Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Councilmember Joy Styles Announces Mayoral Run

Joy Styles
by Hannah Herner, Nashville Scene, Jan. 21, 2026 - District 32 Metro Councilmember Joy Styles has announced her intention to run for Nashville mayor in 2027. 

Styles, who has served the Antioch area as a councilmember since 2019, is the second candidate to officially challenge first-term Mayor Freddie O’Connell, should he choose to run for reelection. As reported by the Nashville Banner, the only other candidate to have officially entered the race is Lou Wilbanks, a West Nashville development skeptic.

“I'm running because Nashville needs a fighter, someone who is going to fight for you and your neighborhood,” Styles told reporters during a Tuesday press conference.   ... Styles has pushed back on additional affordable housing in Antioch,... Styles herself — along with Metro Human Relations Commission executive director Davie Tucker — was the subject of an ethics investigation in 2024. The two were found to have behaved improperly toward two Metro Arts employees. ... worked to create the Nashville Office of Entertainment ... “Councilmember Joy Styles is at war with the mayor’s office. The outspoken second-term councilmember has made no secret of her disdain for Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s approach to — well, pretty much everything.” ...  calls O’Connell’s focus on public safety “smoke and mirrors.” ... (read it all)

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