Jackie Glass is a Navy veteran and small-business owner. Originally from Chicago, she moved to Virginia eight years ago and currently resides in Ballentine Place. Glass has years of experience working toward a more just society. Glass worked with state Senator Lionell Spruill to bring the Crown Act to Virginia, making it illegal to discriminate against the way a person chooses to wear their hair. She was a leading force in the citizen fight against the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s casino deal with the city. Glass currently serves as a member of the Mayor's Commission for Social Equity and Economic Opportunity.
Glass is running on a platform that says there is no room for racism, sexism, classism, or ableism in economic and community development. Glass lists quality, affordable childcare as a priority. She wants to support working parents as they return to their workplaces and invest in childcare work and business opportunities through grants and business development courses.Glass is committed to increasing renter protections with a focus on underserved and renting families, domestic violence survivors, and residents with disabilities.
Glass also supports implementing rank choice voting. She will work with historically disenfranchised and underrepresented groups, such as people of color and women, who are among those most likely to benefit from the adoption of ranked-choice voting. She plans to support a charter amendment to elect certain offices by ranked-choice voting.
She passionately believes that residents should be able to ensure that developments in the City of Norfolk will allow them to provide for their own and their family’s basic needs. She would advocate for a robust online database of subsidized projects so residents know where and how their money is being spent and if their best interests are being served.
Due to her strong support and advocacy for an inclusive community, affordable childcare options, protections for renters, and commitment to addressing racism, homophobia, classism, disablism, and sexism, Jackie Glass is the progressive choice in this race.
Jackie Glass is a Navy veteran and small-business owner. Originally from Chicago, she moved to Virginia eight years ago and currently resides in Ballentine Place. Glass has years of experience working toward a more just society. Glass worked with state Senator Lionell Spruill to bring the Crown Act to Virginia, making it illegal to discriminate against the way a person chooses to wear their hair. She was a leading force in the citizen fight against the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s casino deal with the city. Glass currently serves as a member of the Mayor's Commission for Social Equity and Economic Opportunity.
Glass is running on a platform that says there is no room for racism, sexism, classism, or ableism in economic and community development. Glass lists quality, affordable childcare as a priority. She wants to support working parents as they return to their workplaces and invest in childcare work and business opportunities through grants and business development courses.Glass is committed to increasing renter protections with a focus on underserved and renting families, domestic violence survivors, and residents with disabilities.
Glass also supports implementing rank choice voting. She will work with historically disenfranchised and underrepresented groups, such as people of color and women, who are among those most likely to benefit from the adoption of ranked-choice voting. She plans to support a charter amendment to elect certain offices by ranked-choice voting.
She passionately believes that residents should be able to ensure that developments in the City of Norfolk will allow them to provide for their own and their family’s basic needs. She would advocate for a robust online database of subsidized projects so residents know where and how their money is being spent and if their best interests are being served.
Due to her strong support and advocacy for an inclusive community, affordable childcare options, protections for renters, and commitment to addressing racism, homophobia, classism, disablism, and sexism, Jackie Glass is the progressive choice in this race.