Political Roundup: GOP, People’s Convention mull Memphis mayoral election
Rev. Earle Fisher cofounder of the People's Convention says getting candidates out of an already crowded race is not the intent of planning meetings with mayoral candidates. He is pictured here at the 2022 People’s Convention at the National Civil Rights Museum last April. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Several city council races start to take shape with familiar names from the past, and the local Democratic party will have a new leader this spring. Former New York Congressman Lee Zelden talks to Memphis Republicans about competing.
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