Van Turner says he lives in Binghampton, though MLGW bills show he doesn’t use any water
Memphis mayoral candidate Van Turner meets with constituents at LeMoyne-Owen College March 27, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis mayoral hopeful Van Turner says his Binghampton home needs work but is his residence. MLGW bills show no water usage since the house’s MLGW bill was put in Turner’s name late last year.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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