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Kenneth Cooper Alexander (born October 17, 1966) [1] is an American politician currently serving as mayor of Norfolk, Virginia.. Alexander also serves as chancellor for twenty career colleges which includes: [2] (i) Centura College; [3] a healthcare, business, and skilled trade programs school with four campuses in Hampton Roads and one in Richmond, Virginia; (ii) Aviation Institute of ...
Norfolk (locally / ˈ n ɔːr f ʊ k / ⓘ NOR-fuuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States.As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 96th-most populous city in the nation. [4]
Norfolk (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək) is a ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south.
Thomas won election to the Norfolk City Council in 1976, as part of a group of candidates backed by Norfolk's business leaders. [1] The city council also elected the Norfolk's mayor at the time. The city council elected Thomas as the new mayor in 1976 by a 4–3 margin on the 27th ballot. [1] He was re-elected as mayor by the city council for ...
Paul David Fraim (born October 26, 1949) is an American politician and lawyer.A Democrat, he was elected to the City Council of Norfolk, Virginia in 1986, was appointed mayor of Norfolk July 1, 1994 and re-appointed every two years until May 2006 when he became the first popularly elected mayor since 1916.
Originally a part of the Tanner’s Creek School Board, it became a part of the Norfolk school district after Norfolk annexed the area on January 1, 1923. [7] Its original building later became a part of the College of William and Mary. [8] This building, after the transfer to the college, was the administrative offices up until 1936. [9]
He served as a member of the City Council (Sept. 1, 1972 until August 30, 1976) and then as Mayor in the City of Norfolk, Virginia from 1974-1976 where was nicknamed "The People's Mayor". [1] In 2014, he was renominated to serve as a member of the Lake Taylor Hospital Community Board by Mayor Paul Fraim .
The police chief admitted his officers used excessive force and the city settled for almost $200,000. [4] Four policemen left the department as a result of this attack but were never charged. [5] On 7 May 2016, Officer Justin Benson was driving at more than seventy miles per hour on city streets when he struck a car, killing its driver.