Issues
Eva’s Priorities for Donelson, Hermitage and Old Hickory.
Eva Romero is focused on protecting families, strengthening neighborhoods, and building a safer, smarter future for our community. Her priorities include freeze property tax for seniors over 65, placing a cap on future property tax increases, and ensuring residents can stay in the homes they’ve worked hard to build.
Eva is also committed to investing in what matters most; creating a new technical and vocational high school in Old Hickory, improving roads and infrastructure across the district, and supporting License Plate Reader systems on state roads through Nashville to help law enforcement cut crime and keep communities safer. With a focus on common-sense solutions and responsible leadership, Eva Romero is ready to fight for the people of this community every day.
Standing Up for Seniors & Taxpayers
For too many families in Old Hickory, Hermitage and Donelson especially our seniors rising property taxes and soaring home values are making it harder and harder to stay in the homes they have spent a lifetime building. Tennessee’s property tax relief and freezing programs help seniors on fixed incomes protect themselves from rising tax bills, but too many qualifying residents don’t even know these programs exist. Eva Angelina Romero will fight to expand awareness and access to these programs so no senior in District 60 loses their home because they can’t keep up with rising taxes.
Eva also proudly supports Amendment 2 on the November 2026 ballot a constitutional amendment that would permanently ban the state of Tennessee from ever levying a property tax on your home. For more than 75 years Tennessee has managed its budget without a state property tax, and Eva believes that it should be locked in forever. Your home is yours. No government should ever be able to take it from you through excessive taxation. Add your name today to the petition and stand with Eva Romero for common-sense property tax reform.
⁸ Tennessee Amendment 2 (SJR 1): Ballotpedia. ballotpedia.org
⁹ Tennessee Property Tax Freeze Program: Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. comptroller.tn.gov
Safer Streets for Our Families
Our neighborhoods deserve to feel safe. In 2024, the Hermitage Precinct which covers Old Hickory, Hermitage and Donelson was consistently among the worst precincts in Davidson County for violent crime, property crime and homicides, with violent crime rising 4.4% while most other precincts saw declines. Families in District 60 should not have to accept this as normal.
Our own Police Chief has said that license plate readers would help solve crimes and catch criminals faster and the data backs him up. Neighboring Mt. Juliet saw burglaries drop 56% and vehicle theft drop 27% after introducing them. Yet Nashville’s mayor has refused to fund them despite Metro Council already approving their rollout. Every county surrounding Davidson County has them. We don’t. And while the mayor stalls, over 80% of Nashville residents surveyed say they support the use of license plate readers for public safety. Eva Angelina Romero fully supports giving our police the tools they need, including license plate readers. She will push for state legislation that would require Nashville’s mayor and any other local official to allow police departments to connect to any available LPR feed they choose, so that no politician can ever stand between our officers and the tools that keep our families safe.
Eva will propose License Plate Readers (LPR) be deployed on state roads through our community. She will introduce a law that prevents any mayor denying county police private LPR data, as is the case in Davidson County.
³ Metro Nashville Police Department Crime Statistics, Hermitage Precinct 2024. nashville.gov/departments/police/news-and-reports/crime-statistics
⁴ Mt. Juliet LPR crime reduction data: NewsChannel 5 WTVF, September 2025. newschannel5.com / WKRN News 2, December 2025. wkrn.com ⁵ Nashville LPR public support: National League of Cities, November 2023. nlc.org
Better Roads Now
The families of Old Hickory, Hermitage, and Donelson know what it means to sit in traffic. Congestion at critical intersections like Bell Road and Elm Hill Pike, and Lebanon Road and Old Hickory Boulevard, has become a daily frustration and relief has been nowhere in sight. While our current representative is consumed by divisive national debates that will never be resolved at the state level, the essential needs of our neighborhood go ignored and our community has no visibility in state government. The result is our community is not getting the investment we deserve.
Our families deserve real infrastructure investment, not plans that prioritize 35 miles of cycle lanes that sit empty while working families waste hours in gridlock. Eva Angelina Romero will fight to bring meaningful infrastructure funding to District 60 and make sure our voice is finally heard in Nashville.
Eva is calling for a new technical/vocational high school in old hickory. Not only do young people need skills for well-paid careers, the local school will greatly reduce traffic that would otherwise be going to other schools like McGavock High.
Fighting for Our Schools
Education is personal for Eva Angelina Romero. As a former high school history teacher, she has seen first hand what’s possible when students are given the tools and support they need to succeed and what’s at stake when they aren’t. Davidson County spends over $15,405 per student every year and yet fewer than 1 in 3 children read at grade level. That is simply not good enough.
Eva is committed to raising standards and holding the system accountable so every child in District 60 gets the education they deserve. She also believes strongly in expanding vocational training, giving young people a pathway into highly skilled, highly lucrative careers in industries like engineering and construction because a four-year degree isn’t the only road to a successful future.
¹ Per pupil spending: U.S. News & World Report, Davidson County School District Data (2023–2024). usnews.com/education/k12/tennessee/districts/davidson-county-111436
² Reading proficiency: U.S. News & World Report, Davidson County School District Data (2023–2024). usnews.com/education/k12/tennessee/districts/davidson-county-111436
A Home You Can Afford
Nashville’s housing crisis is real, and it is getting worse. The median home price has risen more than 50% since 2020, putting homeownership out of reach for thousands of working families and first-time buyers. Over 7,400 people experienced homelessness in Nashville in the past year alone and the number keeps climbing. When people can’t afford to buy or rent, families are pushed out of the communities they love, and homelessness rises.
As a Governor-appointed Commissioner on the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Eva Angelina Romero has already been fighting at the state level to make affordable housing a reality for working families. She knows that a community is only as strong as the people who can afford to live in it and she is committed to making sure District 60 remains a place where hardworking families can put down roots, build a life, and call home.
⁵ Median home price increase: Nashville Scene, February 2025. nashvillescene.com
⁶ Homelessness data: Nashville Office of Homeless Services, 2024. nashville.gov