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City of Newport News
Robert S. Coleman
City Council - Central District
Independent
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 2 of 2 dynamic max
· 1 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,774 of 8,776 · bottom 45.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Education: Warwick HS (NN) class of 1989; Thomas Nelson Community College; National Criminal Justice Command College (UVA); Hampton Roads Regional Criminal Justice Academy; The Leadership Institute at William & Mary
Background: Born in South Korea, relocated to Newport News in childhood. 25-year sworn law enforcement career at the Newport News Sheriff's Office (1996-2021), retired as Major / Operations Bureau Chief — Operations included Corrections, Work Release, Armory/Firearms Training, Intake & Records, Medical, and Building Services. Since 2021: Chief Operating Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula. Currently President/Chair, Newport News Police Foundation. Prior elected service: Newport News City Council, North District 2012-2016 (served as Vice Mayor; lost re-election to Marcellus Harris in 2016; redistricting later moved his precinct to Central). Family: wife Jamie, son Jacob, three brothers. Newport News City Council, Central District / Seat A (officially nonpartisan; backed by the Newport News Democratic City Committee in 2024), term 1/1/2025-12/31/2028 (NOT on Nov 2026 ballot).
Central District representative. Sworn in for 2025-2028 term.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Newport News City Council, Central District / Seat A (sworn 1/1/2025; previously held North District 2012-2016 as Vice Mayor). The other Central seat (Seat B) is held by Cleon Long, term 1/1/2023-12/31/2026 — Coleman did NOT replace Long. Officially nonpartisan office; ran with backing from the Newport News Democratic Party in 2024. Five-month dais tenure at deliverable — was NOT seated for the 11/26/2024 6-1 firearms-ban-expansion vote. HARD positive public_justice q0 evidence: 25-year sworn law-enforcement career at the NN Sheriff's Office (retired Major / Operations Bureau Chief), currently serves as President of the Newport News Police Foundation, and his campaign explicitly pledges to 'strongly support Sheriff Morgan, Chief Drew, Chief Rogers' and to 'fight to ensure police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters are the highest paid and best trained public safety professionals on the Peninsula.' Multi-vector affirmative advocacy (career + ongoing nonprofit foundation chairmanship + campaign pledge), well beyond the high bar. Voted YES with 7-0 majority on the FY2026 operating budget (5/13/2025) holding the real-estate tax rate flat at $1.18/$100 — routine governance, scored null on the BBA-framed economic_stewardship q2. NO EVIDENCE FOUND on sanctity of life, biblical_marriage (any cell), family_child_sovereignty (any cell), christian_liberty (any cell — no profession of faith located), election_integrity (any cell), public_justice q1/q2/q3/q4, refuse_state_overreach (any cell), border_immigration (any cell), self_defense (any cell — no direct statement on the existing NN firearms-buildings ban, constitutional carry, red flag, or AWB; his gun-violence rhetoric centers on 'investing in more cameras' + 'enforcing the gun laws we currently have on the books' which the rubric does not score either direction). No public church/faith affiliation found. Counter-archetype context: 25-yr LEO + Police Foundation President backed by the NN Democratic Party — strong-on-police but not movement-conservative.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
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'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
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)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
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
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
3 Official9 Other
nngov.civicweb.net/portal/members.aspx?id=10Unclassified
www.robcolemanforcouncil.com/team/rob-colemanUnclassified
www.robcolemanforcouncil.com/campaignprioritiesUnclassified
www.nnpolicefoundation.org/meet-the-boardUnclassified
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- [1]25-year sworn LEO retiring as Major / Operations Bureau Chief at the NN Sheriff's Office; currently serves as President/Chair of the Newport News Police Foundation; campaign explicitly pledges to 'strongly support Sheriff Morgan, Chief Drew, Chief Rogers' and to 'fight to ensure police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters are the highest paid and best trained public safety professionals on the Peninsula.' Multi-vector affirmative pro-police advocacy. Unclassified
25-year sworn LEO retiring as Major / Operations Bureau Chief at the NN Sheriff's Office; currently serves as President/Chair of the Newport News Police Foundation; campaign explicitly pledges to 'strongly support Sheriff Morgan, Chief Drew, Chief Rogers' and to 'fight to ensure police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters are the highest paid and best trained public safety professionals on the Peninsula.' Multi-vector affirmative pro-police advocacy.
- [2]25-year sworn LEO retiring as Major / Operations Bureau Chief at the NN Sheriff's Office; currently serves as President/Chair of the Newport News Police Foundation; campaign explicitly pledges to 'strongly support Sheriff Morgan, Chief Drew, Chief Rogers' and to 'fight to ensure police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters are the highest paid and best trained public safety professionals on the Peninsula.' Multi-vector affirmative pro-police advocacy. Unclassified
25-year sworn LEO retiring as Major / Operations Bureau Chief at the NN Sheriff's Office; currently serves as President/Chair of the Newport News Police Foundation; campaign explicitly pledges to 'strongly support Sheriff Morgan, Chief Drew, Chief Rogers' and to 'fight to ensure police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters are the highest paid and best trained public safety professionals on the Peninsula.' Multi-vector affirmative pro-police advocacy.
- [3]25-year sworn LEO retiring as Major / Operations Bureau Chief at the NN Sheriff's Office; currently serves as President/Chair of the Newport News Police Foundation; campaign explicitly pledges to 'strongly support Sheriff Morgan, Chief Drew, Chief Rogers' and to 'fight to ensure police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters are the highest paid and best trained public safety professionals on the Peninsula.' Multi-vector affirmative pro-police advocacy. Unclassified
25-year sworn LEO retiring as Major / Operations Bureau Chief at the NN Sheriff's Office; currently serves as President/Chair of the Newport News Police Foundation; campaign explicitly pledges to 'strongly support Sheriff Morgan, Chief Drew, Chief Rogers' and to 'fight to ensure police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters are the highest paid and best trained public safety professionals on the Peninsula.' Multi-vector affirmative pro-police advocacy.
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