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City of Newport News
Cleon M. Long
City Council - Central District
Independent
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✝ God First
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🏛️ Local First
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National Rank
#5,033 of 8,776 · bottom 42.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Catholic (campaign bio: family attends 'weekly Mass' together)
Education: B.S. General Science, Morehouse College; B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Virginia Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure 2011
Background: Engineer at Zachry Nuclear; Newport News native and NNPS graduate. Civic boards: NN Board of Zoning Appeals, Virginia Living Museum Trustees, Boys & Girls Club of Virginia Peninsula, Smart Beginnings Virginia Peninsula, Warwick Rotary Club. Newport News City Council, Central District (Seat B), term 1/1/2023-12/31/2026 (on the Nov 2026 ballot).
P.E. (Professional Engineer). Central District representative. Term expires Dec 2026.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Newport News City Council, Central District / Seat B (nonpartisan office; ran as independent; filed Jan 2026 to seek Co-Chair of the Newport News Democratic City Committee — hard partisan affiliation despite the nonpartisan ballot line). Term ends 12/31/2026; on the Nov 2026 ballot. HARD evidence on self_defense: voted YES on the Nov 26, 2024 6-1 ordinance EXPANDING the firearms ban in all NN city-owned buildings and recreation/community centers ($500 civil penalty for open or concealed carry, including ammunition and components) — only Councilman Eley dissented. On the record, Long defended the ordinance: 'This ordinance also sets up for our public buildings to have metal detectors' and (on guns left in vehicles in city lots) 'Our parking lots are secured and monitored, so the thought that your car is going to be broken into, I think, that's not of concern.' Voted YES (7-0) on the FY2027 operating budget ($1.26B, adopted May 12, 2026) holding the real-estate tax rate FLAT at $1.18/$100 — routine governance, scored null on economic_stewardship q2 (BBA framing). Catholic — campaign bio states family attends weekly Mass together (primary source, his own campaign site). NO EVIDENCE FOUND on life, marriage/sexuality, family/schools (rubric topics), Christian liberty, election integrity, immigration (personal statement), refuse_state_overreach — null per the skill, not inferred from party.
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Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
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Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
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Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
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Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
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Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
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Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
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Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
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Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
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Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
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Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
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Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
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Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
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Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
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Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
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Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
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Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
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Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
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Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
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Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
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Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
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Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
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Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
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Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
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Sources & Evidence
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nngov.civicweb.net/portal/members.aspx?id=10Unclassified
www.cleonlongforcitycouncil.com/meet-cleon-longUnclassified
www.cleonlongforcitycouncil.com/prioritiesUnclassified
nndcc.org/newsUnclassified
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- [1]Voted YES on Nov 26, 2024 6-1 ordinance expanding the firearms ban in all NN city-owned buildings (only Eley dissented). Defended the ordinance on record citing metal detectors and 'secured and monitored' city parking lots — a posture contrary to constitutional/permitless carry rights on public property. Lean Left
Voted YES on Nov 26, 2024 6-1 ordinance expanding the firearms ban in all NN city-owned buildings (only Eley dissented). Defended the ordinance on record citing metal detectors and 'secured and monitored' city parking lots — a posture contrary to constitutional/permitless carry rights on public property.
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