Delishia Porterfield
Nashville Metro CouncilCurrent Member

Delishia Porterfield

Council Member

Council member dedicated to parks, community grants, and cultural heritage in Nashville.

Specialty topics
Parks and RecreationPublic Property AcquisitionCultural HeritageCommunity GrantsAffordable Housing
50
Sponsorships
0
Amendments authored
528
Recent votes

Legislative style

Proactive sponsor focused on community development and cultural recognition.

Notable recent actions
  • Sponsored a resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Friends of Mill Ridge Park for park funding.
  • Sponsored a resolution appropriating $200,000 from the Juvenile Court to nonprofit organizations for community partnership grants.
  • Sponsored a resolution recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month in Nashville.

Voting record

Last 528 recorded votes.

Aye
281 (53%)
Nay
96 (18%)
Abstain
19 (4%)
Absent
129 (24%)

Recent sponsorships

50
RS2026-2199ResolutionPassed

A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Friends of Mill Ridge Park to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to fund the purchase and installation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at Mill Ridge Park.

Introduced 8/6/2026
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
RS2026-2057ResolutionPassed

A resolution approving an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) grant application from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), to continue funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

Introduced 6/4/2026
RS2026-1932ResolutionPassed

A resolution approving an application for an African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund grant from National Trust for Historic Preservation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Historical Commission, to complete a study of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee’s historical African American cemeteries.

Introduced 4/23/2026
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
RS2026-2147ResolutionPassed

A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Rosetta Miller-Perry.

Introduced 7/14/2026
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
BL2026-1391BillPassedPrimary

An ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, to add various new data center uses and related definitions and conditions to the Zoning Code (Proposal No. 2026Z-012TX-001).

Introduced 5/26/2026
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

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