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Suffolk (locally / ˈ s ʌ f ʊ k / SUF-uuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States.As of 2020, the population was 94,324. [4] It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 14th-largest in the country. [5]
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Richard L. Brewer, 1852-1856 [1]; Thomas S. Shepherd, 1856-1858 [1]; John G. Pinner, 1858-1860 [1]; Benjamin Riddick, 1860–1864, 1875-1883 [1]; C. W. Lassiter, 1871 ...
Steven Christopher Jones (born June 23, 1958, in Suffolk, Virginia) is a former Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was elected to Suffolk City Council in 1986 and later to the office of Mayor in 1992 at the age of 36. He is believed to be the youngest Mayor in the history of Suffolk. [1]
The Virginia state treasurer is the head of the Virginia Department of the Treasury. They are the primary manager of the state's multi-billion dollar investment portfolio and oversee the issuance of bonds and management of debt in excess of $15 billion.
The 2nd district is based in Hampton Roads, containing the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. Virginia's Eastern Shore is also located within the district. The incumbent is Republican Jen Kiggans , who flipped the district and was elected to a first term with 52% of the vote in 2022.
An independent city in Virginia may serve as the county seat of an adjacent county, even though the city by definition is not part of that county. An example is Fairfax, which is an independent city as well as the seat of Fairfax County. A city can be formed from any area with a defined boundary having a population of 5,000 or more. Cities have ...
The statewide elected officials are governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. All three officers are separately elected four-year terms in years following presidential elections (1997, 2001, 2005, etc.) and take office in January of the following year. Virginia is one of only five states that elects its state