Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman and since 2023 has been the dean of and only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation.
Orange Mound,a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis,Tennessee,was the first US neighborhood to be built by and for African Americans.
The 2006 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 7,2006,to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Carolyn Jean Chumney is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. She served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003. She represented the fifth district on the Memphis,Tennessee City Council from 2004 to 2007. Chumney came in second place in the Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor in 2002,and within 7 points of being elected the first woman Memphis mayor in 2007. Chumney was a leading attorney taking the fight for election security to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress. She is also the author of "The Arena:One Woman's Story" [Lady Justice Publishing 2021],which has gained national recognition,including First Place At-Large Autobiography,by the National Federation of Press Women. Chumney is now an elected Shelby County Circuit Court Judge and took office on September 1,2022,after winning the countywide election.
Barbara Lee Cooper was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 86th District.
Memphis,Tennessee is governed by a mayor and thirteen city council members. Since 1995,as a result of a legal challenge,all council members are elected from nine geographic districts. Seven are single-member districts and two have three representatives each.
2009 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 3. During this off-year election,the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. In total,only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district changed party hands,increasing the Democratic Party's majority over the Republicans in the United States House of Representatives,258–177.
Myron Lowery is an American politician who served as the Mayor Pro Tem of Memphis,Tennessee,from July 31,2009 to October 26,2009. He is a former television news anchor for WMC-TV 5 in Memphis. Mayor Pro Tem Lowery has served on the Memphis City Council since 1991. He became interim mayor on July 31,2009,following the retirement of Mayor W. W. Herenton. He ran for Mayor of Memphis in a special election held on October 15,2009,losing to A C Wharton.
A C Wharton Jr. is an American educator,politician,and attorney who served as the 63rd mayor of Memphis,Tennessee and previously mayor of Shelby County. He was the first African American to serve as mayor of Shelby County.
Harold Eugene Ford Jr. is an American financial managing director,pundit,author,and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997 to 2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from Tennessee's 9th congressional district,centered in Memphis. He is a member of the Ford political family from Memphis,and is the son of former Congressman Harold Ford Sr.,who held the same seat for 22 years. In 2006,Ford made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Bill Frist. He was also the last chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC).
Lee Ardrey Harris is an American politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Shelby County,previously serving as a member of the Tennessee Senate,representing the 29th district. Harris is also a law professor. Prior to his election to the state senate,Harris represented District 7 on the Memphis City Council. He was born and raised in Memphis,and studied at Morehouse College,followed by Yale Law School.
The 2015 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 8,2015,to elect the next mayor of Memphis,Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor A C Wharton ran for re-election to a second full term in office. He was defeated by Memphis City Councilman Jim Strickland,a fellow Democrat,who earned a plurality of the vote and became the first White mayor of Memphis in more than two decades.
James Steven Strickland Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 64th mayor of Memphis,Tennessee between 2016 and 2024. A Democrat,he previously served as a member of the Memphis City Council. Strickland is also an adjunct professor at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
Maxine (Atkins) Smith born in Memphis,Tennessee,United States,was an academic,civil rights activist,and school board official.
David Frank Kustoff is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States representative from Tennessee's 8th congressional district. The district includes the bulk of West Tennessee,but most of its population is in the eastern part of the Memphis area,including the eastern fourth of Memphis itself. From 2006 to 2008,Kustoff served as a United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. He is one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress,alongside Max Miller.
The 2019 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 3,2019,to elect the mayor of Memphis,Tennessee. Jim Strickland,the incumbent mayor,was re-elected to second term in office. The mayoral election coincided with elections to all thirteen seats on the Memphis City Council.
The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Tennessee,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with 64.9% of the vote,defeating his Democratic challenger Jason Martin. Lee improved on his performance from 2018.
The 2023 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 5,2023,to elect the next mayor of Memphis,Tennessee. Incumbent Jim Strickland was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. The election used the plurality vote system,with no possibility of a runoff. The election was officially non-partisan,but several candidates were affiliated with political parties.
The 2022 Shelby County mayoral election was held on August 4,2022,to elect the mayor of Shelby County,Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Lee Harris won re-election with 58.0% of the vote,defeating Republican nominee Worth Morgan.
The 2011 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 6,2011,to elect the mayor of Memphis,Tennessee. Incumbent mayor A C Wharton,who took office on October 26,2009,upon the resignation of Willie Herenton,ran for election to a full term and won.
