Loniel Greene, Jr.
Loniel Greene was a member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee, representing District 1. He was elected in 2015. He resigned in January 2016, following an filing from the Nashville district attorney's office that accused him of lying in court and involvement with a scheme to prevent an alleged victim of domestic violence from working with law enforcement.[1]
Biography
Greene was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Faulkner University, a master's degree criminal justice from Tennessee State University and a J.D. from Nashville School of Law. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army. Greene's professional experience includes working as an attorney and as a legislative audit investigator.[2]
Campaign themes
2015
Greene's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Public safely
- Excerpt: "Improving public safety by partnering with the Woodland Hills Youth Detention Facility, Riverbend Maximum Security Prison and Tennessee Prison for Women to ensure that instant notification is sent to all surrounding neighborhoods when there is a breakdown in security that poses a risk to the public."
Economic development
- Excerpt: "Advocating for sensible economic development that maintains the character and uniqueness of our diverse neighborhoods."
Education
- Excerpt: "Ensuring that all schools within the district have adequate and equitable resources to properly educate our children."
Housing
- Excerpt: "Promoting home ownership by ensuring that our senior homeowners are not forced out of their homes due to increasing property taxes. Ensuring that community members are aware of every housing development proposal affecting their neighborhoods and that their voice is heard."
Accountability
- Excerpt: "Responding to all constituent concerns within 48 hours. Working with all neighborhood associations to address specific neighborhood issues. Establishing quarterly community wide town hall meetings within the district to promote unity and to ensure open lines of communication."
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 District 1, candidates included Sylvester Armor, Ruby Baker, Rueben Dockery, Loniel Greene, Jr., Nick Leonardo, Lethia Mann, John H. Montgomery, Jonathan Richardson and Roosevelt Williamson. Leonardo and Green advanced to the runoff election.[4] Greene defeated Leonardo in the runoff election.[5] Incumbent Lonnell Matthews, Jr. was term-limited. He ran for election to an at-large seat.[6]
| Nashville City Council District 1 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Loniel Greene, Jr. |
50.4% | 2,064 | |
| Nick Leonardo | 49.5% | 2,027 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 4,099 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 1 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nick Leonardo |
32.8% | 1,363 | |
| Loniel Greene, Jr. |
31.4% | 1,307 | |
| Ruby Baker | 13% | 541 | |
| Sylvester Armor | 7.6% | 317 | |
| Roosevelt Williamson | 6.3% | 264 | |
| Rueben Dockery | 4.1% | 170 | |
| John H. Montgomery | 2.4% | 101 | |
| Jonathan Richardson | 2.2% | 91 | |
| Write-in | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 3,792 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
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See also
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nashville Scene, "System Down: Loniel Greene Jr. Resigns from the Metro Council," January 29, 2016
- ↑ Loniel Greene for Nashville, "About," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ Loniel Greene for Nashville, "My Vision," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville, "Davidson County Election Commission," accessed December 4, 2014
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