Election Night

ELECTION NIGHT ADDRESS BY BUCK DOZIER

AUGUST 2, 2007

"THROUGHOUT MY LIFE I'VE ALWAYS ADHERED TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE SHOULD DO OUR BEST…WE SHOULD GIVE IT OUR ALL…AND ALONG THE WAY WE SHOULD RESPECT THOSE WE COME IN CONTACT WITH.

I CAN SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT WE PUT THAT PRINCIPLE TO THE TEST IN THIS CAMPAIGN. WE DID OUR BEST. WE GAVE IT OUR ALL. AND WE SHOWED RESPECT TO THOSE WE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ALONG THE WAY.

TO MY FELLOW MAYORAL CANDIDATES – HOWARD, BOB, KARL, DAVID AND KENNETH…IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO STAND WITH YOU BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY TO DEBATE AND DISCUSS WHAT WE EACH BROUGHT TO THIS RACE. I APPRECIATE YOUR GRACIOUSNESS IN BATTLE AND UNDER FIRE. THE EXPERIENCE AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH.

TO THE HUNDREDS OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO POURED YOUR HEARTS AND SOULS INTO KNOCKING ON DOORS, ANSWERING AND MAKING PHONE CALLS, STUFFING ENVELOPES AND WORKING THE POLLS…I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR CARING SO MUCH ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN.

THANK YOU FOR CARING SO MUCH ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR CARING SO MUCH ABOUT WANTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

TO MY FELLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS – MY METRO COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND OTHER METRO LEADERS…IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU…WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ALWAYS AGREED ON EVERY ISSUE, BUT WE HAVE PROVEN TIME AND AGAIN THAT WHEN WE PUT ASIDE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES AND PERSONAL AGENDAS FOR THE COMMON GOOD, GREAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN FOR OUR CITY.

TO MY FAMILY WHO HAS STOOD BY MY SIDE FOR SO MANY YEARS…ENCOURAGING ME, TOLERATING ME, AND LOVING ME WITH ALL MY FAULTS…I TOO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND THAT I LOVE YOU.

I'M NOT CERTAIN WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR ME IN THE NEXT PHASE OF MY LIFE…FRANKLY THE UNKNOWN IS WHAT CAN MAKE LIFE SO RICH AND REWARDING.

BUT I WILL DO WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS DONE WHEN ONE LIFE CHAPTER ENDS….I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN GOD TO LET HIS WILL BE DONE AS THE NEXT LIFE CHAPTER UNFOLDS.

GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU."

From Bloggers for Buck, God Bless you as well.

Didn't make the vote.

I am sorry to say that Buck Dozier didn't get enough votes to win the race. Money usually rules and Clement and Dean have enough of it. It doesn't matter that you are endorsed by police and firefighters and why? Because people like you. You don't get those types of endorsements. Not too many people want to stick their neck out endorsing people because then the candidate comes out of the closet with something and endorsers are publicly embarrassed. Not so with Dozier, a straight up man with no skeletons in is closet.

We will keep up blogging for Buck just in case he wants to run again. We will show you without a doubt of his good works and things he will do as a civilian in the coming years.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 2, 2007

DOZIER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO SECURE LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF THE PREDATORS; URGES FELLOW NASHVILLIANS TO KEEP BUYING SEASON TICKETS

Buck Dozier, candidate for Mayor and a long-time Predator season ticket holder, today pledged to support efforts by the local group seeking to secure ownership of the team and he urged fellow Nashvillians to show their support by securing season tickets. “Once again we find ourselves in the national spotlight as the NHL and sports fans everywhere watch closely the efforts underway to keep the Predators in Nashville,” said Dozier.

“I know the local group seeking ownership of the team will likely want to make some changes to the current lease arrangement on the facility. As our next Mayor, I will pledge to work with the local owners in crafting an arrangement that is a benefit to both the team and to our city.”

Dozier added that “We must show a united front behind the efforts of local business leaders to secure local ownership of the team, and we must step up the push to sell tickets locally.” Dozier, a season ticket holder and avid hockey fan since the Predators came to Nashville, has been an outspoken advocate for keeping the Predators in Nashville.

Dozier has said repeatedly in the course of the current Mayor’s race that he would use the Mayor’s office as a bully pulpit to champion efforts to sell tickets to Predator games, and would show strong support when needed of local efforts to secure ownership of the team.

“The Predators are a Nashville team and we want them to stay,” said Dozier.

Nashville has benefited greatly from its prominence as a city with two professional sports teams, he said.

“Having NHL and NFL teams here have helped to enhance Nashville’s profile as an entertainment and cultural center, which has supported our efforts at attracting tourists,” said Dozier.

“More tourists mean more sales tax revenue is collected to fund vital city services while helping hold the line on local property taxes.”

To learn about Buck Dozier go to his Web site at:

http://www.dozierformayor.com/.