Memphis Mayor Paul Young shook up his cabinet. Here’s why.
“What I’ve learned is that in this role, it’s important to have individuals in place that can do a lot of the things that, while I feel like I can do as an individual, I don’t have the space and time to do,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said about his new cabinet. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Throughout the past six months, Memphis Mayor Paul Young has reshuffled his cabinet, installing several new department heads and promoting John Zeanah to become the city’s first head of development and infrastructure.
Young has also had several key departures. Two members of his policy team have left city government. The city fired its animal services director last year and just appointed a permanent replacement.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and 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 Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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