Buck Dozier is a council member-at-large for the Metropolitan Council

Metropolitan Council (Davidson County)

The Metropolitan Council is the legislative body of the consolidated city-county government of Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County.The Council has 40 members, 35 of which are district council representatives, and five of which are council members at-large. If a member resigns or dies before...

 of Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

 and Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 626,681. Its county seat is Nashville.In 1963, the City of Nashville and the Davidson County government merged, so the county government is now known as the "Metropolitan Government of Nashville and...

 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. 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.

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

Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

 degree. He taught high school at David Lipscomb for approximately 10 years in the 1960s and 1970s.

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. 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

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, formerly known as Opryland Hotel, is a large hotel and convention center located in Nashville, Tennessee and owned by Gaylord Hotels, a division of Gaylord Entertainment Company...

. On the third reading, he voted for the proposal for a new ballpark for the Nashville Sounds

Nashville Sounds

The Nashville Sounds are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League , and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry...

, which included provisions for hotels, condos, shops and other businesses on the land adjacent to the stadium.

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. 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. Between January 2006 and 2007, Buck Dozier raised $316,000 for his campaign. When he finished fourth in the mayoral run-off race on August 2, he stated he had no intention of endorsing either Bob Clement

Bob Clement

Robert Nelson "Bob" Clement is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:Clement is the son of former Governor Frank G. Clement...

 or Karl Dean

Karl Dean

Karl Foster Dean is the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. He was sworn in on September 21, 2007. From 1999 to January 9, 2007, Karl Dean served as Nashville's Director of Law under Mayor Bill Purcell. In 1990, 1994, and 1998, he was elected the...

in the mayoral run-off election.