John Cooper Explains Why He Is Running for Mayor

John Cooper

by Stephen Elliott, Nashville Scene - ....Cooper says he expects to be his campaign’s biggest donor. And he doesn’t feel like he got a late start: Because there were so many elections last year, Nashville voters are just now starting to pay attention to the mayoral race, he speculates.....Cooper describes his constituency as “people who are focused on financial management and stewardship.”

....It’s time, he says, to shift from stoking the fire of Nashville’s economic boom, in part by incentivizing businesses, and instead embrace a new priority of supporting the residents who already live here.

 It’s time, he says, to shift from stoking the fire of Nashville’s economic boom, in part by incentivizing businesses, and instead embrace a new priority of supporting the residents who already live here. (Read the full article)