Who is running for Mayor and Council

These are the people running for Mayor or assumed to be running for Mayor:

• Megan Barry, very liberal Council-member-at-large.  link
• Charles Robert Bone, an attourney (link)
• Linda Rebrovick,  Consensus Point president and CEO. Maybe a Republican. link
• Kenneth Eaton owner of Eaton's Used Cars and other business interest. He is a Republican.
• Howard Gentry, former Vice Mayor, former candidate for Mayor who came close, African-American.
• Jeremy Kane, CEO and President of Leed Academy  link
• David Fox, a former Tennessean business reporter,  former Titan Advisors, former school board member. He may be a Republican  link.  link.  
• David Freeman, local businessman and major fund raiser for the Democratic party. 

These are people who were once thought to be running for Mayor who have said they are not: 

• Daron Hall, the Sheriff
• William F. Carpenter III, Chairman and CEO of LifePoint Hospitals. (link)

 These are people I wish were running for Mayor, but have no indication they are (If you know any of them, maybe you can encourage them to run):

• Tim Garrett, Councilman-at-large and former state representative.  He is in the funeral home business. I know he is a Democrat, but he is a reasonable, fiscally conservative Democrat and a very nice guy with a depth of knowledge about Nashville.
• Lee Beaman, Owner of Beaman automotive companies and other business interest.
• Charlie Tygard, currently a term-limited Councilman-at-large. He knows Metro Government and he is fiscally conservative. He is a Republican.

These are people who have said they are running for Council-at-large or assumed to be running: 

• Karen Bennett, currently represents a Council District and is a member of the Republican Party State Executive Committee. 
• Ken Jakes, he owns a produce company and is a citizen activist who has often exposed government waste and corruption. 
• Robert Duvall, currently a district councilman, term limited out, former unsuccessful candidate for the State House, and current Chairman of the Davidson County Republican Party.

These are the people who are running for a District council seats or are rumored to be running for District Council seats: 

• Don Majors, who has been working in constituent services for Rep. Jim Cooper, is leaving that position to run for council. He previously represented the Maplewood area in the 90s and early aughts.
• Stephen Clements, District 7, a Republican who heads the Caffeinated Conservatives group. 
• Lonnie Spivak, District 35, a Republican. 

Who is "termed-out," meaning they have served two terms and not eligible to run again:

METRO ELECTED OFFICIALS

Italics indicate termed limited.

OFFICE	INCUMBENT	Who is Termed-out
Mayor	Karl Dean	Termed
Vice-mayor and President	Diane Neighbors	Termed
COUNCIL
At-large	Megan Barry	Termed
At-large	Ronnie Stein	Termed
At-large	Tim Garrett	Termed
At-large	Charlie Tygard	Termed
At-large	Jerry Maynard	Termed
Districts		Termed
1	Lonnell Mathews, Jr.	Termed
2	Frank Harrison	Termed
3	Walter hunt	Termed
4	Brady Banks
5	Scott Davis
6	Peter Westerholm
7	Anthony Davis
8	Karen Bennett	Termed
9	Bill  Pridemore
10	Doug Pardue
11	Open
12	Steve Glover
13	Josh Stites
14	Bruce Stanley	Termed
15	Phil Claiborne	Termed
16	Tony Tenpenny
17	Sandra Moore	Termed
18	Burkley Allen
19	Erica Gilmore	Termed
20	Buddy Baker	Termed
21	Edith Lancaster	Termed
22	Shreri Weiner
23	Emily Evans	Termed
24	Jason Holleman	Termed
25	Sean McGuire	Termed
26	Chris Harmon
27	Davette Blalock
28	Duane A. Dominy	Termed
29	Karen Y. Johnson
30	Jason Potts
31	Fabian Bedne
32	Jacobia Dowell
33	Robert Duvall	Termed
34	Carter Todd	Termed
35	Bo Mitchell

This is a work in progress and I will be updating from time to time when new information becomes available. There are probably some candidates for Mayor or the Metro Council that I inadvertently left off of this list.  If there is an obvious candidate I failed to add to this list, please let me know. 

If you are a candidate, please be sure to send me your announcements and press releases.

Readers of this blog should not assume that because I post news of a campaign event or a press release from a candidate, that that constitutes an endorsement of that candidate. If I endorse someone, I will make it clear. 

I am making very few endorsements at this early stage. My endorsements are highlighted in red. I may not make an endorsement in every race, as I may not have enough information to make an informed decision in each race. For Mayor and Councilman-at-large races, I want to know who all is running before I make a decision of whom I am support. Winnability is a factor in who I support as well as experience and philosophy of government. When it comes to recommendations for Councilmen-at-large, while one may vote up to five candidates to fill five slots, I often vote for only one rather than dilute my vote. So, other than knowing I am supporting Ken Jakes, I am holding off on endorsing any other candidates until I see the full list of who is running and look at some data to determine who can mount a serious challenge and some other factors.

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