What famous Democrats have come out of Nashville

[TNDemo]

other than Al Gore? Was having a discussion and we can come up with a lot of famous Republicans from Nashville but not Democrats.

Here is what Wikipedia says about politics in Nashville. Thought it was interesting. We are definitely the blue city in a red state.

"Nashville is one of the few major Southern cities that has remained loyal to the Democratic Party. Most local elections are officially nonpartisan. However, Democratic dominance is so absolute that most local races take place between the populist and "good government" wings of the Democratic Party. The "good government" faction has held the upper hand for some time. Unlike Indianapolis, the city-county merger did not significantly alter the political landscape. Elected Republicans are few and far between. At the state level, only two Republicans—one in the State House and one in the State Senate—represent significant portions of Nashville.

Democrats are no less dominant at the federal level. Since the end of Reconstruction, the Democratic presidential candidate has won Nashville and Davidson County in every election but two. In 1968, George Wallace of the American Independent Party carried the city by a surprisingly large margin, given Wallace's opposition to racial integration; Nashville was much more progressive than most Southern cities regarding civil rights for African-Americans, especially under Mayor Beverly Briley. In 1972, Richard Nixon became the only Republican to carry Nashville since Reconstruction, gaining support from many area Democrats. However, since then, Democrats have usually won Nashville by some of the largest, if not the largest, margins in Tennessee. In 2000, Al Gore carried Nashville with over 59% of the vote even as he narrowly lost his home state. In 2004, John Kerry carried Nashville with 55% of the vote even as George W. Bush won the state by 14 points."

[bigendian]

1. Cordell Hull, Estes Kefauver.

First that come to mind.
on edit:
Oh, you meant Nashville!

another edit:

Al is from Carthage so that techically put him in the same area as Hull.

[TNDemo]

2. Yeah, but he lived here and worked for the Tennessean

and went to Vanderbilt and has a house here now so he can kinda be included as coming out of Nashville. I guess we have not had any real national Democrats besides him?

[Old Hickory Fan]

16. Former US Senator Jim Sasser

Later Ambassador to China

[liberalpress]

3. Bob Clement

former Congressman and now Mayoral candidate

[southerncrone]

6. I believe he is from Dickson.

[liberalpress]

12. From Wikipedia

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Bob Clement circa 1974Robert Nelson "Bob" Clement (born September 23, 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently a candidate for mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in 2007, having previously represented the city in the United States House of Representatives from 1988 to 2003.

[southerncrone]

13. He may have been born in Nashville while his father was governor.

The family is from Dickson.

[liberalpress]

14. Yes, but doesn't that meet the requirements?

[southerncrone]

15. Sure.

[liberalpress]

4. Andrew Jackson

Hermitage, TN former president known for the $20 bill

[southerncrone]

5. John Jay Hooker

Oh, he might be more infamous....

[recoveringdittohed]

7. Can come up with a famous Whig Nashvillian

Speaker of the House John Bell was from Nashville but I can't think of any other famous Democrats to come out of Nashville.

Upon further review I read that Bell started his political career as a Democrat but switched parties so there was flip-flopping going on even back in the 1800's.

[NashVegas]

8. Don't Forget Bill Boner

..

[southerncrone]

9. Again, I think he is more

infamous. He did embarrass the hell out of us when he went on Phil Donahue or Oprah or some talk show w/his floozy new wife & basically acted like a boner!!!

[NashVegas]

10. Donahue, Methinks

At least we got the Boner Awards out of it.

[liberalpress]

11. Thanks, I almost had!