Tony Tenpenny
Tony Tenpenny was a member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee, representing District 16. Tenpenny assumed office in 2011. Tenpenny left office in 2015.
Tenpenny ran for election to the Nashville Metro Council to represent District 16 in Tennessee. Tenpenny lost in the general runoff election on September 12, 2019.
Tenpenny is a former member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee, representing District 16.[1] He was elected to the council in 2011 and served until 2015.[2]
On September 20, 2020, Tenpenny passed away from COVID-19.[3]
Biography
Tenpenny graduated from Glencliff High School in 1981. He had professional experience in sales at Crown Ford Nashville, where he worked from 2002 to 2013. Prior to that, he was a customer service agent at US Airways from 1984 to 1999.[1][4]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 16
Ginny Welsch defeated Tony Tenpenny in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 16 on September 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ginny Welsch (Nonpartisan) | 62.2 | 1,262 |
 | Tony Tenpenny (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 764 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,028 | |||
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General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council District 16
Ginny Welsch and Tony Tenpenny advanced to a runoff. They defeated Paul King in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 16 on August 1, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ginny Welsch (Nonpartisan) | 41.2 | 791 |
| ✔ | | Tony Tenpenny (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 715 |
 | Paul King (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 411 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,919 | |||
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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 16, Mike Freeman defeated incumbent Tony Tenpenny.[5][6]
| Nashville City Council District 16 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mike Freeman |
56.3% | 1,067 | |
| Tony Tenpenny Incumbent | 43.3% | 821 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 1,895 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
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Personal
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Tenpenny was affiliated with Christ Church. He and his wife Robbie had one child, Ira.[1]
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Nashville, "Tenpenny," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Nashville City Paper, "Two council incumbents lose re-election bids in close races," August 4, 2011
- ↑ Patch, "Former Metro Nashville Councilmember Tony Tenpenny Dies Of COVID-19," September 21, 2020
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tony Tenpenny Profile," accessed July 29, 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
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Nashville Metro Council, District 16 2011 – 2015 |
Succeeded by Mike Freeman |
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