Clifton J. Atkins
Independent · Virginia · 2026Top priorities
- Supports eliminating real estate taxes for senior homeowners and expanding first-time homeownership opportunities
- Supports cleanup and revitalization of older neighborhood structures and expanding adult and vocational education programs
- Supports directing more city construction bids to local small contractors and small businesses
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Clifton J. Atkins has lived in Newport News for almost fifty years and holds a Virginia Class B contractor's license after training in the building trades, per his candidate questionnaire response to WAVY-TV. He organizes an annual eight-mile run from the MLK Plaza to the Emancipation Oak at Hampton University marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, and previously ran for city council in 2024. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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