Mayor Sharetta Smith - Democratic Mayors

Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith delivered her first State of the City address, reflecting on the city’s progress over the past few years and her vision for the future. Mayor Smith’s top priorities are housing, neighborhood stability, economic development, public safety, students, working families, and city services.

Mayor Smith shared plans to expand affordable housing units, increase wages for first responders, provide more support services for youth, repair city infrastructure, and assist working families through workforce development.

“This work is hard — some of it, really hard — but we love this place too much to sit on the sidelines. And we are committed to a bold, transformative vision for the future and are willing to take risks necessary so that every Lima resident in every neighborhood can — and must — benefit from what I believe will be a better Lima,” said Mayor Smith.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Mayor Shelley Berkley

Mayor Shelley Berkley delivered her State of the City Address, looking to the future and outlining how Las Vegas will continue to be a leading city that assists those in need, creates new opportunities, and provides safe and beautiful neighborhoods and amenities. She emphasized the city’s continued focus on helping vulnerable residents through expanded services, including the MORE Team pilot program, which connects individuals experiencing homelessness with mental health professionals, health workers, and street medicine, as well as the new Community Court that prioritizes structure, monitoring, and resources over punitive approaches.

Nashville, Tennessee

Mayor Freddie O’Connell

In his State of the Metro Address, Mayor Freddie O’Connell described his vision for a Nashville that is affordable, safe, healthy, welcoming, and prosperous, a city for everyone, and emphasized that progress will be purposeful, even when it is not always loud or linear. He outlined steps his administration will take to make Nashville more affordable, including proposals to cut the grocery tax, expand access to childcare, support small businesses, create jobs, build more housing, and invest in children from birth.

Knoxville, Tennessee

Mayor Indya Kincannon

In her seventh State of the City Address, Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a lean budget that continues to prioritize public safety, affordable housing, parks, and high-quality people-focused services. She also emphasized the importance of being good stewards of taxpayer dollars, noting that her budget proposal covers essential services without raising taxes, even as the city navigates inflation, rising costs, and broader economic uncertainty.