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 Southeastern Public Service Authority and 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. Forestall.

Council Member Brown is an active member of many professional and civic organizations and devotes much of his time to community activities, particularly relating to youth development.

Leroy Bennett
2004 Nansemond Parkway
Suffolk, VA 23434
E-Mail
(757) 538-8144 (home)
Fax: (757) 538-9481
Term Expires:
December 31, 2008