{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFreda Player has represented District 7 on the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Board of Education since 2019 and currently serves as the board's chair [4]. She ran for Davidson County Clerk in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary against Sharon Hurt and Pamela Murray, seeking to succeed retiring Clerk Brenda Wynn [1]. Hurt won the nomination with 19,440 votes (46.98%); Player finished second with 16,619 votes (40.16%); Murray finished third with 5,319 votes (12.85%) [5]. Because no Republican qualified for the office, Hurt's primary win effectively decided the general election [2]. Player's campaign emphasized \"good governance, smarter technology and protecting institutional knowledge\" built by outgoing Clerk Brenda Wynn, and pledged reduced wait times, expanded satellite office hours and modernized online services [3].\n\n## Background and education\nPlayer holds a B.A. in political science, magna cum laude, from Fisk University, and a Master's in Political Management (2003) from George Washington University [3][4].\n\n## Career\nPlayer's political career began with Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. She served as voter outreach coordinator and later political director for the Tennessee Democratic Party until 2008, then as state director of the Tennessee Change That Works campaign (2008-2010) and as political director for SEIU Local 205 (2010-2018), where she also served on the union's International Public Division Leadership Board [3]. She later served as senior legislative adviser in Mayor David Briley's administration - described as \"the second woman and first African-American\" to hold that role - and as a transition official under Mayor John Cooper [3].\n\n## Office history\nPlayer was elected to the Metro Nashville Board of Education's District 7 seat in 2019 [4]. She has chaired the board's Budget and Finance Committee, overseeing a roughly $1.4 billion budget, served two years as vice chair, and now chairs the full board [3][4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Davidson County Clerk race: Meet the candidates](https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/04/23/davidson-county-clerk-candidates-sharon-hurt-freda-player-pamela-murray/) - Nashville Banner, accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Democrats choose Sharon Hurt as Davidson County Clerk nominee](https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/05/sharon-hurt-davidson-county-nashville-democrats/) - Nashville Banner, accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Meet Freda Player, candidate for Davidson County Clerk](https://www.aol.com/news/meet-freda-player-candidate-davidson-100731354.html) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Nashville school board chair Freda Player talks vouchers, school safety, and the politics of schools](https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2025/02/04/nashville-school-board-chair-freda-player-talks-top-issues-facing-the-district) - Axios Nashville, accessed 2026-07-06\n[5] [Middle Tennessee Election Results: May 5, 2026](https://rutherfordsource.com/middle-tennessee-election-results-may-5-2026/) - Rutherford Source, accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"Davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"davidson","displayname":"Player, Freda","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/28/26","documentid":"F7C7E221-9625-4A18-8AA0-B5F1AD4EAD02","documentname":"2026 Pre Primary","documentnameid":["F7C7E221-9625-4A18-8AA0-B5F1AD4EAD02","2026 Pre Primary"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/28/26","documentid":"33A437F5-0DF2-4B5C-948C-F0D7DB928C28","documentname":"Amended 1st Qtr 2026","documentnameid":["33A437F5-0DF2-4B5C-948C-F0D7DB928C28","Amended 1st Qtr 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/13/26","documentid":"4463A9C7-D124-4082-BD8F-8F230D3CAFF2","documentname":"1st Qtr 2026","documentnameid":["4463A9C7-D124-4082-BD8F-8F230D3CAFF2","1st Qtr 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/27/26","documentid":"C12C0C18-83AC-4B6B-BFC7-3DA47E467ACF","documentname":"2025 Year End Supp","documentnameid":["C12C0C18-83AC-4B6B-BFC7-3DA47E467ACF","2025 Year End Supp"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/06/25","documentid":"701EA582-773B-4430-A51B-6483858F9AAD","documentname":"2026 Appointment of Political Treasurer","documentnameid":["701EA582-773B-4430-A51B-6483858F9AAD","2026 Appointment of Political Treasurer"],"documenttype":"Appointment of  Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County Clerk","source_customer_id":"1A0C899A-456B-4913-BFF0-4A8B0AE932A1","source_filer_id":"5F6C7D3C-7144-4548-AAB6-7ADE44D10BA2","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Freda","fullname":"Freda Player","lastname":"Player","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"davidson","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"davidson","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"davidson","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Chair of the Metro Nashville school board (District 7) since 2019; finished second to Sharon Hurt in the May 2026 Democratic primary for Davidson County Clerk.","terms":[],"token":"2thpdd6Ee7"}