John Covington John Covington is the chief steward of the Memphis Police Association. Matthew Tomek Matthew Tomek is secretary/treasurer of the Memphis Fire Fighters Association. Memphis police, fire associations seek 'For' vote on sales-tax referendum By John Covington, Matthew Tomek Published: September 17, 2019 4:00 AM CT Op-Ed Topics Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis Police Sales Tax Referendum Comment On This Story Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.