For Vice Mayor: No Recommendation. Either choice would be OK.
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| Russ Pulley for CM at-large |
For Council Member at-large: Russ Pulley.
While one may vote for up to five candidates, it is not required. By voting for fewer than five candidates, one's vote has more weight. To only vote for one candidate, is almost like voting for that candidate five times. My primary reason for supporting Russ Pulley is that he stopped the Council from slashing the police budget by $2.6 million. That money had been cut from Mayor Cooper's budget and was not in the council version of the budget. He moved to amend the budget and had those funds restored. This effort only passed by one vote. Russ Pulley is champion of public safety. For more on this, follow this link. Also, on other issues, Pulley votes the right way.
If you are inclined to vote for more than one candidate, I would recommend BURKLEY ALLEN who is an incumbent at-large member. There are two Republican running, both of whom I have met and talked to and both of whom I think would make good members of the Metro Council. They are STEPHEN DOWNS and GILBERT RAMIREZ.
District 1: No recommendation. Incumbent Jonathan Hall is not seeking reelection. Below are some facts about the candidates and some impressions. I would most likely narrow my choice to one between Rob Harris and Timothy Thompson.
- RUBY BAKER. From what she says on her website, I am not impressed. She says of development, "We don’t have to be in a hurry. We can progress in a more deliberate, sustainable way, that will slow the effects and minimize gentrification, increase affordability, and mitigate the impacts of climate change." One may make a rational argument against increased development, but inhibiting new development does not increase affordability but leads to less affordability. Scarcity drives up prices. Also, it leads to urban sprawl which contributes to more greenhouse gas emissions, not less. I am not impressed. more,
- SEAN DAILEY. From his website, "Sean is not in favor of raising taxes on residents who've already suffered from round after round of property tax hikes." more
- ROB HARRIS A Better Nashville, a political action committee with ties to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and John Ingram of Ingram Industries and Nashville SC, contributed a combined $5,000 to his campaign. He has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police. more
- JOY SMITH KIMBROUGH Kimbrough contributed a $15,000 personal loan to her campaign. (link) She is the best funded of the candidates. She received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood which would disqualify in my opinion.
- TIMOTHY THOMPSON Craig Huey, a prominent conservative religious personality, endorses Thompson (link) more
District 2: No recommendation. KYONZTÈ TOOMBS is the incumbent and is running unopposed for reelection.
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| Davette Blalock For Council District 4 |
District 4: I am enthusiastically supporting Davette Blalock. She has previously served in the Council, is a solid conservative, has common sense, and works hard. Term limited Councilman Robert Swope supports her as his replacement. She is viewed 'favorable" by the Davidson County Republican Party. She has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Policemore, more.
District 5: I am supporting TERRI LAINE KLINGNER. Her website says, "With a deep passion for our community and a commitment to fiscal responsibility, social values, and engaging our local communities, I believe I can contribute significantly to the betterment of Nashville, its residents, and my constituents in District 5." Craig Huey, a prominent national conservative religious personality, endorses her. SEAN PARKER is the 
incumbent and a very liberal member of the council. He received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood.
District 6: (update) No recommendation, however, both CLAY CAPP and DANIEL MCDONELL received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood. While that is not the only factor I would consider in choosing for whom I would vote, and is not automatically disqualifying, receiving that endorsement tends to make me less inclined to vote for someone, so I would look at BRANDES B. HOLCOMB to see if he is a viable and better candidate. Brandes Holcomb's name will still appear on the ballot, but he is not campaigning and has endorsed Clay Capp.
District 7: DANNY WILLIAM. He has an impressive record of community involvement. My endorsement, however, is a weak endorsement. His list of issues of concern say nothing about support for fully funding the police or keeping taxes low. I perceive him to be the best of among the three candidates running for this seat but that's not saying much.
District 8: MARTEZ COLEMAN. He has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police and his opponent has the endorsement of Planned Parenthood.
District 9: TONYA HANCOCK. She is the incumbent and deserves another term.
District 10: JENNIFER FRENSLEY WEBB. I am impressed by her resume and agree with her support for improved public safety funding and other issues. She is running against an incumbent who needs to be defeated.
District 11: SHERARD EDINGTON. He has the endorsement of term-limited incumbent Councilman Larry Hagar. Hagar is one of the "good councilmen," and I am endorsing Edington primarily on the basis of Hager's endorsement. Edington also has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Firefighters Union.
District 12: ERIN EVANS. She is the incumbent running unopposed. She has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police
District 13: No recommendation. Write in a name. RUSS BRADFORD is the incumbent running unopposed. He has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police. I am surprised he has the endorsement of the FOP. Back in 2020, Bradford was one of 15 Metro Council members who signed on to a resolution calling for Cooper to oust police chief Anderson. Anderson's offense was that he issued arrest warrants for two of the riot ringleaders when rioters were threatening lives and destroying property in our city. He also is supported by the radical group called "Our Revolution."
District 14: No recommendation. Below are links to the websites of the two candidates and relevant facts.
- JORDAN HUFFMAN. He received $5,000 from A Better Nashville, a political action committee with ties to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and John Ingram of Ingram Industries and Nashville SC. He has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police and Firefighters Union but also Central Labor Council, SEIU, LINUA, and the Metro teacher's union. Such strong union support gives me pause.
- R.J. MAMULA
District 16: ALEXA LITTLE. This is easy one. Alexa Little is well-qualified and grounded inJohn Carden reality. Her opponent is the most radical person to ever serve in the Metro Council, who among other things attempted to slash the Metro Police budget by 42%. Please cast your vote for Alexa Little.
District 17: TONYA ESQUIBEL more. I know her. She would
make a great council member.
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| Elect Tonya Esquibel For Council District 17 |
make a great council member.
District 18: No Recommendation. Write in your own name.
- TOM CASH was one of the council members who signed a letter urging General Sessions judges to cease assisting ICE with the identification and apprehension of illegal aliens. He was one of the 15 Metro Council members who signed on to a resolution calling for Cooper to oust police chief Anderson because Anderson had issued an arrest warrant for riot leaders.
- ANGUS PURD says he will be a progressive voice for the district.
District 19: JONATHAN TURNER. I don't know the candidate and have not heard much about this race. That Truner received the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police, and that he served a policy analyst for the late Senator Douglas Henry causes me to favor his candidacy. Consider this a weak endorsement based on limited information. Here is information on the other candidates.
- JASPER HENDRICKS, III. He received $5,000 from A Better Nashville, a political action committee with ties to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and John Ingram of Ingram Industries and Nashville SC
- JACOB KUPIN. He received several union endorsements including The Central Labor Council, SEIU and the teachers' union. These endorsements do not recommend a candidate to me. When one receives these endorsements, they come with expectations. He received $5,000 from A Better Nashville, a political action committee with ties to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and John Ingram of Ingram Industries and Nashville SC
District 20: ROLLIN HORTON
District 21: BRANDON TAYLOR. This is a reluctant endorsement, but Taylor looks good compared to his challenger. In fact, compared to his challenger he looks very good. Taylor is the incumbent. Taylor is progressive and I do not like his record, but his opponent is considerably more radical. Brandon received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood (wish is a negative in my view) and he has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police (which is a plus in my view). Taylor's opponent is JAMEL R. CAMPBELL-GOOCH and his website is all about Black power. He is active with Southern Movement Committee which advocates abolishing police and jails. He advocates a Metro funded guaranteed basic income for Nashvillians. Please vote for Brandon Taylor.
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District 22: SHERI WEINER. She formerly served in the Council. She is running unopposed. She is a Republican and was a good member of the Council. I am pleased to see her return.
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| Elect Thom Druffel for Council District 23 |
District 24: No recommendation. BRENDA GADD is running unopposed,
District 25: DAVID ACKERMAN.
District 26: COURTNEY JOHNSTON. Courtney is the incumbent and is running unopposed. She is one of the good councilmembers and I am delighted she will serve another tern.
District 27: ROBERT NASH. He is the incumbent, is running unopposed, has been a good council member and deserves a second term.
District 28: DAVID BENTON. I don't know the candidate and have not heard much about this race so this is an endorsement made with little information so one may want to take a look at the other candidate also. Craig Huey, a prominent conservative religious commentator has endorsed Benton and Benton has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police. Benton's opponent is TRAVIS LONDON who has received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood. Based on just this limited information, I am supporting Benton.
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| Elect Michele Vetter For Council District 29 |
District 30: No recommendation, write in your own name. Unfortunately, SANDRA SEPULVEDA is the incumbent and is running unopposed. She is a radical. I recommend casting no vote or writing in your own name.
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| Elect Dia Hart For Council District 31 |
District 32: No Recommendation. JOY STYLES, the incumbent, is running unopposed.
District 33: No Recommendation. ANTOINETTE W. LEE, the incumbent is running unopposed.
District 34: LUKE AUSTIN ELLIOT.
District 35: JASON SPAIN. He appears to be qualified and a reasonable person. He received $7,500 from A Better Nashville, a political action committee with ties to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and John Ingram of Ingram Industries and Nashville SC. He has the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police. His opponent is CARSON SMART. I can find no website for him. He did not complete The Tennessean's Q&A sent to all of the candidates. I assume Smart is not serious about his candidacy.
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Yep, I unfortunately live in district 30 and will not be casting a vote for this radical leftist. We had another sorry SOB named Potts who sucked as well.
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