Karl Dean
Karl Dean | |
|---|---|
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| 68th Mayor of Nashville | |
| In office September 21, 2007 – September 25, 2015 | |
| Deputy | Diane Neighbors |
| Preceded by | Bill Purcell |
| Succeeded by | Megan Barry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karl Foster Dean September 20, 1955 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Anne Davis (m. 1983) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
Karl Foster Dean (born September 20, 1955) is an American attorney and politician. He was the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. He was sworn in on September 21, 2007.[1]
In 2017, Dean declared his candidacy for Governor of Tennessee in the 2018 election. In the first three months of the campaign, Dean raised $1.2 million and spent $200,000.[2] He was the Democratic nominee after winning the primaries, but lost to Republican cattle rancher Bill Lee in the general election.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Cass, Michael (September 21, 2007). "Dean: "We need to raise the bar on our expectations"". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ↑ "Karl Dean to report raising $1.2M in first stretch of Tennessee governor's race". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
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