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Jeff Syracuse
Jeff Syracuse was a member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee, representing District 15. Syracuse assumed office in 2015. Syracuse left office on September 1, 2023.
Syracuse ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. Syracuse lost in the general runoff election on September 14, 2023.
Biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, Syracuse moved to Nashville in 1998 to earn a music degree from Middle Tennessee State University, graduating in 2001. He went on to receive an MBA in technology management from the University of Phoenix (Nashville campus) in 2005.[1]
Syracuse has been employed by Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), a national performance rights organization, since 1999. He has worked in the following capacities:[2]
- 2015-Present: Associate director, licensing customer relations
- 2012-2015: Manager (CRM Administration and eCommerce)
- 2005-2012: Account manager (Key Accounts)
- 2004-2005: Coordinator of per program services
- 2002-2004: Media licensing sales assistant
- 2001-2002: Audio visual music analyst
- 1999-2001: Marketing production assistant[3]
Syracuse also has been president of the Donelson Hills Neighborhood Association (2013-2014), the Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce (2013), the Donelson Gateway Project (2012-2014) and the Friends of Two Rivers Mansion (2014). He has additional affiliations with the Blues Foundation, the Nashville Blues Society and the Neighborhoods Resource Center.[3]
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.[4]
Endorsements
Syracuse received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)
General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council District 15
Incumbent Jeff Syracuse won election in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 15 on August 1, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Syracuse (Nonpartisan) | 96.3 | 2,526 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.7 | 96 | ||
| Total votes: 2,622 | |||
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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 District 15, Jeff Syracuse defeated James B. Garrett. Incumbent Phil Claiborne was term-limited.[5][6]
| Nashville City Council District 15 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jeff Syracuse |
68.6% | 2,050 | |
| James B. Garrett | 31.3% | 934 | |
| Write-in | 0.1% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 2,988 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Syracuse did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Syracuse did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2015
In an interview with Vote411.org, Syracuse responded to questions about the following campaign themes:[7]
Transportation
- Excerpt: "From a broad perspective, we need agreement from State and Metro government on the overall strategy for transit. … A short-term investment that Metro government can make is to help our neighbors access our bus system safely. Many of our bus stops are not safe to stand near or sometimes do not even have a place to stand at all while you wait for the bus."
Homelessness
- Excerpt: "Homelessness is a very complex issue. I applaud and fully support the efforts of the Metro Homelessness Commission and How’s Nashville in bringing together partners from various organizations that address the various aspects of this complex issue in a collaborative way."
Metro government debt
- Excerpt: "[The biggest problem facing Nashville that receives little focus but needs much attention] is the amount of debt that our Metro government has acquired is not receiving very much attention but is critical to focus on. Our credit rating has dropped one degree as well. It will be very important for our next Mayor and Metro Council to ensure we reduce our debt so that we are able to maintain a high level of investment in city services, schools and much needed infrastructure."
Affordable housing
- Excerpt: "Inclusionary Zoning is a debate that has begun in Metro Council now and I will be following the bill’s progress. I support the bill and believe it is necessary to stop the rate of gentrification that is taking place. I agree with increased funding for the Barnes Fund to help fund affordable housing as well."
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Official campaign website of Jeff Syracuse, "About Jeff," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Jeff Syracuse," September 9, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Jeff Syracuse Profile," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Nashville election results: Zulfat Suara wins At-large Council seat, runoff set for remaining seats," August 3, 2023
- ↑ City of Nashville, "Davidson County Election Commission," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ Vote411.org, "Issues," accessed July 24, 2015
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Nashville Metro Council District 15 2015-2023 |
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