May of 2008
  • Re-elected in May 2012 and 2016
  • Assumed the Office of Mayor in November 2017 (unexpired term of Alan P. Krasnoff)
  • Elected as Mayor in May 2018; re-elected in May 2020
  • Great Bridge High School, 1970
  • Old Dominion University Bachelor's Degree, Secondary Education, 1974
  • University of Virginia Master's Degree, Educational Administration and Leadership, 1979
  • Virginia Tech University Doctorate Degree, Leadership and Policy Studies, 1998

Regional

  • Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, 2017 to present
  • Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, 2017 to present
  • Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance, 2017 to present
  • Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority, 2020 to present

Term expires: December 31, 2024

 

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