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Democratic · Mayor of Nashville · Tennessee · Spectrum score -70
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Freddie O'Connell is Mayor of Nashville in Tennessee. Political positions and ideology score -70 (Far left). Thomas Frederick O'Connell is an American politician and currently serves as the 10th Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
- Term ends
- Sep 25, 2027
- mayor@nashville.gov
- Phone
- 615-862-6000
- Office
- 1 Public Square, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37201
- Website
- Official site
- Wikipedia
- Background
- Salary
- —
City pay varies · not on file
Where Freddie stands on the spectrum
Freddie O'Connell scores -70 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.
Composite -70 · Far left · economic -78 · social -68 · authoritarian -36
Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →
Background & record
Thomas Frederick O'Connell is an American politician and currently serves as the 10th Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. From 2015 to 2023, he served as a member of the Nashville Metro Council representing the 19th district.
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Issue detail
−100 left pole · +100 right pole
- Economic
- -78
- Social
- -68
- Authoritarian
- -36
- Confidence
- 68
- Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
- Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
- Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
- Business regulation-74
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
- Labor & wages-78
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
- Immigration-70
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
- Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
- Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
- Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
- Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
- Defense & alliances-40
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
- Civil liberties-42
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans
No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
- Open States people (municipalities)
- nashville.gov
- en.wikipedia.org
- Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.
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Updated August 2026.