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John Reed for Metro Council District 29 US Inactive

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Candidate for District 29

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I ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪɴ Tᴇɴɴᴇssᴇᴇ. I ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Tᴇɴɴᴇssᴇᴇ ᴀᴛ Mᴀʀᴛɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ 10 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴀɪɢɴs ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ. I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ Cɪᴛʏ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ. I'ᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ Nᴀsʜᴠɪʟʟᴇ Mᴇᴛʀᴏ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ғʀᴏᴍ Dᴀʏ 1. https://johnreedforus.com/meet-john
I ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪɴ Tᴇɴɴᴇssᴇᴇ. I ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Tᴇɴɴᴇssᴇᴇ ᴀᴛ Mᴀʀᴛɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ 10 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴀɪɢɴs ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ. I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ Cɪᴛʏ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ. I'ᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ Nᴀsʜᴠɪʟʟᴇ Mᴇᴛʀᴏ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ғʀᴏᴍ Dᴀʏ 1. https://johnreedforus.com/meet-john
I ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪɴ Tᴇɴɴᴇssᴇᴇ. I ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Tᴇɴɴᴇssᴇᴇ ᴀᴛ Mᴀʀᴛɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ 10 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴀɪɢɴs ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ. I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ Cɪᴛʏ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ. I'ᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ Nᴀsʜᴠɪʟʟᴇ Mᴇᴛʀᴏ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ғʀᴏᴍ Dᴀʏ 1. https://johnreedforus.com/meet-john

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Performance proxies

Overall score18.9/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 24.3 · 0.0 · 51.2
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions100 – 999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 90.08
Est. audience size1,001 – 5,000
Days live1 (2023-07-10 → 2023-07-11)
Created2023-07-10
Creative variants3 body · 3 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateRI — John Reed
Surfaced by“senate:John Reed”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typeawareness
Emotional appealnostalgia
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate, family children
Symbolsus flag, family
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementchildhood photo of the candidate as a toddler clutching a small American flag, evoking nostalgic patriotism
TacticThe ad uses a personal origin story paired with a disarming childhood snapshot to build authenticity and relatability, positioning the candidate as a homegrown working-class everyman before asking voters to learn more.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Tennessee100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

45-54 · male 7.6%
35-44 · male 7.6%
65+ · male 7.6%
35-44 · female 11.4%
65+ · female 15.2%
25-34 · female 8.6%
55-64 · female 14.3%
18-24 · female 1.0%
45-54 · female 9.5%
55-64 · male 6.7%
25-34 · male 8.6%
35-44 · unknown 1.0%
18-24 · male 1.0%

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