Opinion: Partisanship has no place in Memphis
“I believe we ought to maintain a nonpartisan city and, also, pursue the same for our county,” writes Memphis-native and King’s College student Jack Keith. (Bill Dries/Daily Memphian)
Jack Keith
Jack Keith was born and raised in Memphis, where he hopes to return after college. He is currently a student at The King’s College in New York City, studying politics, philosophy and economics.
“To unite Memphians around solving Memphis’ problems for Memphis’ future, we need nonpartisanship. We need to keep nonpartisanship in City Hall and bring it back to our county government.”
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