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Victoria Proffitt
2022 - Present
2026
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Victoria Proffitt (Republican Party) is the Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue in Virginia. She assumed office on January 1, 2022.
Proffitt (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Proffitt's professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor of mathematics at Tidewater Community College and running runs her own small business as a bookkeeper. She worked as a public school teacher, librarian, media specialist, curriculum development participant, and staff trainer. She was named the Teacher of the Year in 1993. Proffitt's volunteer experience includes being a girl's softball coach for Chesapeake Parks & Recreation and a worship leader for First Baptist Church of Norfolk. Proffitt obtained a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Norfolk State University. She went on to earn a master's degree in education from George Washington University.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2025)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue
Incumbent Victoria Proffitt defeated Jennifer Naperala in the general election for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Victoria Proffitt (R) | 51.2 | 46,154 |
 | Jennifer Naperala (D) | 48.8 | 44,011 | |
| Total votes: 90,165 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jennifer Naperala advanced from the Democratic primary for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Victoria Proffitt advanced from the Republican primary for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Proffitt in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Chesapeake, Virginia (2021)
General election
General election for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue
Victoria Proffitt defeated Dawn Ashby Quick in the general election for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victoria Proffitt (R) | 83.4 | 67,737 |
| Dawn Ashby Quick (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 16.6 | 13,445 | ||
| Total votes: 81,182 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dawn Ashby Quick advanced from the Democratic primary for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Victoria Proffitt advanced from the Republican primary for Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue.
2020
See also: Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Samuel Boone (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 20,793 |
| ✔ | | Victoria Proffitt (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 20,478 |
| ✔ |  | Tom Mercer (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 19,533 |
| ✔ | Angie Swygert (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 17,915 | |
 | Shirley Auguste (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 10,911 | |
| Gayle Gilmore (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 8,806 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 788 | ||
| Total votes: 99,224 | |||
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2016
Four of the nine at-large seats on the Chesapeake Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. Incumbents Samuel Boone, Charles Bunn, Tom Mercer and Victoria Proffitt defeated challenger Donna Parker to win re-election to their four seats.[2]
Results
| Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tom Mercer Incumbent |
22.51% | 11,569 |
| Victoria Proffitt Incumbent |
22.44% | 11,532 |
| Samuel Boone Incumbent |
21.97% | 11,293 |
| Charles Bunn Incumbent |
19.34% | 9,938 |
| Donna Parker | 13.01% | 6,685 |
| Write-in votes | 0.74% | 378 |
| Total Votes | 51,395 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 May City General Official Results," accessed June 23, 2016 | ||
Funding
Proffitt reported $3,507.34 in contributions and $1,124.43 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $2,382.91 during the election.[3]
Endorsements
Boone received an endorsement from the Republican Party of Chesapeake.[4]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tom Mercer |
19.4% | 10,997 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Boone |
16% | 9,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Bunn |
15.7% | 8,896 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victoria Proffitt |
14.8% | 8,428 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christina F. Pullen | 13.1% | 7,452 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda J. Johnson | 12.7% | 7,218 | |
| Nonpartisan | Phyllis F. Williams | 7.9% | 4,505 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 193 | |
| Total Votes | 56,771 | |||
| Source: City of Chesapeake, "Election Results for 2012 May City General," May 3, 2012 | ||||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Victoria Proffitt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Victoria Proffitt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Victoria Proffitt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "School Board Member Profiles," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Chesapeake General Registrar Mary Lynn Pinkerman," March 2, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2016
- ↑ The Virginia-Pilot, "Four Chesapeake School Board members to seek re-election," January 6, 2016
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| Preceded by Frank King (R) |
Chesapeake City Commissioner of Revenue 2022 - Present |
Succeeded by NA |
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