Nashville Politics & Civic News
Covering Nashville City Council, Davidson County County Council, TN General Assembly, and your federal representatives in Washington, D.C. Accountability journalism for Davidson County County residents.
Davidson County County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Davidson County County Council, Nashville City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.
Davidson County’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Nashville Reps section below for the live roster.
Davidson County County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Nashville Police Department budget run through Nashville City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the TN General Assembly. The Davidson County County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under TN Election Commission oversight.
HERENashville covers Davidson County County Council meetings, Nashville City Council sessions, TN General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Davidson County County is governed, it’s HERE.
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Governor (candidate) / U.S. Senator (current) $1,235,923 Republican Statewide officeholder representing all Tennessee, including Nashville/Davidson County https://tnfirefly.com/tennessee-governor-race/finance
U.S. Senator $14,685,232 Republican Statewide officeholder representing all Tennessee, including Nashville/Davidson County https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0TN00169/?cycle=2026&election_year=2026
U.S. House Representative, District 7 $1,982,057 Republican District 7 covers most of Nashville/Davidson County after May 2026 mid-decade redistricting split the city across Districts 4, 6, and 7; Van Epps won the seat in a Dec. 2025 special election https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TN07161/?cycle=2026&election_year=2026
State Senator, District 19 $175,820 Democratic Represents North/East Nashville and downtown Davidson County in the Tennessee Senate https://whofundstn.org/races?districts=Tennessee+Senate,+District+19
State Representative, District 50 $38,025 Democratic Represents part of Nashville/Davidson County in the Tennessee House https://whofundstn.org/races?districts=Tennessee+House,+District+50
State Representative, District 51 $71,478 Democratic Represents East Nashville, Madison, downtown, and Donelson in the Tennessee House https://whofundstn.org/races?districts=Tennessee+House,+District+51
Your Nashville Reps
Every official with a vote on Nashville's future — pulled live from our roster.