Nashville Mayor John Cooper sent letters to the Republican and Democratic national committees Thursday evening to say the city will bid on hosting a national political convention in 2028.
Mayor John Cooper sent letters to the Republican and Democratic national committees Thursday evening to say Nashville will bid on hosting a national political convention in 2028.The letters came hours after a phone call between Cooper and House Speaker Cameron Sexton, according to a source familiar with the call.Metro Council rejected a proposal for the city to host the RNC in 2024 and a cascade of bills from Republican lawmakers has targeted Nashville in recent weeks.
The letters are a gesture of goodwill to GOP leadership to hopefully improve relations and possibly end the slate of bills affecting the city, a source familiar with the situation says.
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