Roy Herron was an American politician,attorney,and author. He was the Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party. He was the Tennessee State Senator for the 24th district for 16 years and for 10 years before that the State Representative for the 76th district. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.
Douglas Selph Henry Jr. was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He was the longest-serving member of the Tennessee legislature. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate,representing the 21st district. He served as a state senator beginning with his election to the 87th General Assembly,prior to which he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives during the 79th General Assembly.
Kurt Wagner is an American musician,and the singer and songwriter of the Nashville-based alternative country band Lambchop. In 2015 he launched an electronic music project named HeCTA.
Clifton David Briley is an American politician. A Democrat,he was the eighth mayor of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected in 2015 as vice-mayor and was sworn in as acting mayor after Megan Barry's resignation on March 6,2018. Briley went on to win the May 24 special election for the balance of Barry's term with 55% of the vote over nearly a dozen challengers,avoiding a runoff and making him the official mayor of Nashville. John Cooper defeated Briley in the 2019 Nashville mayoral election. Briley was the first native of both Nashville and Tennessee since Bill Boner in 1991 to be mayor.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball,and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.
The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote,defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010,Haslam also carried every county in the state.
Megan Christine Barry is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the seventh mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until March 6,2018,when she resigned after pleading guilty to felony theft related to an extramarital affair with a city employee who had served as the head of her security detail. Barry is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2015 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 6,2015,to elect the Mayor of Nashville,Tennessee. As no candidate won a majority of the vote,a runoff was held on September 10 between the top two candidates.
The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was term-limited,and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6,2018,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Bob Corker opted to retire instead of running for a third term. Republican U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn won the open seat,defeating former Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen.
William Francis Hagerty IV is an American politician,businessman,and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 6,2018,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the gubernatorial election.
John Williams Rose is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district since 2019. A Republican,he was commissioner of agriculture for Tennessee and president of Boson Software,LLC.
Geodis Park,known during development and construction as Nashville SC Stadium and Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium,is a 30,000-seat soccer-specific stadium at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds in Nashville,Tennessee. It is the home of Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. The stadium opened on May 1,2022,with Nashville SC hosting the Philadelphia Union in the stadium's inaugural match.
The 2018 Nashville mayoral special election took place on May 24,2018,and elected the mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. David Briley,a Democrat who became interim mayor after the resignation of Megan Barry,won outright without a runoff election.
John Cooper is an American businessman who was the mayor of Nashville,Tennessee from 2019 to 2023. He served as a councilman at-large on the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the brother of former U.S. representative Jim Cooper,who represented Tennessee's 5th congressional district,which was also based in Nashville. He is also the son of former governor and U.S. Ambassador to Peru Prentice Cooper.
Jane Greenebaum Eskind was an American activist and politician from the state of Tennessee. She served on the Tennessee Public Service Commission,becoming the first woman to win an election to a statewide office in Tennessee.
Bob Freeman is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 56th District,a part of Davidson County.
The 2022 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 8,2022,to elect 17 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Governor,U.S. House,and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 4,2022.
The 2023 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 3,2023,with a runoff on September 14 because no candidate surpassed 50% of the vote in the general election. It selected the next mayor of Nashville,Tennessee. Incumbent mayor John Cooper did not seek re-election to a second term in office. While mayoral elections in Nashville are officially nonpartisan,Cooper is a member of the Democratic Party.
