Tennessee’s capital city could have its fourth mayor in less than five years as incumbent Mayor John Cooper announced Tuesday that he would not be seeking reelection. The race to lead the growing city will take place on Aug. 3.
“Now [after] a great deal of thought and prayer and talking with my wonderful wife, I have decided to not seek reelection as Nashville’s mayor,” he told reporters in a brief press conference. “I have no doubt there are and will be many exceptional people applying for the job. They should. We need them to ... I hope Nashville’s next mayor will use the platform we have created and build on it.” (13:27)
