1/18/2022- 5:35 p.m.
Newport News City Councilman David Jenkins says he plans to run for mayor this fall.
In a news release Monday night, Jenkins, who was elected to Newport News City Council in May 2018 and is a former U.S. Army officer, said he planned to formally announce his candidacy during an event Jan. 22.
“I love the City of Newport News. Almost four years ago, I was in a meeting with one of our city’s constitutional officers and he said this to me. At the time, it struck me as an odd thing to say. But since my election to the City Council three and a half years ago, I have learned what it means to love the City of Newport News. It is love that gets me to Chamber of Commerce meetings early in the morning, and love that gets me to pick up the call from a citizen with a problem at ten o’clock at night. I love my neighbors in every part of our city, and even when we sometimes disagree,” Jenkins said.
