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Chip Cruze
Chip Cruze ran for election to the Nashville Metro Council to represent District 26 in Tennessee. Cruze lost in the general election on August 1, 2019.
Cruze completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 26
Courtney Johnston defeated incumbent Jeremy Elrod in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 26 on September 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Courtney Johnston (Nonpartisan) | 54.7 | 1,436 |
 | Jeremy Elrod (Nonpartisan) | 45.3 | 1,189 | |
| Total votes: 2,625 | |||
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General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council District 26
Courtney Johnston and incumbent Jeremy Elrod advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chip Cruze in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 26 on August 1, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Johnston (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 1,100 |
| ✔ | | Jeremy Elrod (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 998 |
 | Chip Cruze (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 606 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 2,709 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chip Cruze completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cruze's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Making sure our Metro employees - teachers, police, firefighters - are fully staffed and paid a wage that allows them to live in the city we ask them to serve. Traffic - we have to make better driver/rider options available if we're going to properly address the increasing traffic problem. Budget - we need a more responsible approach that prioritizes the people who live here and our neighborhoods.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
We need to address the affordable housing problem so that professional adults don't have to have roommates in order to own a home.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Character, community service and a willingness to serve with a "long-view" and not focus our decisions based on what's most politically advantageous for ourselves.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Trustworthy, responsive and detail oriented.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Service to the District and Metropolitan Nashville.
What legacy would you like to leave?
That I served my District and my City well.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
The moon landing. I was a few days short of my 5th birthday, and it's all everyone was talking about.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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