Buck Dozier

Buck Dozier is a council member-at-large for the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennesseecite web | title="Nashville.gov - Metro Councilmember at Large Buck Dozier" | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070416032442/http://www.nashville.gov/council/councilal1.htm | accessdate= April 16 | accessyear= 2007 ] and a former mayoral candidate.

Education and career

Buck Dozier is the Vice Chair of the Education Committee. He serves on the Convention and Tourism Committee; the Parking, Zoning, and Historical Committee; the Public Safety - Beer and Regulated Beverages Committee; and the Budget and Finance Committee. [cite web | title="Nashville.gov - Metro Council Committees" | url=http://www.nashville.gov/council/committee_members.htm | accessdate= September 10 | accessyear= 2007 ] He served as President Pro Tempore of the Metro Council from September 8, 2004 to August 31, 2005; he substituted for the vice mayor when the vice mayor was not available. [cite news|first=Craig|last=Boerner|title=Council picks Buck Dozier as leader|publisher="The Nashville City Post"|date=2004-09-08|url=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=35611]

Buck Dozier is the vice president of Prime Mortgage, a local firm. He was President of the Nashville Fire Buffs and a member of the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association. He graduated from Cohn High School, and from David Lipscomb University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He taught high school at David Lipscomb for approximately 10 years in the 1960s and 1970s. cite news|first=Bill|last=Harless|title=Dozier makes it official, will run for mayor|publisher="The Nashville City Post"|date=2006-12-15|url=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=35611]

Political views, bills, and proposals

Councilman Buck Dozier asked the Metro Law Department to verify that the city could require all residential-care buildings in the Metro area to install sprinklers, because of conflicting opinions on whether or not Metro could tighten regulations without changes in state law. [cite news|first=Anne|last=Paine|title=Councilman Dozier moves to prepare backup sprinkler law|publisher="The Tennessean"|date=2003-10-09|url=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=35611] Dozier voted against Sylvan Park historic zoning, for Lower Broadway historic zoning, for a Westin Hotel on Lower Broadway, and for rezoning Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. [cite news|title=City council votes|publisher="The Tennessean"|date=2007-06-05|url=http://data.tennessean.com/DB/dbc/vote.php?mode=1&sr=0&pg=30&sf=district&sd=DESC] On the third reading, he voted for the proposal for a new ballpark for the Nashville Sounds, [cite news|title=Sounds proposal vote breakdown|publisher="The Nashville City Post"|date=2006-02-08|url=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=47730] which included provisions for hotels, condos, shops and other businesses on the land adjacent to the stadium. [cite web | title="NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Sounds Ballpark Proposal Up For Vote" | url=http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=5836978&ClientType=Printable | accessdate= September 10 | accessyear= 2007 ]

Mayoral candidacy

Buck Dozier officially declared his candidacy for mayor on December 14, 2006. He laid out an eight-point plan he called "The Athena Project", which included a more active role for the mayor and the mayor's office, and working to receive a fairer share of state and federal funds to support public education in Nashville. [cite web | title="BDOZ_sign2.pdf" | url=http://www.dozierformayor.com/pdfs/BDOZ_sign2.pdf | accessdate= September 10 | accessyear= 2007 ] . He planned to launch a 10-year capital campaign to raise a $1 billion endowment for the Metro public school system, with the goal of providing $75 million annually for additional teachers, smaller class sizes, pre-K programs, and music and art instruction.

Buck Dozier supported the building of a new police station in an area encompassing Madison, Gallatin Road, and the Trinity Lane corridors, expanding the EMS/ambulance service, and the creation of a new 911 center. He also expressed support for the Tennessee Public Safety Coalition’s push for stronger felony sentences for criminals who carry a gun. [cite web | title="BDOZ_public_safety.pdf" | url=http://www.dozierformayor.com/pdfs/BDOZ_public_safety.pdf | accessdate= September 10 | accessyear= 2007 ] Between January 2006 and 2007, Buck Dozier raised $316,000 for his campaign. [cite news|first=Bill|last=Harless|title=Dozier pleased with mayoral campaign funding effort|publisher="The Nashville City Post"|date=2007-01-26|url=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=54291] When he finished fourth in the mayoral run-off race on August 2, he stated he had no intention of endorsing either Bob Clement or Karl Dean in the mayoral run-off election. [cite news|first=Bill|last=Harless|title=Dozier: no mayoral endorsement|publisher="The Nashville City Post"|date=2007-08-14|url=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=57254]

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