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Middle Tennessee's Carlin Alford becomes finalist as a political candidate for Mayor of Nashville

04/24/2018, 11:45am CDT
By CBA Staff

Earlier last month, the former mayor of Nashville, Megan Berry, resigned from her position after pleading guilty to felony theft, leading to a special election scheduled for next month to become the next mayor of the city. 

Over a hundred potential candidates put their hat in the ring to qualify as an official candidate for the special election, and after careful review and analysis, the Davidson County Election Commission certified 14 eligible candidates.

One of those finalists is Middle Tennessee Storm owner and general manager, Carlin Alford, who has been one of the charter members of the Central Basketball Association since its inception in 2013.  

During his tenure at the helm for Middle Tennessee, Alford has overseen an organization that has posted a 31-22 record in their sixth year in the CBA, including a 5-1 record this season with one week remaining in the regular season. Furthermore, Middle Tennessee won the league championship in 2014, were the league runner-up in 2016, and are currently one win away from clinching their fourth playoff berth in team history. 

Alford, who was one of the first African-American drivers in NASCAR and played minor league baseball under the Texas Rangers organization two decades ago, has helped promote and build minor league basketball in the Nashville-area, by recruiting over 100 players from NCAA/NAIA Division-I backgrounds, as well as being an integral part of league management that has helped over 200 players in the CBA receive opportunities overseas.

Through his experience of youth and adult development at the grassroots level, coupled with his management experience in the information technology sector, Alford seeks to integrate his leadership and community outreach skills into the political arena in his current bid for the mayoral position. 

With two televised debates, one scheduled for this evening and the other next week, followed by the election on May 24 (originally scheduled for August 2), Alford looks to make an impact in Nashville politically, just as he has done for the city on the sports front with the Middle Tennessee Storm and the Central Basketball Association. 

https://patch.com/tennessee/nashville/nashville-mayors-race-14-qualify

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