There are 12 article(s) tagged Shelby County Republican Party:

• July 2020

  • Shelby Republicans open campaign headquarters

    The Cordova headquarters opening spotlighted the only countywide race on the August ballot – the race for General Sessions Court Clerk between Democrat Joe Brown and Republican Paul Boyd.

    By Bill Dries July 06, 2020

• February 2020

  • Local GOP chairman sees Shelby County as purple beyond presidential election year

    The declaration by Chris Tutor on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast echoes a recent message by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. Tutor also says he sees Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as the Democratic presidential nominee and challenger to President Donald Trump.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2020

  • Politics Podcast: The Republican side of the Tennessee Presidential Primary

    Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor on Trump, who the Democrats are likely to nominate and why Shelby County is purple, not blue.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2020

• January 2020

  • County Commission creates panel to work MATA funding puzzle

    A public transportation ad hoc committee will try to come up with a way to raise about $9 million in county funds for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

    By Linda A. Moore January 23, 2020

• December 2019

  • Goff leaves Republican fold over impeachment

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Sam Goff said he no longer considers himself a Republican because of the national party's position on the impeachment of President Donald Trump. 

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2019

• August 2019

  • Lee touts ‘conservative values’ at Lincoln Day gala, Kustoff calls impeachment ‘giant time suck’

    The local Republican party will win elections again, the chairman of the Shelby County GOP vowed Friday at the party’s annual Lincoln Day Gala.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2019

• February 2019

  • Shelby County GOP leader: No ‘ideological litmus test’ as party rebuilds

    Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor says his conservative views expressed at a party convention Sunday are his own beliefs but don't reflect the platform of the local party as it rebuilds. 

    By Bill Dries February 28, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor

    Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor talks about the call and debate by some Republicans to do away with partisan county primaries and his vision of a “big tent” for the local party.

    By Natalie Van Gundy February 27, 2019

  • Tutor vows ‘big tent’ local Republican Party rebuilding effort

    Chris Tutor, the new chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, says it will be hard to rebuild the local party after a Democratic sweep of county elections last year. 

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2019

  • Local Republican Party leadership changes, looks for bigger tent after disastrous 2018 county elections

    The only contender so far for the leadership of the Shelby County Republican Party said the local party needs candidates who are more representative and the party needs to seek out African-American and Hispanic voters.

    By Bill Dries February 11, 2019

• December 2018

  • Sanford: This year’s top news stories hint at what’s ahead in 2019

    A steady flow of mostly positive economic news for Memphis and Shelby County – coupled with the solemn and tasteful commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination – was overshadowed at times by political bickering and grandstanding in 2018.

    By Otis Sanford December 27, 2018

• November 2018

  • Local GOP tables attempt to censure Billingsley

    Shelby County Republicans tabled a move Thursday evening to censure Republican county commissioner Mark Billingsley for showing support for Democratic state Senate nominee Gabby Salinas.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2018