Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr.
Phillip Hostettler was a2015 candidate for an at-large seat on theNashville Metro Council inTennessee. Thegeneral election took place on August 6, 2015.
Campaign themes
2015
In an interview with Vote411.org, Hostettler responded to questions about the following campaign themes:[1]
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Long term: Complete I-840 on the northern side of Nashville and I-40. Heavy traffic that is not stopping in Nashville as a destination can circumvent the entire area, relieving a huge amount of transient traffic. Nashville is within a 500 mile radius of over half the population of the United States, where many vehicles use our roads and interstates to cross through Nashville."
Homelessness
- Excerpt: "Eighteen- to 24-year olds that are facing homelessness and a need for a 'transition' home or service to help them find jobs and get on their feet. … But I think the number one fix would be to help by providing more jobs and pay a fair wage program that leads to moving into an apartment and someday their own home."
City worker pay
- Excerpt: "[The biggest problem facing Nashville that receives little focus but needs much attention] is the pay problems for the Metropolitan worker and the need for reduction in privatization. It is great to have new building and growth, but such growth must pay for itself. … Our taxes are for two things: The services that are to be provided to the taxpayer, and to provide good pay and benefits to those workers who provide those services."
Affordable housing
- Excerpt: "Affordable rented properties or homes will simply not be affordable to people on low incomes. With gentrification, living next to an "affordable" home, you [sic] property value will increase but so will your property taxes and need for infrastructures. Without good paying jobs people will eventually be required to move out of their neighborhoods that they may have lived in for generations. JOBS!"
Elections
2015
The city ofNashville, Tennessee, heldnonpartisan elections formayor 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 includedBuddy 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 andJim 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 | |||
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See also
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Vote411.org, "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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