John Lasiter

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Communications director, Barnes & Noble Vanderbilt
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John Lasiter was a 2015 candidate for an at-large seat on the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. The general election took place on August 6, 2015.

Biography

Lasiter was born in Brunswick, Maine, but was adopted at three months by a family in Modesto, California. After high school, he worked concessions at The State Theatre in Modesto and was later promoted to the senior management team. He produced various live events for that company before moving to Nashville in 2002, where he worked as an HIV/AIDS prevention educator at Nashville CARES.

Lasiter is the communications director for Vanderbilt University's Barnes & Noble book store.[1]

Campaign themes

2015

Lasiter's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]

The Arts

  • Excerpt: "When you go to Shakespeare in the Park, you’ll see a great show, create memories with your friendsand family, and contribute the very reasonable $10 request, but what you may not have considered is that your contribution helped give the Shakespeare Festival the resources needed to expose Shakespeare to thousands of Davidson County students who otherwise may never have had the opportunity, and this is just one example. When you see a show at TPAC, experience the Nashville Opera, cheer for a fellow Nashvillian who landed a part in the latest Street Theatre Company production, or enroll your little one in a class at the Nashville Children’s Theatre or Cheekwood, you are doing more than just bringing a smile to your face during the performance, you are giving an opportunity for a Davidson County student to be positively enlightened for a lifetime. The arts organizations in Davidson County need our support and contributions, and we need theirs."

Community enhancement

  • Excerpt: "I have a hard time watching fellow members of this community barely scrape by simply because they haven’t been asked what they need. Ask what our local government can do to help them succeed and prosper. Many underserved populations in Davidson County are provided with valuable social services made possible in part by Metro Councils disbursement of community assistance funds, but what’s next? What kind of programming is available to go beyond simply providing immediate needs? Renee Pratt and her incredible team with Metro Nashville Social Services take the time to dig deeper to determine a solution and help those they serve achieve short term goals."

Transportation

  • Excerpt: "Public transportation is a vital part of economic growth. If the projection of a million new Davidson County/Middle Tennessee residents in the next five years is even half correct, we are in big trouble. The next council will face several challenges, transportation and infrastructure being two of the most pressing."

Elections

2015

See also: Nashville, Tennessee municipal 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.[3] The winners in the runoff election were Cooper, Gilmore, Mendes, Hurt and Shulman.[4] All five at-large incumbents were term-limited.[5]

Nashville City Council At-large Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Cooper 14.5% 56,802
Green check mark transparent.pngErica Gilmore 12.8% 49,996
Green check mark transparent.pngBob Mendes 10.5% 41,160
Green check mark transparent.pngSharon W Hurt 9.8% 38,317
Green check mark transparent.pngJim 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
Green check mark transparent.pngErica Gilmore 9.6% 36,675
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Cooper 9.2% 35,080
Green check mark transparent.pngBob Mendes 6.5% 24,581
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Shulman 5.7% 21,869
Green check mark transparent.pngSharon W Hurt 5.3% 20,086
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Duvall 5% 18,877
Green check mark transparent.pngLonnell Matthews, Jr. 4.7% 18,064
Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Bennett 4.6% 17,390
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Holleman 4.4% 16,612
Green check mark transparent.pngErin 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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Lasiter lives on Whitland Avenue with his partner Daryl Woods and their rescue puppy, Maddy.[1]

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