Ronnie Steine was the fifth vice mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1999 until he resigned in 2002 after he admitted he had twice been arrested for shoplifting.
He admitted to shoplifting a pack of football trading cards from a local Target store in 2001.
[4][5] On September 11, 2007, Steine won an election for a Metro Council at-large seat, placing third with 43,290 votes.
From 1995 until 2001, he served as executive director of the Oasis Center, a local nonprofit organization that provides crisis, counseling and leadership development services to at-risk youth.
[1] On his campaign website, Steine stated that one of his priorities as councilman-at-large would be to increase the number of police and firefighters in Davidson County and to ensure they have the best in equipment, technology and training.