Walter Hunt
Walter Hunt is a former member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee, representing District 3.[1]
Hunt was a 2015 candidate for an at-large seat on the Nashville Metro Council. The general election took place on August 6, 2015.
Biography
Hunt held a variety of after-school jobs before graduating from Pearl High School. He joined the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. military, then returned home and took a job with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). His website captured a turning point for him while working at the TV:
| “ | Still searching for his true calling, Walter got his first skilled job at TVA as a groundman – also known as a 'grunt' because 'every time you pick up a piece of steel, you’re going to grunt.' His job was to put the towers together like pieces of a puzzle. One day, he looked up at the tower, grunting, where the linemen were sitting around resting and thought, 'I’m working harder than they are, and they’re making all the money. I want to be a lineman.' Unsatisfied with this realization, he joined TVA’s apprentice program and made Apprentice of the Year. This led Walter to the opportunity to go to college at Tennessee State where another series of “little miracles” would lead him toward his political career.[2] | ” |
While attending Tennessee State, Hunt was introduced to Bill Boner, a U.S. congressional candidate at the time. Hunt was asked to be Boner's congressional assistant in Washington. He worked for 10 years in that capacity and later served on a variety of councils and boards in Davidson County. He has sat as a councilman of the 3rd District, as a chair of the Planning, Zoning and Historical Committee and a member of the Metro Planning Commission.
Hunt also has experience as a substitute teacher.[3]
Campaign themes
2015
Hunt's website outlined the following campaign themes:[4]
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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.[5] The winners in the runoff election were Cooper, Gilmore, Mendes, Hurt and Shulman.[6] All five at-large incumbents were term-limited.[7]
| 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 | |||
Personal
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Hunt and his wife Cathy have three children. He is affiliated with the Baptist church.[3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Nashville, "Hunt," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official campaign website of Walter Hunt, "About Walter," accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Walter Hunt, "Issues," 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
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