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Courtney LaLonde
Courtney LaLonde was a candidate for an at-large seat on the City Council of Virginia Beach in Virginia. She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
LaLonde earned her bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University. She is a business development manager for Atlantic Bay Mortage Group. LaLonde previously worked as a marketing coordinator for the Virginia Beach Visitors Bureau.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
LaLonde participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
“ | Multi modal transportation[2][3] | ” |
When asked what she would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
“ | Address sea level rise[2][3] | ” |
When asked what she is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
“ | Stable economy[2][3] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
Issue importance ranking | |
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Candidate's ranking | Issue |
Public pensions/retirement funds | |
Recreational opportunities | |
Homelessness | |
City services | |
Unemployment | |
Crime reduction/prevention | |
K-12 education | |
Housing | |
Civil rights | |
Government transparency | |
Environment | |
Transportation |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column:
Question | Response |
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Very important | |
State | |
Public outreach/education programs | |
Focusing on small business development |
Additional themes
LaLonde's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
“ |
Sports Marketing Flood Mitigation Multi Modal Transportation Economic Development |
” |
—Courtney LaLonde (2016), [4] |
Elections
2016
The city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, held elections for mayor and four city council seats on November 8, 2016. Candidates interested in seeking these offices had to file with the city's voter registrar by June 14, 2016.[5][6] Incumbent Rosemary Wilson defeated Dane Blythe, Courtney LaLonde, and Pam Witham in the Virginia Beach City Council nonpartisan general election for an at-large seat.
Virginia Beach City Council, At-large General Election, 2016 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.27% | 85,265 |
Dane Blythe | 24.57% | 41,671 |
Courtney LaLonde | 16.96% | 28,768 |
Pam Witham | 7.67% | 13,017 |
Write-in votes | 0.53% | 898 |
Total Votes | 169,619 | |
Source: City of Virginia Beach, "Election Information & Results," accessed November 29, 2016 |
Endorsements
2016
LaLonde received the endorsement of the Hampton Roads Realtors Association in September 2016.[7]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Courtney LaLonde Virginia Beach. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Municipal elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote LaLonde, "Meet Courtney," accessed September 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Courtney LaLonde's Responses," September 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote LaLonde, "Platforms," accessed September 19, 2016
- ↑ City of Virginia Beach Voter Registrar, "Elected Offices and Terms," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Find out who's running for Virginia Beach mayor and City Council," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Vote Courtney LaLonda City Council At Large," September 1, 2016