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Purcell, always one to recognize when he has made his mark, says he “became convinced eight years was the right number of years” and decided not to seek reelection for a third term.
“That’s why some people thought I wanted to be mayor; so I could have more fire trucks,” says Purcell, who first learned how to drive behind the wheel of the fire truck.
In 1998, Purcell was elected Nashville’s mayor—a job he says was “very satisfying.” When he ran for a second term in 2003, voters overwhelmingly showed their support for their northern mayor—he was reelected with nearly...
While Purcell worked to increase school funding, improve the Nashville economy, and provide more affordable housing during his two terms as mayor, his friends joked that he ran for less noble reasons.
As a proud owner of a 1931 Chevy fire truck that has been in his family since the 1950s, Purcell would have had access to the entire fleet of fire trucks in Nashville.