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Michael Berlucchi
2023 - Present
2028
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Michael Berlucchi is a member of the Virginia Beach City Council, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Berlucchi ran for re-election to the Virginia Beach City Council to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Michael Berlucchi was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He earned a B.A. in government and international politics from George Mason University in 2002. His professional experience includes working as a community engagement manager at the Chrysler Museum of Art, at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia, and at the CIVIC Leadership Institute.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2024)
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Council District 3
Incumbent Michael Berlucchi defeated Cleon Jones and Christina Felder in the general election for Virginia Beach City Council District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Berlucchi (Nonpartisan) | 50.5 | 10,010 |
 | Cleon Jones (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 6,296 | |
 | Christina Felder (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 3,378 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 125 | ||
| Total votes: 19,809 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Berlucchi in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2020)
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Council District Rose Hall
Incumbent Michael Berlucchi defeated Charles Conrad Schesventer and Garry Hubbard in the general election for Virginia Beach City Council District Rose Hall on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Berlucchi (Nonpartisan) | 57.3 | 108,629 |
 | Charles Conrad Schesventer (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 52,500 | |
| Garry Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 27,513 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 912 | ||
| Total votes: 189,554 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cheryl Turpin (Nonpartisan)
2019
See also: City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2019)
General election
Special general election for Virginia Beach City Council District Rose Hall
Incumbent Michael Berlucchi defeated Charles Conrad Schesventer in the special general election for Virginia Beach City Council District Rose Hall on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Berlucchi (Independent) | 75.9 | 79,092 |
| Charles Conrad Schesventer (Independent) | 23.3 | 24,258 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 866 | ||
| Total votes: 104,216 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Berlucchi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Berlucchi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Berlucchi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Virginia Beach voters honored me with support in the 2019 elections, winning 76% of the votes across our city. In this short time, I've taken the lead on issues ranging from increased compensation for public safety, increased funding for mental health care, full day kindergarten, implementing disparity study recommendations, and offshore wind energy. I successfully fought for the highest funding levels in Virginia Beach history for flood mitigation and resilient strategies to adapt to sea level rise and recurrent flooding.
In dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, I worked with the Council to both manage the Governor's Executive Orders and to help restart the local economy while helping those most in need. I sponsored the tax cut for our EMS first responders, and supported the citizen restaurant tax cut, along with grants and in-kind expenses to help our small business community stay in business through the economic shutdown.
- Public Safety One of Councilman Berlucchi's very first votes was to substantially improve the decades-long problem of unfair salary compression of police and fire professionals. Virginia Beach is one of the safest communities in the country. We have the best trained public safety employees in the nation and they deserve protection in their salaries, benefits and workman compensation needs. Councilman Berlucchi will always protect those who protect all of us.
- Good Jobs and a Vibrant Economy National unemployment has hit nightmare proportions and the 2020 pandemic and shutdown has put many businesses on the brink of closure and bankruptcy. As Virginia restarts its economy, we must make sure businesses are ready to do business and hire employees. Councilman Berlucchi made sure that grant programs for businesses and workers were funded, education funds were secure, and people could get back to work safely.
- Supporting Teachers, Families and Education Councilman Berlucchi's commitment is to ensure that every child in our city has access to the high-quality public education they deserve. In 2020, Councilman Berlucchi successfully fought to restore millions of dollars in education funding that had been cut from the school budget and offset deep cuts to education from the state government. Councilman Berlucchi is a champion for the partnership between Virginia Beach families and teachers that gives all students the opportunity to fulfill their full potential. Councilman Berlucchi will work to fully fund our schools and make sure teachers are paid fairly and have the tools they need for success.
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2019
Michael Berlucchi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Virginia Beach City Council District 3 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Michael Berlucchi," accessed May 8, 2019
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 26, 2020
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Virginia Beach City Council District 3 2023-Present |
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Virginia Beach City Council District Rose Hall 2019-2022 |
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