Political Roundup: Mayoral candidates discuss police director’s future at forum
Two contenders for Memphis mayor say they have already decided they will not keep Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis as Memphis Police director if they are elected.
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Two contenders for Memphis mayor say they have already decided they will not keep Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis as Memphis Police director if they are elected.
Mike Williams, longtime police union leader, is retiring from the department. He has taken a job as CAO for General Sessions Court Clerk-elect Joe Brown.
General Sessions Court Clerk-elect Joe Brown, the former Memphis City Council member who won the clerk’s position in the August elections, said he is recovering from coronavirus.
A year out of the City Council, Joe Brown returns to elected office as General Sessions Court Clerk over Paul Boyd, who left the Probate Court Clerk's office two years ago.
The only countywide general election race on the Aug. 6 ballot pits a former City Council member against a former Probate Court clerk for a complex but often forgotten office. Early voting starts Friday, July 17.
While the fight was for second place in the Democratic primary field of 13, Joe Brown emerged the victor in his second election in a year. He faces Republican Paul Boyd, upset in a Probate Court re-election bid two years ago in the August county general election.
And in the race for Shelby County General Sessions Court clerk, candidates with experience relevant to the job but names unknown to the voters lost the usual game of local musical-chairs politics. Joe Brown, the Democrat. Paul Boyd, the Republican. These guys again?
The six Memphis City Council members whose terms end with the new year said their farewells Dec. 17 at the last council meeting of the year. For some it was emotional, for others it was a time to reflect and for still others it was political.
The numbers for early voting in the Oct. 3 Memphis elections show Friday's total was the first this year that exceeded the same day four years ago.
The lesser known candidates for City Court clerk may not say it publicly, but there is resentment that Myron Lowery and Joe Brown hope voters choose familiarity over qualifications.
Memphis City Council member Joe Brown is running for City Court clerk.
Memphis City Council members are reviewing changes to their rules after the two-month stalemate in filling three open council seats. And some of the proposed changes are prompting renewed debate.
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