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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

From left to right: State Representative Aftyn Behn, State Senator Heidi Campbell, Nashville Metro Councilwoman Quin Evans-Segall, State Representative John Ray Clements

Vanderbilt College Democrats Host Tennessee Lawmakers; New Mayor Freddie O’Connell Makes a Surprise Appearance

Andrew Kyung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2023

In a city continuously coming under the unilateral control of a Republican legislature, Nashville’s Democratic youth are becoming an increasingly important voice. On November 1st, 2023, the Vanderbilt...

Odessa Kelly speaks at Alumni Hall

A Vision for Nashville: Odessa Kelly’s Visit to Vanderbilt

Andrew Kyung, Staff Writer October 30, 2022

With general elections just around the corner, candidates across the nation are busily making their case for why they should be given a place in the halls of Congress. Tennessee’s 7th District is seeing...

Photo Courtesy of @OdessaKellyTN via Instagram

Saturdays and Civil Service: Community Members Canvass for Odessa Kelly

Shreya Gupta, Senior Editor October 30, 2022

Saturday morning in Centennial Park is characteristically busy. Tucked among the morning hustle this past Saturday, Oct. 22, a group of active citizens—including a handful of Vanderbilt students—gathered...

Riverchase residents talking to an organizer in their doorway

Riverchase Rallying for Rental Right to Affordability

Chloe Hall September 30, 2022

The battle for affordable housing in Nashville is known all too well by the residents of Riverchase Apartment, who are currently operating at the front lines of the fight for fairness. The pattern of corporate...

Odessa Kelly’s Case for Nashville

Odessa Kelly’s Case for Nashville

Ainsley Gill, Contributor March 28, 2022

Image Credits: Joey Kemeny As a child, Nashville native Odessa Kelly never imagined she’d be involved in politics. Now, she’s the progressive Democrat running for Congress in Tennessee's District...

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Donald Hall, Managing Director March 23, 2022

“It's better to try and work out problems and better to remain civil,” was Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally’s response to the question about how working across the political aisle at the...

OP-ED: East Nashville Mobile Home Community Deserves Secure, Affordable Housing Options

Chloe Hall December 5, 2021

When was the last time you heard “trailer park”? Was it the butt of a joke about rednecks? Or maybe in a Kacey Musgrave lyric? Most people who use the term aren’t thinking about trailer parks,...

Nashville Through the Decades, A Reflection on Vanderbilt's Home

Nashville Through the Decades, A Reflection on Vanderbilt’s Home

Celia Waldman, Contributor November 12, 2021

What is the future of Nashville? In what ways is the future of Nashville informed by its past? In what ways is the city failing to create a humane and equitable living environment for all of its residents?...

Redistricting in Music City: Tennessee Democrats May No Longer Have Two to Tango

Redistricting in Music City: Tennessee Democrats May No Longer Have Two to Tango

Max McCall, Contributor November 8, 2021

Starting next year, Nashville may do something it has not done in well over a century: elect a Republican to Congress.  This is not because the politics of the strongly Democratic-leaning city will...

State Parks in Nashville Step Up to Save the Bees

State Parks in Nashville Step Up to Save the Bees

Eric Asen, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2021

Long Hunter State Park and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park are working to “save the bees” by acquiring and maintaining beehives through the Tennessee State Parks Honey Project. Although still...

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Tea Partyists to Trumpists – The Evolution of the Far Right

Megan Brennan, Contributor February 8, 2021

A conservative movement emerged in 2002 citing a need for lower taxes, a reduction in the national debt, and advocating for decreased government spending. It started as a website, USTeaParty.com, which...

Third Party Election Results in Tennessee

Third Party Election Results in Tennessee

Donald Hall, Senior Editor November 17, 2020

Though the majority of the election spotlight has shone upon the candidates representing the Democratic and Republican parties, those candidates were not the only winners and losers coming out of election...

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