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Ozan M. "Oz" Duran

Independent · Virginia · 2026

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Member City Council, Chesapeake CityVirginia · 2026
Top priorities
  • Fund city employees, schools, roads, drainage and basic services first
  • Remove unnecessary barriers for residents and small businesses
  • Protect established neighborhoods and impose strict rules on harmful large-scale development

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Ozan M. "Oz" Duran is a Chesapeake father and fourth-generation farmer who previously worked as a public-school math teacher, a city debt analyst, an engineer and a contractor, per the campaign site.

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