Shane McFarland (born August 5, 1974)[4][5] is an American politician who is currently serving as the 57th Mayor of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, since 2014.
He served as 1995-1996 MTSU Student Body (SGA) President and received his BA in Accounting in 1997.
[12] In 2017, white nationalists groups that rallied Saturday in Shelbyville, Tennessee, were met by a large police presence and dozens of shouting counterprotesters.
[15] The ordinance was used to deny support for local Pride events and remove books with LGBT+ content from the town library.
[15] Following a First Amendment lawsuit from the ACLU and BoroPride, Murfreesboro city council voted unanimously to modify the ordinance to remove reference to homosexuality on Oct. 19, 2023.