Jody Ball

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Jody Ball

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 1, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Southwest Texas State University

Contact

Personal website

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Jody Ball ran for election for Mayor of Nashville in Tennessee. He lost in the general election on August 1, 2019.

Ball completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Ball is from Nashville, Tennessee. He studied criminal law at Southwest Texas State University. His professional experience includes owning a business that handles medical claims, claim administration and medical billing. He served as a law enforcement officer in Texas.

Elections

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Nolan Starnes (Nonpartisan)	0.1	129
		Jon Sewell (Nonpartisan)	0.0	24
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	83

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,802
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2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Jody Ball in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Cooper (D)	67.8	177,923
		Jody Ball (R)	32.2	84,317
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,248
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Democratic primary election

Incumbent Jim Cooper advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Cooper	100.0	70,480

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Republican primary election

Jody Ball defeated Glen Dean in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jody Ball	55.8	20,321
	Submit photo	Glen Dean	44.2	16,107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chaz Allison (R)

2016

See also: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jim Cooper (D) defeated Stacy Ries Snyder (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cooper faced no primary opposition, while Snyder defeated Jody Ball and John Smith in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Cooper Incumbent	62.6%	171,111
	Republican	Stacy Ries Snyder	37.4%	102,433
Total Votes				273,544
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stacy Ries Snyder	50.8%	7,666
John Smith	28.5%	4,295
Jody Ball	20.7%	3,124
Total Votes		15,085
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2015

See also: Nashville, Tennessee municipal 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 race for five open at-large seats, candidates included Buddy Baker, Jody Ball, Karen Bennett, Al Carota, Erin Coleman, John Cooper, Elizabeth Dachowski, Adam Dread, Robert Duvall, Leroy Johnny Ellis, Erica Gilmore, Ronnie Greer, Sr., Frank Harrison, Jason Holleman, Martin Holsinger, Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr., Walter Hunt, Sharon W Hurt, Ken Jakes, James Keeton, John Lasiter, Don Majors, Lonnell Matthews, Jr., Bob Mendes, Sandra Moore and Jim Shulman. Bennett, Coleman, Cooper, Duvall, Gilmore, Holleman, Hurt, Matthews, Mendes and Shulman advanced to the runoff election. The winners in the runoff election were Cooper, Gilmore, Mendes, Hurt and Shulman. All five at-large incumbents were term-limited.

Nashville City Council At-large Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Cooper	14.5%	56,802
Erica Gilmore	12.8%	49,996
Bob Mendes	10.5%	41,160
Sharon W Hurt	9.8%	38,317
Jim Shulman	9.6%	37,676
Erin Coleman	8.9%	34,877
Karen Bennett	8.5%	33,052
Lonnell Matthews, Jr.	8.4%	32,807
Robert Duvall	8.2%	31,925
Jason Holleman	8.1%	31,763
Write-in	0.5%	2,122
Total Votes		223,951
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council At-large General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Erica Gilmore	9.6%	36,675
John Cooper	9.2%	35,080
Bob Mendes	6.5%	24,581
Jim Shulman	5.7%	21,869
Sharon W Hurt	5.3%	20,086
Robert Duvall	5%	18,877
Lonnell Matthews, Jr.	4.7%	18,064
Karen Bennett	4.6%	17,390
Jason Holleman	4.4%	16,612
Erin Coleman	4.3%	16,557
Don Majors	4.3%	16,214
Adam Dread	4.2%	16,146
Walter Hunt	4.2%	16,090
Sandra Moore	3.9%	14,991
Buddy Baker	3.3%	12,695
Ronnie Greer, Sr.	3.3%	12,454
Ken Jakes	3.1%	11,922
Frank Harrison	2.5%	9,659
John Lasiter	2.4%	9,151
Elizabeth Dachowski	2.2%	8,525
Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr.	2%	7,738
Jody Ball	1.5%	5,709
James Keeton	1.1%	4,026
Leroy Johnny Ellis	1%	3,880
Martin Holsinger	0.6%	2,245
Al Carota	0.6%	2,097
Write-in	0.4%	1,374
Total Votes		138,291
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jody Ball completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ball's responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Education

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Our Educational system is not working.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

TN Governor Bill Lee

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The United States Constitution.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Following Law of the Land and working together to create fair city for all.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I have negotiated medical claims for 20 plus years, and I have the legal background in criminal and civil courts. I have been appointed by City, State and Federal courts.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Management of taxpayer money and services with common sense. Safety, Education and services to all communities in Nashville, Tennessee

What legacy would you like to leave?

I have made this city better for all.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

1968 Civil Rights

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Grass Cutting

What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

Family

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Negotiations with my children.

A mayor is a leader in his or her city. What does that mean to you?

Providing priority services and safety to all.

Mayors have many responsibilities, which vary from city to city. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your city?

Get control of the city financial problems.

If the mayor in your city is not a member of the city council and oversees the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe is the ideal relationship between the mayor and city council?

Working with all elected officials

What do you love most about your city?

The music city capital of the world.

What do you perceive to be your city's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Keeping our country great and making Nashville the greatest city in the country.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the state government?

Working together.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the federal government?

Working hard to achieve the same goal.

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2018

The following issues were listed on Ball's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Education & Common Core: Common Core is one of the worst democratic driven agendas to be forced upon the United States youth in recent history. Education is a top priority issue for me personally as I am a concerned father of two. Education needs to be handled at local levels and no longer managed by the current bureaucratic establishment. Our Federal Government should be supporting our teachers who educate and shape our nation's future, not dictating a political agenda for them. Secure the Borders: To ensure the survival of our American culture, provide security from our enemies, and allow us to continue to function and prosper as a capitalist country. We need to secure physical borders, establish a defined-strict vetting process, and redirect undocumented migrants and unlawfully vetted immigrants back to their nations of origin. Infrastructure: This is a means to solve a significant issue by creating jobs for Americans. In turn, our economy will be rejuvenated, once again. Many bridges, dams, and interstates are in need of extensive repair if not replacement. At the same time, we must allow our infrastructures to become more time efficient for the people. Giving people jobs like these will increase their sense of self-worth, and make our country prosper once again. Most Americans want to be a part of a company or own their own business, not prosper by handouts from the government. Standing with our Allies: The United States needs to maintain good standing relations and support all allied countries, which must be in our best interest, in regards to the security of all our military bases, US Embassies, and economic interests. We must stand firmly with our ally Israel as they have the strongest military presence in the Middle East. Unified with Israel, and sharing common values and interest, we will be a much stronger nation for doing so. Taxes: I believe in a simple Flat Tax plan. Taxes should be the same across the board in the US, abolishing the IRS as a result. Our Tax laws are more complicated in reading as any law or amendment. Simplify and remove the ability for the government to take more than their fair share.	”
—Jody Ball's campaign website, http://www.jodyballforcongress.com/issues

Personal

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Ball has a wife, Jennifer, and a son and daughter.

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