Civil Rights attorney Joy Kimbrough announced her candidacy to serve on the Metro Nashville Council for District 1.
Kimbrough (pictured above) represented the family of Daniel Hambrick, who was shot and killed by Metro Nashville Police in 2018, as previously reported by The Tennessee Star.
According to her campaign website, Kimbrough is a Civil Rights Attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
“As an attorney, Joy takes pride in representing the underdog. Joy has secured million and multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of her clients whose civil rights were violated. Also, as an attorney, Joy has personally filed to expunge over 3,000 criminal records which allows those who have paid their debt to society a chance at obtaining jobs, housing, and financial aid,” Kimbrough’s website states.
Kimbrough describes herself as a “ferocious advocate for social justice.”
“Joy has spent the majority of her adult life fighting for others. As an attorney she has greatly reduced her client caseload in order to take the fight and vigor she exemplified in the courtroom and in the community to the City Council on behalf of her lifelong District 1 neighbors,” her website adds.
If elected, Kimbrough would succeed former metro council member Jonathan Hall, who announced that he would not be running for re-election after being fined and censured for campaign finance law violations.
Other candidates running for the council’s first district seat, according to Ballotpedia, include:
- Community activist Ruby Baker
- Tennessee National Guard veteran and community advocate Sean Dailey
- Former Nashville Mayor’s Office intern Rob Harris
- Community member Tim Thompson
On August 3, Nashville will hold general elections for mayor, vice mayor, and city council. If necessary, the runoff election will be on September 14.
For more information on the 2023 Metropolitan General Election, visit www.nashville.gov/departments/elections/voters/find-2023-election-information
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
Photo “Joy Kimbrough” by Law Office of Joy Kimbrough. Background Photo “Davidson County Courthouse” by Michael Rivera. CC BY-SA 4.0.
I hope Joy doesn’t forget that the underdog she professes to represent could very well be the tax payer. No area needs more race baiting zealots. I am not saying Joy is one, what I am saying is there are far too many who fail to represent their full constituency.
Just what Nashville needs – a “civil rights” attorney. As if the council is no t already screwed up enough.