Heidi Campbell | |
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![]() Campbell in 2023 | |
Member of the
Tennessee Senate from the 20th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Steven Dickerson |
Mayor of Oak Hill | |
In office 2014–2020 | |
Preceded by | ??? |
Succeeded by | Dale Grimes |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Sarah Lawrence College (
BA) Vanderbilt University ( MBA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Heidi Campbell is an American music publisher and politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, Campbell has represented the 20th district of the Tennessee Senate, covering the inner suburbs of Nashville, since 2021. [1] [2]
Campbell is a music marketing director and has owned her own music publishing company since 1995. [3] She served as mayor of Oak Hill, a small suburb south of Nashville from 2014 to 2020. [4]
In the 2020 elections, she won the Democratic primary for a seat in the Tennessee Senate [5] before defeating two-term Republican incumbent Steven Dickerson, 51.7% to 48.3%. [6]
In April 2022, Campbell announced her candidacy for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives after incumbent Jim Cooper chose to retire. [7] The district encompasses Nashville-Davidson County and five other Tennessee counties. [8] Although the 5th district had been traditionally Democratic, it was redrawn in the redistricting cycle to favor Republicans, and Republican Andy Ogles defeated Campbell. [9]
On April 5, 2023, Campbell announced her candidacy in the 2023 election to succeed John Cooper as mayor of Nashville. [9]
Campbell is married and has two children. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andy Ogles | 123,358 | 55.87 | |
Democratic | Heidi Campbell | 93,375 | 42.29 | |
Independent | Derrick Brantley | 2,083 | 0.94 | |
Independent | Daniel Cooper | 1,125 | 0.51 | |
Independent | Rich Shannon | 846 | 0.38 | |
Total votes | 220,787 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Heidi Campbell | 58,746 | 51.8 | |
Republican | Steven Dickerson | 54,755 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 113,501 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Heidi Campbell | 13,441 | 51.4 | |
Democratic | Kimi Abernathy | 12,723 | 48.6 | |
Total votes | 26,164 | 100 |