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Bill Purcell
47346 votes
47.6%
- Occupation: Director, Child and Family Policy Center, VIPPS
- 1990-96, House Majority Leader - Tennessee House of Representatives
- First urban legislator elected to serve as Majority Leader in Tennessee
- Served 7 years as Chair of the state's Select Committee on Children and Youth
- Led state efforts in education, criminal sentencing, health care, telecommunications reform, and workers compensation.
- Bill and his wife Debbie have one daughter, Jesse, a sixth-grade student in Nashville's public school system.
- The Purcells are residents of East Nashville's historic Lockeland Springs neighborhood.
Priorities:
- Education: smaller classes, Family Resource Centers, early childhood development, intervention for troubled kids, teacher support and training.
- Crime and Safety: safe neighborhoods and communities, initiatives to identify and break up gangs and to attack illegal guns
- Neighborhoods and Communities: quality of life issues that affect people where they live and work.
Richard H. Fulton
22276 votes
22.4%
- Occupation: Businessman
- Served as State Senator, Member of Congress for seven terms and as Mayor for three terms
- Chairman Emeritus of the Board of The Bank of Nashville, a bank he helped start in 1990
- Co-Founder of the Nashville Sports Council
- Board Member of Council of Community Services
- Served in the United States Navy
- Member of the Methodist Church
Priorities:
- Safe, excellent schools
- Protecting our neighborhoods
- Smart growth for the future
Jay West
21866 votes
21.9%
- Occupation: Vice Mayor, 1995-present
- Executive Director-Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers
- Member, Metro Council At Large, 1983-95
- Born and raised in Nashville.
- Educated at John B. Ransom Elementary School, Castle Heights Military Academy, Belmont University and Nashville School of Law
- President-elect, Tennessee Municipal League
- Married to the former Diane Dunnabacke of Madison, founder of a locally owned community bank, and has one daughter, Andi
Priorities:
- Reduce Crime through increased police, more use of technology, crackdown on crack houses, and "hot-spot" crime targeting.
- Improve education through implementation of community schools, new school construction, using schools after hours as community centers
- Economic development through continued focus on both attracting new business and helping existing businesses grow.
Murray J. Philip
5697 votes
5.7%
- Occupation: Self Employed Home Improvement Contractor
- Elected to the Nashville Board of Education in 1996 from the 1st District.
- Former President and Board Member - PPE (Parents for Public Education).
- Founder and First President of FACE-UP (Focusing on Acedemic Achievement - United Parents).
- Chairman of the Policy Committee of the Board of Education.
- Board Representative to the Administrative Committee of the Teacher Retirement Trust.
- I am my kids dad and wife's husband.
Priorities:
- Pledged No Property Tax Increase / No Corporate Welfare.
- Promised to Fully Fund Schools and Increase "General Revenues" by Spreading Tax Burden to Those Not Paying Their Fair Share.
- Committed to stopping the move to become an Atlanta and Keeping Nashville as a place we want and can afford to live.
Richard M. Frank
1283 votes
1.2%
- Occupation: Metro Board of Education
- J.B. Whitsitt Elementary School 1995 - present
- Education: Peabody College of Vanderblit ( 1993-1995 )
- M.Ed. in Elementary Education
- Tulane University, New Orleans, LA ( 1986-1990 )
- BA in Political Economy
- Married to Kristin Kirkpatrick Frank and expecting first child in July, 1999
Priorities:
- Education
- Inner City Economic Development
- Crime Prevention and Intervention
Sherry Whittenberg
312 votes
0.3%
- Occupation: Retired from Ford Glass after 33 years of service
- Church of Christ
Priorities:
- Senior Citizens
- Taxes
- Neighborhood Schools
Jessie D. McDonald
275 votes
0.2%
- Occupation: Civil Engineer and Teacher
- own The Yellow Cab Company - 256-3434
- Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Tennessee State University
- Masters Degree in Administration & Supervision from Tennessee State University
- Education Specialist Degree in Administration & Supervision from Middle Tennessee State University
- Last semester for my Doctorate in Administration & Supervision from Tennessee State University
- Former Radio Announcer and Radio Engineer at WVOL , WWGM , WMAK , WMOO , WABQ, WOKJ
Priorities:
- Reduction of Crime and Improvement in the Police Department
- Educational Reform and bringing Metro pay level within the top 10 states in the United States.
- Exempting senior citizens from at least one property tax.
L. Best
203 votes
0.2%
- Occupation: State of Tennessee Employee for 22 Years
- Former Candidate for Governor in 1998
- Former Candidate for 52nd District State Representative 1986 ran against Mr. Bill Purcell
Priorities:
- I am Opposed to Property Tax Increases..
- I am Opposed to Privatization Of Our Metropolitan Government
- I am for Enhanced Quality Of Life for All Nashvillians and Davidson County Citizens
James Reesor
104 votes
0.1%
- Date of birth: 11/02/38
- Place of birth: Herbert, Saskatchewan, Southern Canada.
- Formal education: None claimed
- Length of residency in Nashville: Since July 31, 1962
- Employment history: farmhand, hospital orderly, mapping company draftsman, service station attendant, artist designer, advertising manager, singer/
- Sex life: Married to female procreation partner.
Priorities:
- Community Unity.
- Metro Government Refinement.
- Education.
Leonard Morgan
67 votes
0.0%
- Occupation: Facility Manager
- Management both in the private sector and municipalities
Priorities:
- Improving Nashville Education/Public Services
- Moratorium on Nashville Growth
- Improvements in Nashville Neighborhoods
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Luther E. Best
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Richard H. Fulton
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