There are 19 article(s) tagged Ken Moody:

• February 2023

  • Ken Moody, longtime Strickland aide, leaving City Hall

    Moody’s departure from Memphis city government comes after 20 combined years in administration.

    By Samuel Hardiman February 24, 2023

• May 2022

  • Harris wins mayoral primary handily, faces Morgan in August

    Incumbent Democratic County Mayor Lee Harris defeated challenger Ken Moody. Harris said he expects a hard-fought contest in the general election contest with Republican nominee Worth Morgan. 

    By Bill Dries May 04, 2022

  • Political Roundup: End of early voting, the Toney challenge, Moody’s support

    The Political Roundup has the details for last-minute early voting as well as a follow-up on Brandon Toney’s bid to get back on the August Republican primary ballot in state Senate District 31.

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2022

• April 2022

  • Democratic mayoral primary is contrast in leadership philosophies

    Incumbent Mayor Lee Harris wants to continue a sea change in what issues the county mayor focuses on. His challenger in the May Democratic primary, Ken Moody, says that focus isn’t immediate or local enough.

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    Early voting starts slow at Election Commission offices

    By Bill Dries April 13, 2022

  • Political Roundup: Whitehaven’s importance, and Aug. ballot fills

    Democratic county mayoral contender Ken Moody opened the first of what will be several headquarters opened by various campaigns in Whitehaven, underscoring the importance of the area’s Black middle class in the city’s political mix.

    Related story:

    Ballot basics: Early voting begins

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2022

• March 2022

  • Political Roundup: Walking local party lines

    As some Democrats pledge to try to censure Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland for endorsing a Republican candidate for state Senate in the August primaries, local Republicans have their own internal differences.

    By Bill Dries March 30, 2022

  • Moody claims 2020 city mask mandate flap shows Harris’ ‘lack of leadership’

    Moody’s campaign to upset incumbent county Mayor Lee Harris points to letters exchanged by city and county attorneys highlighting issues between local leaders and jurisdictional lines, specifically over the city’s possible role in contact tracing.

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2022

  • Moody’s friends come forward as he challenges Harris, hints at revealing memos

    Democrat Ken Moody and Republican Worth Morgan have words of criticism for incumbent Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as they campaign for his job. 

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2022

  • Crime Campaign: The search for simple answers to a complex issue

    The issue of crime — violent crime in particular — is center stage in the race for Shelby County Mayor, where the first stop is the May Democratic primary.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2022

  • Moody, Harris go different ways in mayoral primary

    Ken Moody has got the one-on-one challenge of incumbent Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris he wanted in the May Democratic primary. 

    By Bill Dries March 08, 2022

• January 2022

  • Moody files in county mayor’s race with a month until deadline

    As he filed his qualifying petition Friday, Jan. 21, Moody said he hopes the May Democratic mayoral primary remains a one-on-one matchup with incumbent Mayor Lee Harris. 

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2022

  • Ken Moody opens county mayoral campaign

    Ken Moody opened his challenge of County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday in Overton Square with an attack of Harris’ leadership, similar to how Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland campaigned in his 2015 upset of incumbent AC Wharton Jr. 

    By Bill Dries January 06, 2022

  • Moody to announce decision on county mayor’s race

    The assistant to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is expected to formally get into the race starting with the May Democratic primary. 

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2022

• December 2021

  • Contenders pull petitions for county mayor, Probate Court clerk

    The latest contenders in the May county primaries to pull qualifying petitions include a Democratic challenger to County Mayor Lee Harris. 

    By Bill Dries December 24, 2021

• November 2021

  • City to pay ex-offender wages as re-entry program incentive

    The City of Memphis is using $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding over the next three years to increase the incentives for employers hiring those coming out of prison.

    By Bill Dries November 10, 2021

• October 2021

  • Council member Morgan launches bid for Shelby County mayor

    The two-term City Council member began an exploratory campaign earlier this year and formally launched his bid on Monday, Oct. 11.

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2021

• September 2021

  • Moody talks challenging Harris in Democratic county mayor’s primary

    The special assistant to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talked about his exploratory campaign for mayor Wednesday, Sept. 8, and sounded very much like he is in the race while taking a few jabs at incumbent Mayor Lee Harris.

    By Bill Dries September 08, 2021

• July 2021

  • Morgan appoints treasurer in possible 2022 bid for county mayor

    Morgan is in his second term on the City Council, which has a limit of two consecutive terms. Contenders for county offices in the May Democratic and Republican primaries can’t begin pulling petitions to get on the ballot until Dec. 20.

    By Bill Dries July 22, 2021

• June 2020

  • COVID testing lags in Latino community when workers can’t afford job loss

    For people who have no sick days, unemployment, the cost of testing and the quarantine that may follow are costs they avoid.

    By Jane Roberts June 28, 2020