Pam Murray
Pam Murray is a former member of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County district 5, after being unseated and recalled from her council position on November 12, 2009.[1]
Education and career[edit]
Prior to being elected to the Metro Council in 2003, Pam Murray had run unsuccessfully for the 5th district in 1999. She is a member of the Codes, Fair, and Farmer's Market; Federal Grants Review; and Health, Hospital, and Social Services Committees.[2]
Pam Murray graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Tennessee State University and a master's degree in science and social work from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She is a licensed social worker.[1]
Political views and votes[edit]
Pam Murray voted against canceling zoning in Percy Priest Lake, for Sylvan Park historic zoning, for Lower Broadway historic zoning, for a Westin Hotel on Lower Broadway, and for rezoning Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.[3] On the third reading, she voted for the proposal for a new ballpark for the Nashville Sounds,[4] which included provisions for hotels, condos, shops and other businesses on the land adjacent to the stadium.[5]
2009 Recall[edit]
Amid rumor and speculation that Pam Murray did not actually live in Nashville, TN, but rather worked full-time at a methadone clinic in Detroit, Michigan, a special election to recall Murray was held, November 12, 2009.[6] Murray was defeated in the recall election by challenger and Nashville resident Jamie Hollin by a vote of 539 to 542.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nashville.gov - Metro Council - District 5 Representative Pam Murray". Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
- ↑ "Nashville.gov - Metro Council Committees". Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
- ↑ "City council votes". The Tennessean. June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sounds proposal vote breakdown". The Nashville City Post. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2007. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Sounds Ballpark Proposal Up For Vote". Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2007. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Election Commission sets District 5 recall vote". The Nashville City Post. September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Hollin bests Murray in unofficial recall returns". The Nashville City Post. November 12, 2009.
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