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Davidson County, TN August 5, 1999 Special

Council; District 2

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Melvin Black 2180 votes 75.0%

  • Occupation: Retired School Teacher (32 years).
  • Retired High School and College Official.
  • Family: Married to Ann; daughter, Melva.
  • Education: TSU; Masters Plus.
Priorities:
  • Education, in particular, early education.
  • Affordable Housing, an area where we must get government involved.
  • Infrastructure - Storm Water Issues.
Laura Marvene "Head" Fortier 323 votes 11.1%
  • Occupation: Geriatric Case Managment Services
  • Masters Social Work; Case wk. Comm. Org
  • Registered Nurse
  • founder and President -Nurses for Better Care
  • Self-employed
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Order of Eastern Stars
Priorities:
  • Education: security,decreased teacher- student ratio,Increased salaries
  • Community:improved roads,sidewalks,greenways , security
  • Health : alternative health care for the elderly, and the disabled.
Elgreco Gordon Brown 318 votes 10.9%
  • Worked with the Haynes Garden Apartment Enrichment Program, Focusing on Teaching Young Boys and Girls.
  • Served as President and Vice-President of PTO for Haynes Middle School and Gateway Elementary School.
  • Taught Photography and Television for Students at Haynes Middle School.
  • Worked on Many Other Projects in the City of Nashville which Created Positive Images and Attitudes.
Priorities:
  • Safety For Our Schools
  • Community Neighborhood Watch
  • Improvement of Streets and Sidewalks
T. O. Kelley 83 votes 2.8%
  • Occupation: Store Manager
  • Education: B.A. Western Kentucky University
Priorities:
  • To seek pay raise for Metro workers.
  • To bring a Police Substation to 2nd District to protect our way of life and the lives of our children.
  • To implement these without raising new taxes

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