Delishia Porterfield
Nashville Metro CouncilCurrent Member

Delishia Porterfield

Council Member

Council Member Delishia Porterfield focused on community grants and property development.

Specialty topics
property acquisitioncommunity grantsenvironmental sustainabilityLGBTQIA+ recognitionhousing and shelter support
50
Sponsorships
0
Amendments authored
505
Recent votes

Legislative style

Proactive sponsor of resolutions focusing on community support, property management, and environmental initiatives.

Notable recent actions
  • Sponsoring a resolution to appropriate $200,000 from the Juvenile Court to various nonprofit organizations for Community Partnership Fund grants.
  • Sponsoring a resolution recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month in Nashville.
  • Sponsoring a resolution accepting a LEED for Cities Certification Cohort Program in-kind grant from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Voting record

Last 505 recorded votes.

Aye
269 (53%)
Nay
92 (18%)
Abstain
19 (4%)
Absent
122 (24%)

Recent sponsorships

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RS2025-1247ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Property, or his designee, to exercise an option to purchase a certain parcel of property located at 4665 Whites Creek Pike (Parcel No. 04000000900) for Metro Water Services. (MWS Project No. 25-WC-0032 and Proposal No. 2025M-004PR-001).

Introduced 5/8/2025
RS2025-1329ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving Amendment One to a Lease Agreement by and between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Education and Conexion Americas (Proposal No. 2022M-035AG-001).

Introduced 6/20/2025
RS2026-1965ResolutionPassed

A resolution accepting a LEED for Cities Certification Cohort Program in-kind grant from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the Mayor, to support Metro Nashville in organizing around the LEED for Cities framework to collect and report data to achieve program certification, and gain insight and community with other local governments.

Introduced 5/7/2026
RS2026-1956ResolutionPassed

A resolution recognizing May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month in Nashville and Davidson County.

Introduced 4/28/2026
RS2025-1477ResolutionPassed

A resolution appropriating a total of $200,000 from the Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County to various nonprofit organizations selected to receive Community Partnership Fund grants.

Introduced 9/4/2025
RS2025-1419ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution accepting the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement with Inmate Calling Solutions LLC, doing business as ICSolutions, for inmate communications for the Davidson Country Sheriff’s Office.

Introduced 8/7/2025
RS2025-1366ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement by and between the State of Tennessee, Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Metro Nashville Fire Department (“NFD”), for the provision of annual fire and building safety inspection services for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten through twelfth grade schools.

Introduced 7/2/2025
RS2025-1200ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving Amendment 1 to a Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant agreement between the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Metropolitan Government, by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), to extend the term of the agreement.

Introduced 4/24/2025
RS2026-1973ResolutionPassed

A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the McCabe Park Little League to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation Department, for field lighting upgrades to the small baseball field at McCabe Park.

Introduced 5/7/2026
RS2025-1292ResolutionPassed

A resolution recognizing and honoring the month of June 2025 as Pride Month in Nashville and Davidson County and uplifting the strength, legacy, and ongoing contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Introduced 5/27/2025
RS2026-1762ResolutionPassed

A resolution honoring the service of Mina Johnson, the outgoing President of Sister Cities of Nashville.

Introduced 1/13/2026
RS2025-1149ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving an agreement for the purchase of a half-acre parcel of property located at 1045 28th Avenue North for use in connection with construction of a new public library. (Proposal No. 2025M-011AG-001).

Introduced 4/3/2025
RS2025-1226ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution to approve the Second Amendment to a grant contract for constructing affordable housing approved by RS2023-2251 between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission, and Urban League of Middle Tennessee.

Introduced 5/8/2025
RS2025-1382ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution accepting a grant from the State of Tennessee, Administrative Office of the Courts, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the State Trial Courts, for the provision of interpretation/translation services for court hearings involving individuals with limited English proficiency in the Davidson County Trial Courts.

Introduced 7/24/2025
RS2025-1263ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution declaring surplus and approving the disposition of certain parcels of real property in accordance with section 2.24.250(G) of the Metropolitan Code of Laws. (Proposal No. 2025M-010AG-001)

Introduced 5/22/2025
RS2025-1140ResolutionPassedPrimary

Resolution supplementing Substitute Resolution No. RS2010-1442 to authorize the execution, terms, issuance, sale and payment of water and sewer revenue refunding and improvement bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $700,000,000.

Introduced 4/3/2025
RS2025-1185ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution appropriating a total of $400,000 to Safe Haven Family Shelter and amending a grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, and Safe Haven Family Shelter, to increase the grant amount and extend the grant term for the provision of hotel rooms across the Nashville area for emergency alternative shelter for families with minor children.

Introduced 4/24/2025
RS2026-1993ResolutionPassed

A resolution denouncing the State of Tennessee’s attempted hostile takeover of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.

Introduced 5/12/2026
BL2026-1382BillSecond Reading

An ordinance to amend Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to create a new chapter establishing an eviction right to counsel program to be administered by the Housing Division of the Department of Planning.

Introduced 5/7/2026
RS2025-1116ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving amendment two to a grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to provide resources for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness.

Introduced 3/20/2025

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