Courtney LaLonde

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Courtney LaLonde
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Education

Bachelor's

Old Dominion University

Personal
Profession
Business development manager, Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group
Contact

Personal website

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

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

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
Candidate's ranking Issue
1
 Public pensions/retirement funds
2
 Recreational opportunities
3
 Homelessness
4
 City services
5
 Unemployment
6
 Crime reduction/prevention
7
 K-12 education
8
 Housing
9
 Civil rights
10
 Government transparency
11
 Environment
12
 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
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?
 Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?
 State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety?
 Public outreach/education programs
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development?
 Focusing on small business development
Additional themes

LaLonde's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“

Sports Marketing
In Virginia Beach, we're fortunate to have state-of-the-art sports facilities that can support a wide range of youth and professional sports. With increased sports marketing, we can utilize our facilities to their full potential to help increase enjoyment for our citizens and generate additional city revenue.

Flood Mitigation
As a coastal community, rising flood insurance premiums are a concern for many Virginia Beach homeowners and businesses. By utilizing the National Flood Insurance Program and improving flood mitigation, our city can earn insurance policy discounts and reduce costly insurance policies for our citizens.

Multi Modal Transportation
We've all felt the squeeze of traffic in Hampton Roads and as we grow the problem will get worse. In fact, over the next 25 years, congestion is expected to grow by 300%. We can improve mobility and connectivity within our city and neighboring communities through a mix of light rail, busses, bikeways, walking paths and improved roadways.

Economic Development
The military and tourism are driving forces in Virginia Beach; however, we need to build more economic pillars to better support our community. We need to take an aggressive pro-business approach to create an environment that can provide careers-not just jobs-for our citizens. [3]

”
—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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rosemary Wilson Incumbent 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

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Courtney LaLonde - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Vote LaLonde, "Meet Courtney," accessed September 19, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Courtney LaLonde's Responses," September 20, 2016
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Vote LaLonde, "Platforms," accessed September 19, 2016
  5. ↑ City of Virginia Beach Voter Registrar, "Elected Offices and Terms," accessed August 13, 2015
  6. ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Find out who's running for Virginia Beach mayor and City Council," June 14, 2016
  7. ↑ Facebook, "Vote Courtney LaLonda City Council At Large," September 1, 2016
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