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City of Newport News
Tina L. Vick
City Council - South District
Independent
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✝ God First
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🏛️ Local First
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National Rank
#5,034 of 8,776 · bottom 42.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Education: Homer L. Ferguson HS (NN, 1980); B.S. Communications, Virginia Commonwealth University (1984; first recipient of Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority public-housing scholarship); licensed real estate agent (Alpha College of Real Estate, 2011)
Background: Born and raised in Newport News' Southeast Community. Owner/principal broker, Tina L. Vick Realty & Development, LLC. Founder/CEO Women's Empowerment Development, Inc. (runs 'Girls Camp' mentorship for teens 13-18). Author, 'Growing Up Vick: The Strength and Resilience of the Vick Family' (about being aunt of former NFL QB Michael Vick; featured in ESPN's 30 for 30: Vick). Mother of Teunsha and Terrance Vick; grandmother of Shamar, Tyree, Tyson. Continuously on Newport News City Council since May 2008 (now in her FIFTH four-year term); Vice Mayor 2016-2020. Ran for Mayor in 2022 (finished 3rd, 18.8%, behind Phillip Jones at 40.3%). Newport News City Council, South District 3 / Seat A (officially nonpartisan), term 1/1/2025-12/31/2028 (NOT on Nov 2026 ballot; re-elected 11/5/2024 with 68.8% over Clifton Atkins).
South District representative. Sworn in for 2025-2028 term.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Newport News City Council, South District 3 / Seat A, in her FIFTH four-year term (since May 2008) — former Vice Mayor 2016-2020; lost the 2022 mayoral race to Jones (3rd, 18.8%). Re-elected 11/5/2024 with 68.8%; term ends 12/31/2028 (NOT on Nov 2026 ballot). HARD adverse 2A evidence — TWO separate roll-call votes restricting lawful carry: (1) On 11/26/2024 Vick was in the 6-1 majority voting YES to expand the NN firearms ban in city-owned buildings/parks (deleting 'openly' so concealed-carry permit holders are also barred — only Eley dissented); by elimination on a 6-1 tally the YES votes were Jones, Bethany, Long, Harris, Coleman (sworn the next month — actually he was NOT yet seated for the 11/26 vote; the sixth YES was Vick herself plus one of Marcellus Harris's first acts immediately after swearing-in OR a councilmember who has since departed — see press for the full roll), AND Vick. (2) She also voted YES on the original Oct 2020 open-carry ban (6-1, with former Councilwoman Patricia Woodbury the sole NO). Two distinct roll calls on local gun-control expansions. Voted YES with 7-0 majority on the FY2026 operating budget (5/13/2025) and was at the FY2027 budget discussion 5/2026 — routine governance, scored null on economic_stewardship q2 (BBA framing). Community work: 'Let's Talk Parenting' event (Mar 2024); Women's Empowerment 'Girls Camp.' On a 2022 gun-violence work session she said: 'I am certainly for giving funding to provide the resources in funding for organizations' — community-organization funding framing, NOT affirmative pro-NNPD advocacy per the skill's high bar; public_justice q0 left null. NO EVIDENCE FOUND on sanctity of life, biblical_marriage (any cell — the 2025 NN Pride proclamation was the Mayor's, not a council vote), family_child_sovereignty (any cell — 'Let's Talk Parenting' is community engagement, not a policy statement on school choice or CRT/SOGI/parental consent), christian_liberty (any cell — no profession of Christ; 'town halls and local churches' tax-outreach remark is civic-spaces reference only), election_integrity (any cell), public_justice q0/q1/q2/q3/q4, refuse_state_overreach (any cell), border_immigration (any cell). No public church/faith affiliation found. Note for the audit trail: in 2019 a Change.org petition (~200 signatures) by David Wilson sought her recall as Vice Mayor citing 'abuse of power, gentrification … housing violations'; did not advance (13NewsNow, Dec 2019) — hostile-constituent petitioning, not a finding. In 2022 her son Terrance was arrested in a multi-jurisdictional drug bust (federal conspiracy charges; she declined comment).
Category Breakdown
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
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
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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)
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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)
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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
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
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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
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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
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')
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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
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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
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
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
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
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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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www.voachesapeake.org/tina-l-vick/Unclassified
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- [1]TWO distinct YES roll-call votes restricting lawful carry: (1) the Oct 2020 6-1 ordinance banning open carry of firearms in NN city buildings/parks (Woodbury sole NO; Vick in majority); (2) the 11/26/2024 6-1 ordinance expanding the firearms ban to deleting 'openly' so concealed-carry permit holders are also barred (Eley sole NO; Vick in majority). Posture directly contrary to permitless/constitutional carry rights on public property. Lean Left
TWO distinct YES roll-call votes restricting lawful carry: (1) the Oct 2020 6-1 ordinance banning open carry of firearms in NN city buildings/parks (Woodbury sole NO; Vick in majority); (2) the 11/26/2024 6-1 ordinance expanding the firearms ban to deleting 'openly' so concealed-carry permit holders are also barred (Eley sole NO; Vick in majority). Posture directly contrary to permitless/constitutional carry rights on public property.
- [2]TWO distinct YES roll-call votes restricting lawful carry: (1) the Oct 2020 6-1 ordinance banning open carry of firearms in NN city buildings/parks (Woodbury sole NO; Vick in majority); (2) the 11/26/2024 6-1 ordinance expanding the firearms ban to deleting 'openly' so concealed-carry permit holders are also barred (Eley sole NO; Vick in majority). Posture directly contrary to permitless/constitutional carry rights on public property. Unclassified
TWO distinct YES roll-call votes restricting lawful carry: (1) the Oct 2020 6-1 ordinance banning open carry of firearms in NN city buildings/parks (Woodbury sole NO; Vick in majority); (2) the 11/26/2024 6-1 ordinance expanding the firearms ban to deleting 'openly' so concealed-carry permit holders are also barred (Eley sole NO; Vick in majority). Posture directly contrary to permitless/constitutional carry rights on public property.
- [3]Affirmatively voted to enact AND later to expand a local gun registry/restriction (the firearms-in-city-buildings ordinance with $500 civil penalty, in 2020 and again in 2024). Two roll calls on the conservative-adverse side of local gun regulation. Lean Left
Affirmatively voted to enact AND later to expand a local gun registry/restriction (the firearms-in-city-buildings ordinance with $500 civil penalty, in 2020 and again in 2024). Two roll calls on the conservative-adverse side of local gun regulation.
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