Rick West (Virginia politician)

Richard Wayne "Rick" West is a politician currently serving as the mayor of Chesapeake, Virginia. Prior to assuming the office of mayor in November 2017, he served as a member of the city council for ten years.^[1] West also served as a public school administrator for over 20 years.

Rick West
Mayor of Chesapeake, Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 14, 2017
Deputy	John M. de Triquet
Preceded by	Alan P. Krasnoff
Personal details
Political party	Republican

Early life

Rick West was born and raised in rural Chesapeake. Since his father was in the U.S. Navy and deployed often, his mother and grandfather had the primary responsibility of raising Rick, his two brothers and two sisters.^[2]

Electoral history

Chesapeake mayoral special election, 2018^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard W. "Rick" West	13,342	57.81
	Independent	Jo Anne Marie Gallant	9,630	41.72
	Write-In	Write-in	109	0.47
Total votes			23,081

Chesapeake mayoral general election, 2020 ^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard W. "Rick" West	21,888	65.99
	Democratic	L. T. "Len" Myers II	9,087	27.39
	Green	Steffanie L. Aubuchon	1,386	4.18
	Independent	Palmer Davis Smith	641	1.93
	Write-In	Write-in	169	0.51
Total votes			33,171