Nansemond Borough

Nansemond Borough

Leroy Bennett 2004 Nansemond Parkway Suffolk, VA 23434 council@suffolkva.us Home: (757) 538-8144 Fax: (757) 538-9481 Term Expires: December 31, 2012

Council Member Leroy Bennett has been a member of the Suffolk City Council since 1996 and served as Vice Mayor from 2002 to 2006. Prior to serving on City Council, Council Member Bennett served as Chairperson of the Suffolk Industrial Development Authority from 1987 to 1994 and as a member of the Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners from 1994 to 1996. He also serves as the City's representative on the Western Tidewater Regional Jail Authority.

Council Member Bennett is a retired General Foreman at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation. He also served in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal.