Delegate Cliff Hayes was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2016. As a graduate of Norfolk State University, he played baseball and majored in Management Computer Information Systems.

Delegate Hayes served on Chesapeake City Council for eight years before being elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, and he has worked in technology management for over 25 years.

In seven years of service at the state level, he has been able to secure funding for many initiatives benefiting our area some of which include funding for Norfolk State University, to include: The establishment of the Center for African American Public Policy at Norfolk State University, a think tank, providing unbiased and non-partisan research on public policy issues affecting African Americans and other people of color in Virginia and the world. At the time, it was the first in the nation at an HBCU. In addition, as a member of Appropriations, he passionately helped to secure $9 million for Chesapeake’s first public swimming facility at The Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Community Center.

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