April 13, 2018 •
Nashville to Hold Special Elections on May 24
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday requiring the Davidson County Election Commission to expedite a special election for Nashville mayor. The office was left vacant following Mayor Megan Barry’s resignation on March 6. Barry pled guilty to felony […]
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday requiring the Davidson County Election Commission to expedite a special election for Nashville mayor.
The office was left vacant following Mayor Megan Barry’s resignation on March 6. Barry pled guilty to felony theft of property exceeding $10,000 for misappropriating city funds over the course of two years; she used the money to bankroll an affair with the head of her security detail.
A special election will be held May 24 with a potential runoff election scheduled for June 28.
A special election for Metro Council District 1 will also be held May 24. The seat was left vacant after former councilman Nick Leonardo was appointed General Sessions judge in January.
March 7, 2018 •
Nashville Mayor Resigns After Pleading Guilty to Felony Theft
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigned yesterday, March 6, after pleading guilty to felony theft of property exceeding $10,000. Barry misappropriated city funds over the course of two years to bankroll an affair with the head of her security detail. As […]
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigned yesterday, March 6, after pleading guilty to felony theft of property exceeding $10,000.
Barry misappropriated city funds over the course of two years to bankroll an affair with the head of her security detail.
As part of a plea deal, Barry agreed to reimburse the city $11,000 and serve three years of unsupervised probation.
Vice Mayor David Briley was sworn in as mayor immediately following her resignation.
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