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Chris Cheng
Chris Cheng ran for election for an at-large seat of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. Cheng lost in the general runoff election on September 14, 2023.
Cheng completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large on September 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 49,588 |
| ✔ |  | Quin Evans-Segall (Nonpartisan)  | 13.8 | 47,774 |
| ✔ |  | Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 45,317 |
| ✔ |  | Olivia Hill (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 44,443 |
 | Chris Cheng (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 42,644 | |
 | Howard Jones (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 39,632 | |
 | Jeff Syracuse (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 37,035 | |
 | Russ Pulley (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 36,507 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 2,516 | ||
| Total votes: 345,456 | |||
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General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Nashville Metro Council At large on August 3, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zulfat Suara (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 40,575 |
| ✔ | | Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 34,481 |
| ✔ | | Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 30,314 |
| ✔ | | Olivia Hill (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 25,802 |
| ✔ | | Howard Jones (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 25,327 |
| ✔ | | Quin Evans-Segall (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 22,644 |
| ✔ | | Russ Pulley (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 22,386 |
| ✔ | | Chris Cheng (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 22,000 |
| ✔ | | Jeff Syracuse (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 20,643 |
| Marcia Masulla (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 20,275 | ||
| Yolanda Hockett (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 19,799 | ||
 | Arnold Hayes (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 16,288 | |
| Chris Crofton (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 12,936 | ||
| Ronnie Greer Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 11,349 | ||
| Tony Chapman (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 10,290 | ||
 | Stephen Downs (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 9,998 | |
| Deloris Vandivort (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 9,005 | ||
| Gilbert Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 7,924 | ||
| Indrani Ray (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 6,257 | ||
| Jonathan Williamson (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 5,797 | ||
| Brian Hellwig (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,115 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,447 | ||
| Total votes: 380,652 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deborah Hickey (Nonpartisan)
- Tim Horne (Nonpartisan)
- Charles Townsend Sr. (Nonpartisan)
Note: Because Zulfat Suara received more than 10% of the vote in the general election, she won the election and did not need to advance to the general runoff. Four seats were elected in the general runoff election.[1]
Endorsements
Cheng received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Cheng completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cheng's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Champion for Small Businesses: I'm running to be the Metro Council’s steadfast advocate for small and local businesses - integral pieces of our city’s unique culture, taste, and charm. My wife and I are farmers market vendors. We own Hot Sauce Nashville, a local hot sauce company. I’m whole-heartedly grateful for our small business community and the enthusiastic support from our local neighborhoods. I want to commit my time and energy to representing and serving small businesses across Davidson County. Whatever the policy or issue, I'd strive to advocate for our local businesses: How would a new policy proposal impact our small business community? How could upcoming development plans best support the local shops, restaurants, and makers?
- Community Investments: I'm passionate about supporting our public assets that build neighborhood bonds and strengthen community engagement and relationships: preserving our parks, recreational areas, and beautiful greenways; investing in our libraries, art hubs, farmers markets, and community centers. These spaces help us connect with each other, grow as individuals, and thrive as a society, regardless of age, income, or background.
- Infrastructure: I want to advocate for safe and sustainable infrastructure: smooth roads, clean water, reliable utilities, green parks, safe sidewalks, attainable housing, and ubiquitous internet access. If elected, I would partner with local sustainability organizations to guide our county towards building a cleaner environment and strengthening our land and waterways for extreme weather and natural disasters.
Investing in our community building assets: parks, greenways, libraries, art hubs, recreation facilities, farmers markets, and community centers.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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