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Wants to invest in alternative transportation methods besides cars.

Supports prioritizing sidewalks, bike lanes, and other infrastructure.

Wants more bus routes and to increase the number of buses driving those routes.

- Wants to invest in alternative transportation methods besides cars. 
- Supports prioritizing sidewalks, bike lanes, and other infrastructure. 
- Wants more bus routes and to increase the number of buses driving those routes.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to build more affordable housing in the city.

Supports expanding Pathways to Housing, which provides financial coaching for homebuyers.

- Wants to build more affordable housing in the city. 
- Supports expanding Pathways to Housing, which provides financial coaching for homebuyers.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to encourage the University of Virginia to build more housing for students to increase density and preserve housing for non-student residents.

- Wants to encourage the University of Virginia to build more housing for students to increase density and preserve housing for non-student residents.

Public Services

Said, "I want to listen to and work with the community to reduce racial disparities in opportunity & enforcement."

Wants to focus efforts on treating the underlying causes of crime, like poverty and instability.

- Said, "I want to listen to and work with the community to reduce racial disparities in opportunity & enforcement."
- Wants to focus efforts on treating the underlying causes of crime, like poverty and instability.

Public Safety

Supports city and budget policies that focus on housing & food security, access to health care, and job opportunities.

Wants the University of Virginia to pay a "payment in lieu" of taxes to the city since they don't have to pay property taxes but occupy a lot of city land.

- Supports city and budget policies that focus on housing & food security, access to health care, and job opportunities. 
- Wants the University of Virginia to pay a "payment in lieu" of taxes to the city since they don't have to pay property taxes but occupy a lot of city land.

Taxes & Budget

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Natalie Oschrin

Supports transitioning to renewable energy sources and providing incentives for businesses and individuals to switch to more efficiency alternatives.

- Supports transitioning to renewable energy sources and providing incentives for businesses and individuals to switch to more efficiency alternatives.

Wants to make housing in Charlottesville more affordable

Plans to work with communities and stakeholders over housing developers

- Wants to make housing in Charlottesville more affordable
- Plans to work with communities and stakeholders over housing developers

Wants no prison time for first time offenders who commit low level offenses like marijuana possession.

Supports updating the criminal justice system with more fair laws and more technology use.

- Wants no prison time for first time offenders who commit low level offenses like marijuana possession. 
- Supports updating the criminal justice system with more fair laws and more technology use.

Supports more funding for preventative healthcare and mental healthcare.

- Supports more funding for preventative healthcare and mental healthcare. 
- Wants to raise teacher pay.

Dashad L. Cooper

Snook & Haughey, PC,  J. Lloyd Snook III

Supports transiting to renewable energy sources like solar while moving away from fossil fuels.

Supports more bus services, parking, and roads.

- Supports transiting to renewable energy sources like solar while moving away from fossil fuels. 
- Supports more bus services, parking, and roads.

Wants to build affordable housing options outside the city.

Supports changing zoning rules to allow an apartment to be added to single family lots to increase density.

- Wants to build affordable housing options outside the city. 
- Supports changing zoning rules to allow an apartment to be added to single family lots to increase density.

Wants more funding for programs to provide support to under-privileged children.

- Supports raising the minimum wage
- Wants more funding for programs to provide support to under-privileged children. 
- Supports removing Confederate statutes.

Supports having a civilian review board that deals with police misconduct.

- Supports having a civilian review board that deals with police misconduct.

As of May 1, 2023, J. Lloyd Snook III’s website did not contain information on this issue.

J. Lloyd Snook III

Indivisible Charlottesville

Supports an increase in wages and benefits for city bus drivers.

Wants more funding for bike and pedestrian transportation projects.

Supports more electric vehicles in the city.

- Supports an increase in wages and benefits for city bus drivers. 
- Wants more funding for bike and pedestrian transportation projects.
- Supports more electric vehicles in the city.

Wants to increase annual investments in affordable housing from $10 million to $13 million a year.

Supports creating permanent, year-round homeless shelters.

Wants to create a Pathways Community Resource Helpline to connect people with housing resources.

- Wants to increase annual investments in affordable housing from $10 million to $13 million a year. 
- Supports creating permanent, year-round homeless shelters. 
- Wants to create a Pathways Community Resource Helpline to connect people with housing resources.

Wants more funding for youth mentorship and youth job programs.

- Wants more funding for youth mentorship and youth job programs.

Supports implementing the Marcus Alert System, a specialized behavioral health response from law enforcement responding to a behavioral health situation.

- Supports implementing the Marcus Alert System, a specialized behavioral health response from law enforcement responding to a behavioral health situation.

Wants to raise pay for teachers and school bus drivers.

Opposes funding for new fossil fuel infrastructure.

- Wants to raise pay for teachers and school bus drivers. 
- Opposes funding for new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Michael K. Payne

Virginia Department of Elections, 2023 June Democratic Primary - Local Candidates

As of May 1, 2023, Robert F. "Bob" Fenwick Jr. did not have a website.

Robert F. "Bob" Fenwick Jr.

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city. 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- Most city council members in Virginia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are partisan.