Deanna McLaughlin
City Council Member
Ward 2, seen in attendance lists from 2023-01-04 to 2025-03-06; listed by name in attendance lists to 2026-01-08; Ward 2, seen in attendance lists 2016-01-07 to 2018-12-06
Shows Clarksville City Council records from 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05. Minutes fetched between 2026-11-09 and 2026-11-12.
- 103meetings with attendance shown
- 98meetings recorded present
- 869votes in confirmed roll calls
- 178votes in not confirmed* roll calls
- 34motions moved
- 70motions seconded
Attendance
Recorded present at 98 and absent at 5 of 103 meetings with attendance shown, 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05.
- Meetings present: 98
- Meetings absent: 5
Roll-call votes
Confirmed roll calls
Of 907 confirmed roll calls at meetings where this person is listed in the attendance, or where a vote is recorded for them: a vote is recorded for this person in 869; 38 were held at meetings where this person is recorded absent; 0 have no vote recorded for this person while recorded present. The bar shows confirmed roll calls only.
- Yes: 685
- No: 170
- Abstain: 14
- Other: 0
- Roll calls while recorded absent: 38
- No vote recorded: 0
Not confirmed roll calls*
Of 202 not confirmed roll calls at meetings where this person is listed in the attendance, or where a vote is recorded for them: a vote is recorded for this person in 178; 0 were held at meetings where this person is recorded absent; 24 have no vote recorded for this person while recorded present.
* They did not pass the automatic checks, so no vote from them is shown here. Each row in the history links to its page of the minutes. Confirmed and not confirmed roll calls are never added together.
Totals
- Recorded absent at 5 of 103 meetings with an extracted attendance section, 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05.
- Roll call votes, 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05: 685 Yes, 170 No, 14 Abstain, 0 Other confirmed; 178 votes in not confirmed* roll calls, see each page.
- 430 votes in this period have a name that could not be matched to an official and are not counted for any member.
- 204 meetings in this period have no extracted attendance section and are not counted.
- 4 meetings in this period have an attendance section that is under review and are not counted.
* Not confirmed: the automatic checks could not confirm it against the minutes. Each such row below says which check did not pass and links to the page. Confirmed and not confirmed votes are never added together.
Called on in meetings (transcript)
Where the automatic transcript of a meeting's video shows the chair calling on this person by title and surname, with the surname matched to that meeting's attendance list in the minutes (never to the voice). Each entry links to that moment in the city's video and quotes about 20 seconds of transcript text after the call-on, word for word. The transcript is made by speech-recognition software and may contain errors; the video is the record.
- 2026-01-08, regular session: 0:58:30 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “councilman mclaughlin you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Deanna McLaughlin:
thank you mayor um the concern for me is that we're looking at a population of 202 people on this proposal proposed zone change when his previous parcels have not been developed yet and if you look at the map this is right on the curve of needmore road solid yellow line no passing very narrow there and again it kind of goes back to
- 2026-01-08, regular session: 1:18:55 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman McLaughlin, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Deanna McLaughlin:
Um, just, just one more comment on this. Um, it's interesting that the developer for this project was here on Tuesday. Wasn't allowed to speak, didn't stay around and talk to any of us about our concerns. Hasn't called us. Um, and it's like when they're zoning cases, the people involved contact us and, and try
- 2026-01-08, regular session: 1:57:53 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman McLaughlin, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Deanna McLaughlin:
I'd like to make a motion to postpone to the March 5th, 2026 regular session. Motion been made and properly seconded to postpone this ordinance to the March, did you say March? Yes, sir. March 5th, 2026 regular session. Properly seconded. Councilman Smith, you're on the list
History
Votes, attendance, and motions and seconds the minutes attribute to this person, one page per year.
Unofficial copy. Official record: City of Clarksville CivicClerk portal (opens in a new tab).