Lonnell Matthews Jr.
2018 - Present
2026
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Lonnell Matthews Jr. (Democratic Party) is the Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk in Tennessee. Matthews assumed office in 2018. Matthews' current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Matthews (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk in Tennessee. Matthews won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Matthews graduated from Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering in 1997. He went on to study accounting and business law at Tennessee State University.[1]
Matthews is the district executive director for the local YMCA Community Action Project/Urban Services Youth Development Center. He is also the owner of SpreadLuv, an organization that aims to "create a platform of exposure for every independent artist, musician and visual artist through the fusion of art, music and live events."[1]
Upon his election to the metro council at age 27, Matthews became the youngest African-American ever elected to the council.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk
Incumbent Lonnell Matthews Jr. won election in the general election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lonnell Matthews Jr. (D) | 99.5 | 47,498 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 253 | ||
| Total votes: 47,751 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk
Incumbent Lonnell Matthews Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lonnell Matthews Jr. | 99.8 | 35,147 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 35,213 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Davidson County, Tennessee (2018)
General election
General election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk
Lonnell Matthews Jr. won election in the general election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lonnell Matthews Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 99.5 | 77,449 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 399 | ||
| Total votes: 77,848 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk
Lonnell Matthews Jr. defeated Sherry Jones, Michael Joyner, Jeff Crum, and Tyese R. Hunter in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lonnell Matthews Jr. | 37.7 | 25,145 |
 | Sherry Jones | 33.8 | 22,563 | |
 | Michael Joyner | 15.6 | 10,416 | |
| Jeff Crum | 6.7 | 4,440 | ||
 | Tyese R. Hunter | 6.2 | 4,114 | |
| Total votes: 66,678 | |||
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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.[2] The winners in the runoff election were Cooper, Gilmore, Mendes, Hurt and Shulman.[3] All five at-large incumbents were term-limited.[4]
| 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
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2015
Matthews' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Strong economy
- Excerpt: "Lonnell Matthews, Jr. understands the different dimensions of diversity and feels that diversity and inclusion should be a top priority of this city. He will advocate for a workforce that is reflective of this city population, including top management and director positions, and continuing to make Nashville a place where everyone feels welcomed."
Strong neighborhoods
- Excerpt: "Lonnell Matthews Jr. understands that ensuring the infrastructure of the city keeps up with the growth is vital to quality of life here. He’ll work closely with the Mayor and the rest of the Council to make sure the city gets its fair share of road- and utility-improvement projects. … The quality of life here in Nashville depends on keeping our neighborhoods safe. Lonnell Matthews, Jr. will work to increase the number of police on the beat and to make sure that violent criminals serve tougher penalties."
Strong schools
- Excerpt: "Lonnell Matthews, Jr. will work with school and community leaders to restore discipline to classrooms and provide afterschool programs and extracurricular activities that keep students from getting involved in gangs, vandalism or other crime. … Matthews will work with school and community leaders to restore discipline to classrooms and provide afterschool programs and extracurricular activities that keep students from getting involved in gangs, vandalism or other crime."
Personal
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Matthews married his wife Johari in 2012, and their son Ari Jah-Fir was born in July of 2014. They are members of Temple Baptist Church.[1]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Official campaign website of Lonnell Matthews, "About Lonnell Matthews," accessed July 24, 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
- ↑ Official campaign website of Lonnell Matthews, "Issues," accessed July 22, 2015
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Succeeded by Loniel Greene, Jr. |
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