Dancing Cheek To Glasgow: Big Time Dem Supports Gay GOP Primary Voter

By Kleinheider Posted on February 19, 2009 at 4:48 pm

Pouring a bit of gasoline on the whole David Glasgow is a Republican contro, Democratic smallwig William T. Cheek, III has sent off an email recently to “about 75 to 100″ Democratic friends “in or close to” District 18 defending Glasgow against charges that his Republican primary voting record disqualifies him from serving the very liberal District 18:

This blue dog Democrat, son of former Democratic state party chair and Democratic National Committee member Will Cheek, carefully vetted and strongly supports David Glasgow. I am in agreement with David on the issues important to Council District 18. Whether he pulled the R or D lever isn’t the test for this office.

There are no political parties in our City Council. The Council often works much better than Congress or our State Legislature, where partisan bickering can lead to gridlock. Council members choose to vote for or against a law based on the merits of the law; not which political party proposed the law. One day you may see Council Members Charlie Tygard and Mike Jameson working vigorously against each other on Conservation Zoning, and find them working together the next day on tree plantings. That’s the beauty of a non-partisan legislature.

David Glasgow has earned the support of a number of life long Democrats because of his vision for our neighborhoods and our city. His experience in government gives him an edge over other candidates - he knows how to get important government projects done. We shouldn’t be distracted by whose administration hired David. We should focus on what skills he has and what he can do for our city.

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Tags: David Glasgow, District 18, gay republican, Keith Durbin, Metro Council, Republican, Will Cheek, William T. Cheek III  

It Didn’t Matter

By Kleinheider Posted on December 15, 2008 at 6:25 am

Nate Rau reports on the 15 month tenure of Nashville’s first openly-gay councilman and the race to succeed him:

“I think what Keith did – his candidacy and the district’s response – is a testament to how far we’ve come in Tennessee and Nashville,” said David Glasgow, a potential candidate in the race to fill out Durbin’s term. “This district is a leader in voting for the person who can do the best job and not looking at some kind of checklist of loyalties.

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From Openly Gay To John Ray?

By Kleinheider Posted on December 3, 2008 at 12:06 pm

John Ray Clemmons, former Bob Clement congressional staffer and the day-to-day campaign manager for Clement’s 2007 mayoral campaign has thrown his hat into the exploratory ring for the very recently vacated 18th District Metro Council seat. Clemmons is currently a lawyer for Blackburn & McCune:

Due to various calls of encouragement from friends and neighbors, I am seriously considering running for the open Council seat vacated by Mr. Durbin. The decision is contingent upon the blessings of my family of course.

Interesting that two attorneys, both close to the Clements, have decided to take a look at this race. Very interesting.

Both Ross Pepper and Randy Rayburn have expressed interest and Maria Salas is also a possible candidate.

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Tags: Allen Woods, John Ray Clemmons, Keith Durbin