Steven J. Carter
TN · Gallatin City Council Member, District 5
Steven J. Carter has served on the Gallatin City Council since his 2022 election and has worked as a Salvation Army social worker helping house homeless people. He wants to be a strong voice for his district and to ease division in Gallatin.
Where Steven J. Carter stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Efficiency (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose), Housing Affordability (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 oppose
Made the motion to put off, with no set date, a plan to create a city financial audit committee. The motion passed 5-2. He had voted no on delaying it only to the next work session.
August 25, 2026Opposes Government Efficiency
Source: gallatintn.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Sponsored a plan to spend $750,000 on the Blythe Avenue stormwater project. The council passed it 7-0.
January 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: gallatintn.gov
Sponsored a plan to spend $100,000 from city savings on Clearview Park. The council passed it 7-0.
May 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: gallatintn.gov
Voted no on spending $425,000 to build a traffic signal on Hunt Club Boulevard. The council passed it 5-2.
January 21, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: gallatintn.gov
Sponsored a plan to spend $421,770 from city savings to fix up Clearview Park. The council passed it 5-0.
November 5, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: gallatintn.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support · 1 oppose
Cast the only no vote on sending a 12-month pause on new apartment projects to the full council. The council committee sent it on 6-1.
September 8, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: gallatintn.gov
Voted no on delaying the Kirkpatrick Gallatin housing plan until its lots were made bigger. He then seconded the motion to approve the plan for about 133 acres. It passed 5-2.
March 4, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: gallatintn.gov
Made the motion to approve the Twin Ponds rezoning. It let about 132 acres off Long Hollow Pike become a neighborhood of medium-density homes. He had voted no on motions to deny it or send it back. It passed 5-2 with added conditions.
January 21, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: gallatintn.gov
Voted no on rezoning 3.62 acres of farmland near Hartsville Pike for medium-density homes. The rezoning still passed 3-2.
November 5, 2024Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: gallatintn.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored a plan to spend $330,736 in federal Community Development Block Grant money. This grant helps low- and moderate-income areas. The council passed it 7-0.
March 17, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: gallatintn.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Sponsored a plan to spend $750,000 on the Blythe Avenue stormwater project. The council passed it 7-0.
January 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: gallatintn.gov
Sponsored a plan to spend $100,000 from city savings on Clearview Park. The council passed it 7-0.
May 6, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: gallatintn.gov
Sponsored a plan to spend $421,770 from city savings to fix up Clearview Park. The council passed it 5-0.
November 5, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: gallatintn.gov
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Sponsored and voted yes on letting a landowner apply to bring 29.67 acres near State Route 109 into the city. It failed 3-4.
July 21, 2026
Source: gallatintn.gov
Voted no on putting Project Phoenix, a city-backed development deal, to a public vote in November. That motion failed 2-5. He had seconded the motion to approve a change to the deal, which passed 5-2.
April 7, 2026
Source: gallatintn.gov
Voted no on letting landowners apply to bring 109.74 acres along Hartsville Pike into the city. A council committee approved it 4-3.
February 10, 2026
Source: gallatintn.gov
Made the motion to approve an updated plan for the Foxland Harbor Marina on 7.38 acres. He voted no on two motions to delay it. It passed 4-2.
October 7, 2025
Source: gallatintn.gov
Voted no on a city charter change to let Gallatin charge impact fees on new developments. It passed 5-2.
November 19, 2024
Source: gallatintn.gov
Was appointed by the Gallatin City Council to the city Planning Commission. The council approved his appointment 6-0.
June 18, 2024
Source: gallatintn.gov
Won the Gallatin City Council District 5 seat with 372 votes. He beat longtime council member John D. Alexander, who got 333 votes. A third candidate got 115.
November 8, 2022
Source: mainstreetmediatn.com
Past race Steven J. Carter ran in:
- City of Gallatin Alderman District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Gallatin city, Tennessee · incumbent