Wanda Smith
TN · Clarksville City Council Member, Ward 6
Wanda Smith is a Clarksville City Council member for Ward 6 and a former mayor pro tem. Her priorities include safe neighborhoods and managing growth with smart infrastructure.
Where Wanda Smith stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted against defunding and closing the Frosty Morn project, planned as low-income housing for seniors. The cut passed 7-5. She then voted for the 2025-26 city budget, which failed 5-7.
June 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted against an ordinance letting the Street Department waive new sidewalk rules with committee approval. She said no sidewalk exemptions should be given. It passed 7-5.
September 4, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted against taking back more than $3.3 million in city sales tax money that goes to local schools. The rollback failed after another member changed his vote.
August 6, 2026
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Voted against the 2026-27 city budget with a 10-cent property tax increase, to a rate of $1.02. The budget passed its first vote 7-6.
July 6, 2026
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Moved to lower the proposed city property tax rate from $1.03 to $0.95, which failed 2-11. She voted against the 2026-27 budget, which failed 6-7, and for senior center funding, which failed 4-9.
June 22, 2026
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Voted to delay for 60 days a plan to buy a downtown building for a homeless outreach center in her ward. She said the location was the problem. The delay passed 8-4.
January 8, 2026
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Voted for a budget change setting a 4-cent city property tax increase, which passed 8-4. She then voted against the 2025-26 city budget, which passed 7-5.
June 24, 2025
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Was chosen mayor pro tem by a unanimous City Council vote after the mayor nominated her.
January 4, 2023
Source: clarksvillenow.com
Voted against letting the Clarksville City Council pay legal costs for officials or employees facing ethics complaints. She said the change should wait until pending complaints were settled. The change passed 9-3.
September 3, 2020
Source: clarksvilletn.gov
Past race Wanda Smith ran in:
- City Mayor, City of Clarksville · November 3, 2026 · Clarksville city, Tennessee