Bill Freeman
Bill Freeman was a 2015 candidate for Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. The general election took place on August 6, 2015.
Biography
Freeman's professional experience includes serving as Chairman for Freeman Webb, Inc., a real estate investment, management and brokerage company he co-founded. He also worked as director of Downtown Urban Development for the Metropolitan Nashville Development and Housing Agency, and real estate securities sales representative with Freeman Brothers Realtors.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Freeman's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Keeping our Neighborhoods Safe
- Excerpt: "Bill wants our neighborhoods to be safe and he is committed to working with law enforcement, community organizations and other not-for-profit organizations to make sure Nashville is focused on reducing crimes of violence, especially crimes that involve youth and crimes against women."
Community & Diversity
- Excerpt: "We should institute training in all departments that focuses on creating a diverse and inclusive pool of employees with clear paths to upper level jobs. Recruitment should strive for diversity and inclusivity, and an annual report card should be compiled to track the departments’ progress towards meeting such goals."
Veterans
- Excerpt: "Mayoral candidate Bill Freeman’s platform policy regarding military veterans is built on respect and making sure that Nashville is a place that gives back to the men and women who put themselves on the line to protect us."
Pay Equality
- Excerpt: "Growing up with five sisters I learned that Nashville women are leaders, entrepreneurs, leaders of industry, mothers, caregivers and so much more, and they deserve equal pay for equal work."
Environment
- Excerpt: "As we look to our future, and we continue to create economic growth and be strategic about that growth – we need to plan in a way that is green, smart and sustainable. That will be good for our economy, good for the environment, good for our quality of life and will be part of our traffic solution."
Elections
2015
The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and metro council on August 6, 2015. A runoff election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 21, 2015. All 41 metro council seats—including the office of vice mayor—were up for election. In the mayoral race, candidates included Megan Barry, Charles Robert Bone, David Fox, Bill Freeman, Howard Gentry, Jeremy Kane and Linda Eskind Rebrovick. In the general election, Barry and Fox advanced to the runoff election.[3] Barry defeated Fox in the runoff election.[4] Incumbent Karl Dean was term-limited.[5]
| Nashville Mayor Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Megan Barry |
54.8% | 60,519 | |
| David Fox | 45% | 49,694 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 241 | |
| Total Votes | 110,454 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville Mayor General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Megan Barry |
23.5% | 24,553 | |
| David Fox |
22.8% | 23,754 | |
| Bill Freeman | 21.4% | 22,308 | |
| Howard Gentry | 11.6% | 12,110 | |
| Charles Robert Bone | 10.5% | 10,962 | |
| Linda Eskind Rebrovick | 5.6% | 5,827 | |
| Jeremy Kane | 4.6% | 4,767 | |
| Write-in | 0.1% | 62 | |
| Total Votes | 93,687 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Freeman and his wife, Babs, have three sons.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Official campaign website
- Bill Freeman on Facebook
- Bill Freeman on Twitter
- City of Nashville Election Commission - 2015 Candidate Petition List
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 freeman2015.com, "Meet Bill," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ freeman2015.com, "Issues," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville, "Davidson County Election Commission," accessed December 4, 2014
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