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Ronnie Steine
39423 votes
42.4%
- Occupation: Oasis Center, Inc. - Executive Director
- Metro Councilman at Large - Elected 1991 and re-elected 1995
- Metro Council Budget and Finance Committee (Chairman 1996-97)
- Voted "Best Councilmember" four times in the Nashville Scene's "Best of Nashville" Readers Poll
- Honored as a 1998 Women's Political Caucus "Good Guy"
- Husband and a father
Priorities:
- Renew Metro's focus on Families and Neighborhoods
- Improve Schools
- Make Metro Council more accessible with community meetings
Tim Garrett
33874 votes
36.4%
- Occupation: V.P., Cole & Garrett and Mt Olivet Funeral Homes & Cemetery
- Metro Councilman for the past sixteen years
- Tenn. State Representative (1984-Present)
- Named 1998 "Councilman of the Year" by Nashville Scenens
- 1998 Heritage Day Award(given for outstanding support to future leaders)
- Sponsor of several athletic teams throughout the Nashville/Davidson County area
Priorities:
- Quality Education
- Taxes
- Crime
Cyrus L. Booker
10795 votes
11.6%
- Occupation: Lawyer
- Harvard University (B.A.) and Georgetown University (J.D.)
- Vice Chairman, Metropolitan Convention Center Commission
- Sunday School Teacher and Trustee/Ray of Hope Community Church
- Board of Professional Responsibility, Hearing Committee Member
- Board of Directors, Tennessee Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
- Life Member, NAACP
Priorities:
- Transforming the Metro Council into a proactive legislative body that thoroughly investigates issues and plans before spending funds.
- Providing the resources needed for improved public education.
- Providing the resources needed for improved and expanded police and fire protection, mass transit and neighborhood services.
Frank Harrison
8726 votes
9.4%
- Occupation: State of Tennessee, Department of Health
- Title: Executive Administrative Assistant
- Born: September 10, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee
- Education: Haynes High School; B.S. Degree, Tennessee State University
Priorities:
- Public Education
- Taxes
- Regionalism
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The Tennessean (06/28/99)
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