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Zulfat Suara
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Nonpartisan

Nashville Metro Council At large
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Elections and appointments
Last elected

August 3, 2023

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Zulfat Suara is an at-large member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. She assumed office on September 28, 2019. Her current term ends in 2027.

Suara ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 3, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large on September 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)
 
14.4
 
49,588
✔
Image of Quin Evans-Segall
Quin Evans-Segall (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.8
 
47,774
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
45,317
✔
Image of Olivia Hill
Olivia Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
12.9
 
44,443
Image of Chris Cheng
Chris Cheng (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.3
 
42,644
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
11.5
 
39,632
Image of Jeff Syracuse
Jeff Syracuse (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
37,035
Image of Russ Pulley
Russ Pulley (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
36,507
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
2,516

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 345,456
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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Nashville Metro Council At large on August 3, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Zulfat Suara (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
40,575
✔
Image of Delishia Porterfield
Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)
 
9.1
 
34,481
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
30,314
✔
Image of Olivia Hill
Olivia Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
25,802
✔
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
25,327
✔
Image of Quin Evans-Segall
Quin Evans-Segall (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.9
 
22,644
✔
Image of Russ Pulley
Russ Pulley (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
22,386
✔
Image of Chris Cheng
Chris Cheng (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
22,000
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Image of Jeff Syracuse
Jeff Syracuse (Nonpartisan)
 
5.4
 
20,643
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Marcia Masulla (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
20,275
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Yolanda Hockett (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
19,799
Image of Arnold Hayes
Arnold Hayes (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.3
 
16,288
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Chris Crofton (Nonpartisan)
 
3.4
 
12,936
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Ronnie Greer Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
3.0
 
11,349
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Tony Chapman (Nonpartisan)
 
2.7
 
10,290
Image of Stephen Downs
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2.6
 
9,998
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Deloris Vandivort (Nonpartisan)
 
2.4
 
9,005
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Gilbert Ramirez (Nonpartisan)
 
2.1
 
7,924
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Indrani Ray (Nonpartisan)
 
1.6
 
6,257
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Jonathan Williamson (Nonpartisan)
 
1.5
 
5,797
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Brian Hellwig (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
5,115
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,447

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 380,652
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Note: Because Zulfat Suara received more than 10% of the vote in the general election, she won the election and did not need to advance to the general runoff. Four seats were elected in the general runoff election.[1]

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Suara in this election.

2019

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

General runoff election

General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large on September 12, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sharon Hurt
Sharon Hurt (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
40,332
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
13.2
 
34,754
✔
Image of Steve Glover
Steve Glover (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
34,408
✔
Image of Zulfat Suara
Zulfat Suara (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.0
 
34,271
Image of Sheri Weiner
Sheri Weiner (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
33,108
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.5
 
30,201
Image of Fabian Bedne
Fabian Bedne (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
29,840
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Gary Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
9.6
 
25,264
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,414

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 263,592
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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

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

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Mendes
Bob Mendes (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
37,476
✔
Image of Zulfat Suara
Zulfat Suara (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
9.3
 
31,953
✔
Image of Sharon Hurt
Sharon Hurt (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
31,731
✔
Image of Sheri Weiner
Sheri Weiner (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
31,672
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
8.9
 
30,722
✔
Image of Fabian Bedne
Fabian Bedne (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.3
 
25,001
✔
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.2
 
24,828
✔
Image of Steve Glover
Steve Glover (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
23,929
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Gary Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
6.1
 
20,843
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Gicola Lane (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
20,243
Image of Adam Dread
Adam Dread (Nonpartisan)
 
5.7
 
19,741
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Michael Craddock (Nonpartisan)
 
4.7
 
16,130
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James Dillard (Nonpartisan)
 
4.1
 
14,085
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Matthew DelRossi (Nonpartisan)
 
2.4
 
8,116
Image of Rueben Dockery
Rueben Dockery (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
5,425
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,618

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 343,513
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Note: Incumbent Bob Mendes was elected outright in the general election on August 1, 2019, and did not advance to the general runoff election. Mendes' eight runners-up advanced to a general runoff election on September 12, 2019.[2]

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Zulfat Suara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

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

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Community based budgeting. This is a budgeting mechanism that prioritizes and takes input from the community. It ensures that government funding reflects issues that are important to the citizens. A good budget must have two components. First, it must be financially sound, and secondly, it must be a moral document. It cannot be a moral document unless it is in tune with the issues that the citizens care about. A community based budget helps create and reinforce trust between the government and the people. 2) Increased funding for our schools. As a mother of five children who are past and current MNPS students and someone in countless conversations over the years with teachers and staff, I know the importance of providing equitable funding for ALL schools. When elected, I am committed to ensuring that our schools get the resources they need regardless of the location or zip code. 3) A livable wage. A livable wage speaks for itself. No one should be working full time anywhere in the U.S., and certainly not here in Nashville the “It City,” and not be able to support himself or herself and their families. There should be no such thing as the “working poor.” A livable wage ensures a good quality of life, which includes being able to afford housing and transportation and still have some savings left over.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Increasing access to and quality of Education is my most important public policy. This include educational as well as social emotional learning of the students. A good education policy will equitably address the unique needs of every student and every school, regardless of location or zipcode

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    1. ↑ The Tennessean, "Nashville election results: Zulfat Suara wins At-large Council seat, runoff set for remaining seats," August 3, 2023
    2. ↑ The Tennessean, "Bob Mendes wins at-large Nashville Metro Council seat; 8 others head to runoff," August 2, 2019
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