David Briley
2022 - Present
2030
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David Briley (Democratic Party) is a judge for Division I of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court. He assumed office on September 1, 2022. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Briley (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Division I judge of the Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Briley assumed the office upon the resignation of Mayor Megan Barry on March 6, 2018. He won the special election to complete Barry's term on May 24, 2018.
Briley served as Nashville's vice mayor from 2015 to 2018. He previously served as an at-large member on the Nashville-Davidson Metro Council from 1999 to 2007.
Briley's grandfather, Beverly Briley, was the mayor of Nashville from 1963 to 1975.[1]
Biography
Briley is from Nashville, Tennessee. He received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Golden Gate University. Briley's professional experience includes working as a civil attorney. He served on the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 1999 to 2007 as an at-large member, serving on the Budget and Finance Committee, Charter Revision Committee, Greenways Commission, Personnel Committee, Ad Hoc Committee on Solid Waste and Water Rate Oversight Committee.[2][3]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division I
David Briley won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division I on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Briley (D) | 97.7 | 49,874 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 1,165 | ||
| Total votes: 51,039 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division I
David Briley defeated Wendy Longmire in the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division I on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Briley | 56.5 | 24,918 |
| Wendy Longmire | 43.3 | 19,087 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 44,069 | |||
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2019
See also: Mayoral election in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Nashville
John Cooper defeated incumbent David Briley in the general runoff election for Mayor of Nashville on September 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 69.1 | 62,440 |
| David Briley (Nonpartisan) | 30.2 | 27,281 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 621 | ||
| Total votes: 90,342 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Nashville
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Nashville on August 1, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 35.0 | 35,676 |
| ✔ | | David Briley (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 25,786 |
 | Carol Swain (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 22,387 | |
 | John Ray Clemmons (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 16,391 | |
 | Julia Clark-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 404 | |
 | Bernie Cox (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 337 | |
 | Jimmy Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 305 | |
 | Jody Ball (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 280 | |
| Nolan Starnes (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 129 | ||
 | Jon Sewell (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 24 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 101,802 | |||
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2018
General election
Special general election for Mayor of Nashville
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mayor of Nashville on May 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Briley (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 44,845 |
| Carol Swain (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 18,850 | |
 | Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 4,608 | |
 | Harold Love (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 4,349 | |
 | Ralph Bristol (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 4,341 | |
 | Jeff Obafemi Carr (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 3,790 | |
| David Hiland (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 325 | ||
| Ludye Wallace (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 324 | ||
| Carlin Alford (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 243 | ||
| Albert Hacker (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 169 | ||
| Julia Clark-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 168 | |
 | Jeffrey Napier (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 141 | |
| Jon Sewell (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 93 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 122 | ||
| Total votes: 82,368 | |||
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2015
The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and metro council on August 6, 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 race for vice mayor, David Briley defeated Tim Garrett. Incumbent Diane Neighbors was term-limited.[4][5]
| Nashville Vice Mayor General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 David Briley |
52.6% | 47,442 | |
| Tim Garrett | 46.6% | 42,054 | |
| Write-in | 0.7% | 661 | |
| Total Votes | 90,157 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2019
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Campaign website
The following were found on Briley's campaign website.
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DEMANDING A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR EVERY CHILD. Mayor Briley is taking a hands-on approach to make sure that every child can get a quality education, no matter where they live, and no matter where they go to school. Demanding more accountability from the School Board – Mayor Briley is taking a stronger role in Metro Nashville Public School finances, operations, and human resources than any previous mayor. Establishing an Education Kitchen Cabinet – To focus on a strategic plan to help low-performing priority schools, Mayor Briley has established a working task force of Nashville education leaders. Pushing for pay raises for teachers – Mayor Briley has introduced a budget Including funding to allow MNPS to give teachers a 3% pay increase in 2019. Creating scholarships for MNPS graduates - The Nashville GRAD program helps students cover the costs of attending Nashville State Community College or the Tennessee College of Applied Technology. MAKING HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. With the Under One Roof 2029 Plan, Mayor Briley has announced an unprecedented public investment in affordable housing. The plan includes a $500 million public investment in affordable housing over the next 10 years, with a challenge to the private sector to put in another $250 million. This plan will help Nashvillians to stay in our city, and will also help both MDHA and nonprofit housing developers build affordable and workforce units to de-concentrate poverty. MAKING SURE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD FOR NASHVILLIANS. One of Mayor Briley's first acts upon becoming mayor was to protect the land around Fort Negley from being developed - to protect the graves, and honor the history, of the African Americans who died building it. Preserving the land as green space was the right thing to do, and it also marked a new day in how our city deals with developers. Mayor Briley is also taking a new look at how the city makes agreement with major-league sports franchises. The new lease extension with the Nashville Predators will shift the debt burden off Metro taxpayers and onto actual ticketholders, many of whom live outside Davidson County. This is a great deal for Metro taxpayers, and it also creates a stable revenue stream that ensures the Predators will be in Nashville for years to come. IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE NASHVILLE MORE LIVABLE. Mayor Briley is taking proactive steps to deal with Nashville's unprecedented growth, and the demands that growth puts on our infrastructure. Last fall, the Mayor put together a $351 million plan to build and improve our roads, sidewalks, parks, and drainage. In addition, the Mayor's administration has developed a new online portal, hub.nashville.gov, to help citizens report problems and code violations, and to get more information about Metro departments and services. KEEPING NASHVILLIANS SAFE Just over a month after taking office, David Briley had his toughest day as Mayor: the day of the Nashville Waffle House shooting. Deeply moved by this experience, Mayor Briley has committed to doing whatever it takes to keep Nashvillians safe from gun violence. Launching Project Safe Nashville - This initiative brings together law enforcement agencies at all levels to reduce violent crime by focusing on rapidly collecting, analyzing, and investigating gun-crime evidence. Improving the pay for police officers - The Mayor has recommended increasing the starting pay for Metro officers, so we can pay officers competitively for the tough and challenging work they do. Involving citizens in keeping Nashville safe - By implementing the Community Oversight Board and working for more community policing, the Mayor is working to forge new partnerships between Nashville's citizens and our law enforcement. LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR MINORITY-OWNED, WOMEN-OWNED, AND LGBT-OWNED BUSINESSES. Mayor Briley has taken bold steps to make sure that all small businesses owners - of every race and ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation - have a chance to compete for Metro contracts. Passing the Equal Business Opportunity Program - Mayor Briley worked with the Metro Council to pass this critical program, which gives minority-owned and women-owned businesses a fair shot in the Metro contracting process. Supporting LGBT-owned businesses - Mayor Briley signed an executive order making Nashville the first city in the South to recognize LGBT-owned businesses as a procurement category. [6] |
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| —David Briley[7] | ||
2015
Briley's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
Affordable housing
- Excerpt: "[W]e should take a portion of increased revenue from every demolition and rebuild in Nashville and dedicate it to the construction of affordable housing in the neighborhood where the demolition took place. This dedication could last for 10, 15, 20 years, or longer if needed. Making such a dedication of funds like this would help us preserve the vitality and affordability of our urban neighborhoods, while acknowledging the power of the real estate market."
Education
- Excerpt: "I accept as a fact that adding more charter schools to our system of public schools will drain funds from MNPS. I also accept the fact that LEAD Public Schools seem to be doing something extraordinary. I don't think that one can compare charters to the zoned schools, because they are not identical in many respects. I also cannot deny that MNPS has schools that have failed for too long."
- Excerpt: "As Vice Mayor, I will work every day to continue the advancement of these efforts by working with teachers, parents and students, the School Board, the Metro Council and Mayor, charter school advocates, the Chamber of Commerce, and everyone else who shows up. Together we can build the community support necessary to improve our public schools. I will praise our public schools when they are successful. I will challenge them to adopt each other's models when they work."
The environment
- Excerpt: "If we persistently invest in what we know works - like green building practices and expanding our open space - we'll take great strides in improving our environment. If we that marry persistence with innovation, Nashville can lead the Nation in transforming the environment we leave for the next generation. As Vice Mayor, I will empower leaders on the Council who share this vision and will look for every possible way to make sure our City is a leader in environmental innovation."
Personal
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Briley is married to Jodie Bell and has one son.[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessean, "Meet David Briley, the man who became Nashville mayor after Megan Barry's resignation," March 6, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Briley for Vice Mayor, "Meet David," accessed July 23, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "C. David Briley," accessed July 23, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville, "Davidson County Election Commission," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ David Briley's 2019 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed September 11, 2019
- ↑ David Briley for Vice Mayor, "On The Issues," accessed July 23, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Megan Barry |
Mayor of Nashville 2018 – 2019 |
Succeeded by John Cooper |
| Preceded by Diane Neighbors |
Nashville Metro Council, Vice-Mayor 2015 – March 6, 2018 |
Succeeded by NA |
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee
State courts:
Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
