Jacqueline Chatmon has announced her candidacy for Northampton County’s District 1 Supervisor.
Jacqueline Chatmon, Jackie as most know her, grew up and attended school across the Bay in Newport News, Virginia. She is a graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta.
After Spelman, Jackie went on to earn a Masters of Business Administration from the prestigious Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. She enjoyed a fulfilling banking career that included executive responsibility at Citibank and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
In 2006, Jackie returned to Virginia with every intention to begin a relaxed retirement here on the Eastern Shore. However, she quickly realized that there were many opportunities in Northampton County where she could make a difference. She began to volunteer her time and energy with a focus on the issues of economic development, excellence in education and importantly, affordable housing for everyone in Northampton County.
Over the last several years, Jackie has chaired the Northampton County Planning Commission and the Cape Charles Memorial Library Board. These leadership roles forced her to become acquainted with issues such as local job creation, public school quality and housing opportunities.
Jackie serves on the boards of the National Council of Agricultural Life and Labor (NCALL) and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance. The mission of these organizations is to facilitate affordable homes and thriving communities for all. Chapman is also Chief Election Officer in Northampton Country’s District 1.
While Jackie has had a successful and accomplished professional life, when asked about her achievements, she will tell you she is most proud of her family–her two children, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon and Mr. Peter Chatmon.
Ms. Chapman resides in Cape Charles.
David Gay says
Wayne I hope you are planning to run pictures and stories of the other candidates for County Supervisor District 1 or is another example of media bias?
Editor’s Note: Yes, we would like to run stories on all the candidates.
Tom Haskins says
Why is it that Come-Heres want to be on every Board, Committee, and Council? Why not do this where they came from, so that you would have been happy to stay…???
Joseph Corcoran says
Just look around . Who has moved the community from the doldrums ? You really should get past the from here come here thing.
Tom Haskins says
As I am Free, White, and Well Over 21 I think I will do as I please.
‘The doldrums is a colloquial expression derived from historical maritime usage, which refers to those parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean affected by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a low-pressure area around the equator where the prevailing winds are calm.’ I will take the ‘doldrums’ over liberalism any old day.
Stuart Bell says
‘Who has moved the community from the doldrums’ ?……….I guess the ‘Fresh Stiff Winds’ you speak of brought in the gangs, murder and heroin? Oh yeah, and armed robbery at a Catholic church? Do you realize how foolish your comment sounds? You sound like just like a ‘Come-Here’….Oh Yeah! you are!
Chas Cornweller says
No, Mr. Bell, the gangs of which you speak of began with the migrant labor usage on the Eastern Shore. The drug trade has been prevalent on the Eastern Shore for over thirty-five years and counting. Why has this situation progressively gotten worst? Because of poor leadership and a general laissez-faire attitude among those poor leaders. These doldrums that Mr. Corcoran speaks of, are just that. Colloquialism or not, his point is perfectly clear. Someone of Ms. Chatmon’s background and expertise in business is just what the lower Eastern Shore needs. And from the quick reading of her background, she also sounds like she has a heart for the people and a mind to guide the progress needed on the Eastern Shore. It is time to actively make the correct choices in economics, ecology and education. Ms. Chatmon sounds as if she is up to the challenge. I wish her nothing but the best.
As far as taking “doldrums” over liberalism (progress) any old day, need I remind you of what a doldrum can do to a crew of sailors sitting in the middle of one, thousands of miles from shore? I didn’t think so.
Stuart Bell says
Thank You for making my point…..If these folks are so great they should stay where they are and fix what it is about their homes that makes them want to leave. The Eastern Shore of Va. is not a ball of clay for them to sculpt.
Stuart Bell says
1) MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha; also known as simply MS or Mara) is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, US in the 1980s. The gang later spread to many parts of the continental United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America, and is active in urban and suburban areas. Most members are ethnically of Central American origin (principally El Salvador).
They don’t pick tomatoes for Kuzens or Six Ls. They smuggle humans and drugs.
2) The black gangs include: Nine Trey, Palmer Park Crew, Trey Bloods, Crips, 520 Mob, Black Guerilla Gang, First and Kennedy Crew, ect.
They are far different than the West Coast versions because they’ve branched out into a street gang mentality and I can assure you have Never picked tomatoes or worked as ‘migrant labor’.
Please save that liberal nonsense for someone who does not know any better.
Chas Cornweller says
You really can’t help but love this alt-reality world we are living in today, Mr. Bell. You mentioned how I made your point…so, you are winning, you say? Nice spin, you may just have a seat in the White House war room along with that steel trap mind of yours. Kellyanne Conway would be enthralled by your daily banner, I am sure. (Sarcasm noted?)
Now back to this point I made for you. Which one was it? Was it one where I stated that Ms. Chatmon is greatly qualified for the position she is seeking? Or was it the point I was making when I implied it was local farmers (large land owners) looking for bigger profits bringing in cheap labor in the form of migrant workers (primarily Latino) thus creating another class of citizens on the Eastern Shore? Or was it the fact that poor leadership in both political parties have contributed to the spread of drugs and thus the growth of gangs on the Eastern Shore. And when I mean poor leadership, I am explaining to you slowly and succinctly that the war on drugs is a complete and utter failure. The outgrowth of more and deadlier drugs and the presence of youth gangs pushing those drugs makes my point. The cost of that war in 2015 was Thirty-six Billion (with a B). Up from One Hundred Million (with a M) at the initial start in 1972. Not to mention the cost of incarcerations for victimless crimes (someone caught with possession and sent to jail is considered a victimless crime) which has skyrocketed in the past twenty years. (1972 the number of incarcerations was approximately three hundred and sixty thousand – in 2010 there were over two and a half million incarcerations with one in five being for drug offenses-victimless crimes)
But you still insist the drug problem exists. Well of course it does, Mr. Bell. And for many reasons, I won’t go into here, but know this…as long as we continue to treat addiction as a crime and not a disease this problem will slowly erode our freedoms, our resources and our justice system. I do not have an overall answer to solving the addiction problems of some, but I do know that spending yours and my tax dollars to basically pee on a forest fire is a huge waste of our money. And guess what…if certain drugs were available and regulated (like alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals and guns) then those nasty poser gangs on the Eastern Shore (yes, posers…because in the real world of gangs like MS-13, Latin Kings, Crips, Bloods and Aryan Brotherhood – those “Wannabe” boy gangs would shrivel and whither within a few days of being challenged by their presence) If you have a MS-13 presence on the Eastern Shore, then you have much bigger problems than just drug distribution! My point is this…things are certainly on the skids. We are disposing of human beings by the thousands in costly warehouses subsidized by tax dollars. This will not change; it can only worsen. Unless, we choose to do an about face on our societal direction and start treating our problems humanely and not for the profit margin.
As far as folks staying put and fixing their own living area’s problems, you and I disagree. Moving about the country is a basic freedom. Ms. Chatmon has spent a lifetime working and contributing to her communities, wherever she was. You should feel proud she chose the Eastern Shore as a respite and a community to “Come home to”. I know, in your eyes; she will always be a “Come Here”. But, at least she is contributing in constructive and positive ways to give back and not to take. And I think that is something you and I can agree on Mr. Bell. Have a good week.
Stuart Bell says
As I have stated previously, The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel is the worst thing that ever happened to The Eastern Shore of Virginia. I see your point and I am glad you see some of mine.
Todd Holden says
6/3/2017 – Third Defendant in Melfa Carjacking Sentenced
6/2/2017 – Muslimani Sentenced to Two Life Terms Plus 20 Years
The ‘Doldrams’ at work again.
David Gay says
Instead of hearing all this banter about come here, been here’s and stuck here’s I would like to move on beyond Wayne’s puff piece and her what is MS Chatmon’s platform. Does she want to hold government accountable? Does she want to raise taxes? Does she want to spend more money on our schools? How will she help grow business and jobs in Northampton County?
Marita Patterson says
In response to Tom Haskins question: “Why is it that Come-Heres want to be on every Board, Committee, and Council?”
My perception: few people who have lived here all of their lives appear to be volunteering for anything.
If you want a “Been Here” on a Council – apply. If you want a “Been Here” on a Board – run. If you want a “Been Here” on a Committee – show up and work.
Tom Haskins says
That would tell me that we want thing left the hell alone….