There are 105 article(s) tagged 2019 Memphis Elections:

• March 2019

  • Jeff Warren seeks council seat after time of historic change on school board

    Former Memphis City Schools board member Jeff Warren is running for a super district council seat, citing his experience as a family physician and as a school board member as terms were set for the merger of public education in Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2019

• February 2019

  • Strickland, Herenton campaigns come to life with sparks

    Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton takes a few jabs at current Mayor Jim Strickland, who says he loves the smell of freshly poured asphalt, as both hold campaign events on the same night. Meanwhile, developer Chase Carlisle says he will make a bid for a super district council seat as District 6 council contender Davin Clemons opens his campaign.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2019

  • New ‘People’s Convention’ planned in April for 2019 city elections

    A new "People's Convention" is being organized to run a slate of candidates in the 2019 Memphis elections. It shares some features of the 1991 gathering that backed Willie Herenton's historic bid for mayor, but there are some significant differences as well.

    By Bill Dries February 06, 2019

• December 2018

  • Confederate monuments anniversary blends with coming city elections

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland won’t officially announce his re-election bid until next month.

    By Bill Dries December 20, 2018

  • Politics Podcast: Getting Started

    On the inaugural Daily Memphian Politics podcast reporters Bill Dries and Omer Yusuf look ahead to the 2019 Memphis elections and review the first three months of the new Shelby County administration as well as the eight-vote Democratic majority on the county commission past the last election of 2018. And a bit about what to expect on the podcast.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 14, 2018