J. B. Loring

J.B. Loring (b. January 31, 1930 in Nashville) was a member of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, representing the 15th district. He is a retired director of the Nashville Electric Service, and he possesses both a Bachelor of Laws degree and a J.D. [cite web | title="Nashville.gov - Metro Council - District 15 Representative J.B. Loring" | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070502102844/http://www.nashville.gov/council/council15.htm | accessdate= September 9 | accessyear= 2007 ] He is currently campaigning for the position of Council Member-At-Large. He entered the September 11 run-off race as one of the top nine candidates out of a field of 26 on August 2. [cite news|first=Colby|last=Sledge|title=Losing at-large candidate sues to be included in runoff|work=The Robertson County Times|date=August 21, 2007|url=http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070821/NEWS01/708210346/1006/MTCN0301]

On August 28 at a forum for at-large city council candidates, at Benton Chapel on the campus of Vanderbilt University, J.B. Loring offered a plan for the former thermal transfer plant site. He suggested selling it to the highest bidder and building a multi-story parking garage with $2 parking. [cite news|first=Nancy|last=DeVille|title=At-large candidates address issues|work=The Tennessean|date=August 28, 2007|url=http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070828/NEWS03/70828067] He was a lead sponsor of a bill that would have bolstered federal immigration laws prohibiting the city from contracting with companies that employ illegal aliens. [cite news|first=Bill|last=Harless|title=Metro immigration bill would bolster federal labor laws|work=The Nashville City Paper|date=July 27, 2006|url=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=51210]

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