Stephanie Johnson

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Stephanie Johnson

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Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 3, 2023

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Stephanie Johnson ran for election for Mayor of Nashville in Tennessee. Johnson lost in the general election on August 3, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Nashville, Tennessee (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Nashville

Freddie O'Connell defeated Alice Rolli in the general runoff election for Mayor of Nashville on September 14, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Freddie O'Connell (Nonpartisan)	63.8	72,989
		Alice Rolli (Nonpartisan)	36.0	41,205
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	123

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,317
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General election

General election for Mayor of Nashville

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Nashville on August 3, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Freddie O'Connell (Nonpartisan)	27.1	27,503
✔		Alice Rolli (Nonpartisan)	20.2	20,472
		Matthew Wiltshire (Nonpartisan)	17.0	17,193
		Jeff Yarbro (Nonpartisan)	12.2	12,356
		Heidi Campbell (Nonpartisan)	8.2	8,337
		Sharon Hurt (Nonpartisan)	6.0	6,104
		Vivian Wilhoite (Nonpartisan)	4.7	4,758
		Jim Gingrich (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)	1.6	1,668
		Natisha Brooks (Nonpartisan)	1.4	1,458
		Stephanie Johnson (Nonpartisan)	0.6	581
		Fran Bush (Nonpartisan)	0.5	503
		Bernie Cox (Nonpartisan)	0.3	322
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	80

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,335
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Domann (Nonpartisan)
• Michael Rowan (Nonpartisan)
• Wisdom Zerit Teklay (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.

2019

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 7

Emily Benedict defeated Clint Camp in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 7 on September 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emily Benedict (Nonpartisan)	68.4	2,014
		Clint Camp (Nonpartisan)	31.0	912
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	20

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,946
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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council District 7

The following candidates ran in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 7 on August 1, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emily Benedict (Nonpartisan)	40.3	1,365
✔		Clint Camp (Nonpartisan)	12.0	408
		Cole Rogers (Nonpartisan)	11.9	404
		Daniel Fitzpatrick (Nonpartisan)	10.8	367
		Stephanie Johnson (Nonpartisan)	8.7	296
		Randy Reed (Nonpartisan)	8.1	276
		Stephen Downs (Nonpartisan)	6.0	205
		Jacob Green (Nonpartisan)	1.7	57
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,390
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Stephanie Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Johnson's campaign website stated the following:

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1st String: Schools In my first 90 days as Mayor, I will visit 168 metro schools to meet with students, parents, teachers, and staff about their concerns, identify the most at-risk and work with each board of education member to execute their strategic plan in helping their representative schools get the resources and help they need. During our school visits process, we will meet with all security and the local MNPD station on how to best secure our schools from violence. "The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity." -Benjamin Disraeli 2nd String: Housing "It is hard to argue that housing is not a fundamental human need. Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country. The reason is simple: without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.” I will meet with the metro council and implement unhousing housing plan, focusing on the 4,000 metro students and the 1,916 individuals living on the streets. When you divide 1,916 people by 35 districts, you have 54 people per district to house. For our students, we would work under the school board and with youth advocacy nonprofits to ensure students are housing secured, and not just living in hotels. Next, we set the scale on our housing stock and look at each district: we take the top five that have the lowest percentages and those districts will take stock of their land and abandoned properties that are available for MORE HOUSING. Then, we Land Bank these properties. We also use community development financial institutions. Pinnacle Bank is already doing this, all we have to do is recruit more financial institutions among the districts to buy into the health of their community, in addition to Social Impact Bonds. 3rd String: Safety “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals.” – Jean Vanier Five districts (2, 8, 15, 19 and 21) were identified as being the highest crime areas. Under my administration, community leaders, metro police, and district council members will meet to implement a plan, looking to other cities to address how we can all work together as a community to become the big city with the lowest crime rate in the country. One of our greatest resources in this is the APU’s Center for Problem-Oriented Policing. In my first six months, we will have a 35-district gun buyback event. Implement nonviolent conflict resolution training throughout schools and ensure teachers have De-Escalation training with hostile students. We will work with our local hospitals to launch hospital-based violence intervention programs. In collaboration with community organizations and our school board, we will develop a program for children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 to teach the students strategies and nonviolent methods for conflict resolution. (These ideas were adopted from Senator Lamar’s plan SB0017). 4th String: Infrastructure "Infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth. It improves access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, creates jobs, and boosts business." Each district council member will work with the local transit authority to implement circular transportation hubs within their communities, leading door-to-door campaigns to encourage and educate residents about new alternative transportation methods. Metro will have to visit and vet the contractors we pay to pave our roads and introduce alternative methods for both road paving and the recycling of plastics. Our trash dump is almost full; we need to work on ways to encourage communities to compost while building partnerships to reduce recycling waste (a lot of which goes right to that dump!). Stephanie will check the neighborhoods to assess sidewalk and road needs, housing damage, and how we can better prepare for dangerous storms. She will examine the alternatives to above-ground wiring to limit future blackouts and internet outages.

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2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Stephanie Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

My top three priorities while on metro council will be to work on transparency between the public and their government. Work towards a better spending model in order to fund the necessary departments at 100%, and get rid of wasteful spending. Ensuring my community is protected and progressing in the right way.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The area of public policy I love the most is the creation of policy. To ensure my city is moving in the right direction I will work hard to educate my community on how we can use policy to ensure we all live great lives where we want to live them.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to Gary Haugen, of the International Justice Mission. He has been able to go into communities and inspire people to change their lives and fight for their own justice. He uses innovative and creative ways to ensure communities all over the world have voices.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Martin Luther King Jr. "Strength to Love" Howard Zinn "The People's History" John F. Kennedy "Profiles in Courage"

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty and Integrity

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Honesty, integrity, grit, bravery, intelligence, analytical

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To always put the people first To be transparent and honest even when it is hard Know how to make hard decisions and be balanced and fair Do not give in or up

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to live a legacy of bravery and courage. One where I stood up for what was right, and did not back down even when it was hard. One where I always put my community first and was always able to bring balance to all conversations.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

9/11. I was 14 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job was at Quiznos in downtown Nashville at 15 for one summer, my mother became friends with the owners and they hired me.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

The ability to create the budget, representing the views of constituents in their district on legislative matters, and zoning, zoning, zoning.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Community engagement. The community must be fully involved as most of our decision will effect them, maybe not today, but surely tomorrow.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the local government?

The office has the ability to hurt a community or make it better. It is extremely important that the citizens choose a candidate that understands that.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

I do believe it is important to a point, as many of the functions can be easily learned, but the most important quality is knowing how to listen and being balanced in your decision making.

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