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===Metropolitan Councilwoman At Large===
===Metropolitan Councilwoman At Large===
Barry was first elected to one of the five at-large seats on the 40-member Metro Council in September 2007,<ref>[http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7060307 "Barry, Steine, Tygard and Maynard Win At-Large Races"], ''NewsChannel5.com'', retrieved March 9, 2014.</ref> and won re-election to a second four-year term in August 2011. In winning re-election she was the top vote getter among the five incumbents who successfully sought a second term.<ref>Joey Garrison, [http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/blend-progressivism-and-business-acumen-barry-sets-her-future "With a Blend of Progressivism and Business Acumen, Barry Sets Up Her Future"], ''Nashville City Paper'', August 14, 2011.</ref>
Barry was first elected to one of the five at-large seats on the 40-member Metro Council in September 2007,<ref>[http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7060307 "Barry, Steine, Tygard and Maynard Win At-Large Races"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208103116/http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7060307 |date=2012-02-08 }}, ''NewsChannel5.com'', retrieved March 9, 2014.</ref> and won re-election to a second four-year term in August 2011. In winning re-election she was the top vote getter among the five incumbents who successfully sought a second term.<ref>Joey Garrison, [http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/blend-progressivism-and-business-acumen-barry-sets-her-future "With a Blend of Progressivism and Business Acumen, Barry Sets Up Her Future"], ''Nashville City Paper'', August 14, 2011.</ref>


During her first term on the council, Barry chaired the council's Budget and Finance Committee and the Education Committee. In 2009 she led an effort in the council to pass a bill banning discrimination against city employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity.<ref>Julie Bolcer, [http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2009/09/17/nashville-passes-nondiscrimination-ordinance "Nashville Nondiscrimination"], ''The Advocate'', September 17, 2009.</ref> During the 2013-14 council year she chaired the Rules Committee and served as a member of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Personnel Committee.
During her first term on the council, Barry chaired the council's Budget and Finance Committee and the Education Committee. In 2009 she led an effort in the council to pass a bill banning discrimination against city employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity.<ref>Julie Bolcer, [http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2009/09/17/nashville-passes-nondiscrimination-ordinance "Nashville Nondiscrimination"], ''The Advocate'', September 17, 2009.</ref> During the 2013-14 council year she chaired the Rules Committee and served as a member of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Personnel Committee.

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Megan Barry
File:MayorBarry16x24@300dpi-podium.jpg
7th Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Assumed office
September 25, 2015
Preceded byKarl Dean
Personal details
Born
Megan Christine Mueller

(1963-09-22) September 22, 1963 (age 60)
Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBruce Barry
ChildrenMax
Alma materBaker University
Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University
ProfessionEthics-compliance officer
Websitewww.meganbarry.com

Megan Christine Barry (née Mueller; born September 22, 1963) is the 7th mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, a post she has held since 2015. She is the first woman to hold the post, and the first Metro mayor to have previously served on the Nashville-Davidson Metropolitan Council.[2] Although elections in Nashville are nonpartisan, Barry is a Democrat.

As a councilor, she performed the first same-sex wedding in Nashville in 2015. As mayor, Barry announced the opening of an Ikea store in Nashville, scheduled for 2020. In May 2017, she was criticized by Black Lives Matter for her handling of the shooting of Jocques Clemmons.

Early life and education

Barry was born on September 22, 1963 in Santa Ana, California and grew up in Overland Park, Kansas.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega.[4] She also earned an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in 1993.[5][6]

Business career

Barry worked in business ethics and corporate responsibility for the multinational telecommunications firm Nortel Networks.[6] From 2003 to 2012, Barry was vice president of ethics and compliance at Premier, Inc., a health-care group purchasing organization.[6] She also worked as Principal of Barry & Associates, an independent consulting organization to multinational corporations on issues dealing with business ethics and corporate social responsibility.[6]

Political career

Metropolitan Councilwoman At Large

Barry was first elected to one of the five at-large seats on the 40-member Metro Council in September 2007,[7] and won re-election to a second four-year term in August 2011. In winning re-election she was the top vote getter among the five incumbents who successfully sought a second term.[8]

During her first term on the council, Barry chaired the council's Budget and Finance Committee and the Education Committee. In 2009 she led an effort in the council to pass a bill banning discrimination against city employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity.[9] During the 2013-14 council year she chaired the Rules Committee and served as a member of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Personnel Committee.

Barry performed the first same-sex wedding in Nashville on June 26, 2015.[10]

2015 Mayoral Campaign

Barry started her mayoral campaign in April 2013, filing paperwork with the Davidson County Election Commission naming Nashville attorney Leigh Walton as her campaign's treasurer.[11] She received the largest total of votes for mayor in this election, but did not achieve an absolute majority of votes cast in the race, setting up her runoff race against hedge fund manager David Fox, the second-place finisher. Although major media in Nashville touted apartment landlord Bill Freeman as odds on favorite to win the mayoral election The Nashvillian newspaper predicted the race would be a runoff between Megan Barry and David Fox, then showed Barry taking the early lead in the runoff over Fox. The runoff was noted by many as a particularly dirty campaign, with both candidates launching various personal attacks against the other.[12]

Barry raised US$1.1 million in political contributions during her campaign.[13] She received US$1,500 from Wayne T. Smith, who serves as the CEO of Community Health Systems, and an additional US$1,500 from R. Milton Johnson, who serves as the CEO of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA).[13] She received an additional US$5,000 from HCA.[13] Additionally, Barry received US$1,500 from Damon T. Hininger, the CEO of Corrections Corporation of America, and another US$1,500 from its Chairman, John D. Ferguson.[13] Another notable donor was Mike Curb, the founder of Curb Records.[13] She also received US$7,600 from the Nashville Business Coalition, a business organization.[13]

Barry won a decisive victory over David Fox in a September 10 runoff election.[2]

Mayor of Nashville

Barry took office on September 25, 2015, becoming the first woman to hold the post and the second woman to serve as mayor of one of the "Big Four" cities in Tennessee. Her inauguration was held in the Music City Center in Nashville.[14] The theme was "We Make Nashville".[14]

In May 2017, Barry was criticized by Black Lives Matter for her handling of the shooting of Jocques Clemmons; protesters marched through the Hillsboro neighborhood where she lives and left a coffin outside her house.[15][16]

In May 2017, Barry also announced the opening of an Ikea store in Nashville, scheduled for 2020.[17]

Personal life

Megan Barry is married to Bruce Barry, a professor at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management and a contributor to the Nashville Scene.[18] The couple has one son, Max.[18]

Electoral history

Nashville Mayoral Run-Off Election, September 2015[19]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Megan Barry 60,519 55
David Fox 49,694 45
Nashville Mayoral Election, August 2015[20]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Megan Barry 24,553 23.5
✓ David Fox 23,754 22.8
Bill Freeman 22,308 21.3
Howard Gentry 12,110 11.5
Charles Robert Bone 10,962 10.5
Linda Eskind Rebrovick 5,827 5.6
Jeremy Kane 4,767 4.6
Nashville Council At-Large Election, August 2011[21]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Megan Barry 30,212 11.9
✓ Ronnie Steine 29,262 11.6
✓ Tim Garrett 28,017 11.1
✓ Charlie Tygard 26,982 10.7
✓ Jerry Maynard 25,851 10.2
Eric Crafton 20,528 8.1
Vivan Wilhoite 17,659 6.9
Sam Coleman 15,437 6.1
Ken Jakes 12,396 4.9
Renard Francois 10,516 4.2
Donna Crawford 10,263 4.1
Charles Townsend, Sr. 6,972 2.8
James “Jim” Maxwell 4,967 2
Keith Speer 3,224 1.3
Don O’Donniley 3,080 1.2
Sajid Usmani 3,064 1.2
J Wooten 2,344 0.9
Donald Ray McFolin 1,429 0.6

Barry also ran in the August 2007 Nashville Council At-Large Election, but those returns are not available from the Davidson County Election Commission. In 2007, Barry won her first term to the Council as an At-Large Councilwoman.

See also

References

  1. ^ Apel, Kara (August 24, 2015). "Megan Barry discusses her faith after endorsement from ministers". WSMV-TV.
  2. ^ a b Garrison, Joey (September 10, 2015). "Megan Barry elected Nashville mayor". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Guide to the Office of Mayor Megan Barry" (PDF). Nashville.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Baker grad named Nashville Mayor". Baker University. April 27, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Garrison, Joey (May 10, 2015). "Megan Barry quiets early skeptics in mayoral race". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d Boucher, Dave (August 30, 2015). "Megan Barry: Ethics background helps for public office". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "Barry, Steine, Tygard and Maynard Win At-Large Races" Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, NewsChannel5.com, retrieved March 9, 2014.
  8. ^ Joey Garrison, "With a Blend of Progressivism and Business Acumen, Barry Sets Up Her Future", Nashville City Paper, August 14, 2011.
  9. ^ Julie Bolcer, "Nashville Nondiscrimination", The Advocate, September 17, 2009.
  10. ^ "Page not found - WJHL". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  11. ^ Joey Garrison, "Council's Megan Barry lays groundwork for potential mayoral run", The Tennessean, April 23, 2013.
  12. ^ "In Mayoral Race, Nashville Politics Forgets Its Manners", The New York Times, September 9, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Harrison, Scott (September 8, 2015). "Barry vs. Fox: Who the biggest business names have their money behind for mayor". Nashville Business Journal. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Garrison, Joey (September 22, 2015). "Barry picks 'We make Nashville' as inauguration theme". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  15. ^ Sawyer, Ariana Maia (May 12, 2017). "Justice for Jocques Coalition demonstrates outside Nashville mayor's home". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  16. ^ "Silent march for Jocques Clemmons ends at Nashville mayor's home". WKRN-TV. May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  17. ^ Garrison, Joey (May 25, 2017). "Ikea announces opening date for Nashville store, and the countdown begins". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  18. ^ a b Johnson, Jennifer (September 23, 2015). "Bruce Barry to keep low profile as wife takes office". WSMV-TV. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  19. ^ "Nashville > Page Not Found". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  20. ^ "Nashville > Election Commission > About > Historical Information > Election Returns > 150806".
  21. ^ "Nashville > Election Commission > About > Historical Information > Election Returns > 110804".
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