Sen. Lamar Alexander also said President Donald Trump has a record to be proud of during the interview on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. And he said he carried Memphis in his five statewide general election wins by campaigning everywhere in the county, not just the Republican suburbs.
The senator from Tennessee told colleagues on the Senate floor Wednesday that being a senator is like “joining the Grand Ole Opry and not being allowed to sing.”
They seldom agree, just like a couple of United States Supreme Court justices you might remember. But Shelby County commissioners Tami Sawyer and Mick Wright share a healthy respect for one another.
Political and cultural division in Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the country, is real. But as polarized as Americans might be, it has been worse and it can get better.
Kevin Quinn, Bartlett’s newest alderman, was the only challenger to run against an incumbent on the legislative body in Bartlett this election cycle.
The two closest races on the Nov. 3 ballot got a bit closer but with nearly 80% of the votes cast during early voting, Election Day was a mere 14% of the countywide turnout.
The Monday, Nov. 23 appeal to Trump is Alexander’s second in four days and came hours before the Trump administration signaled it will begin work on the transition with President-elect Joe Biden and his team.
The Shelby County Voter Alliance is working after its debut effort in the presidential general election cycle to hold the interest of voters through 2021.
The U.S. Senator from Tennessee says there’s a “good chance” Biden is the next president.
Collierville voters can cast their ballot in the town’s runoff as early as Wednesday. Alderman John Worley is facing challenger Harold Booker for Position 3. Missy Marshall and William Boone are facing off for Position 4.
A new Shelby County Election Commission report shows nearly 15,000 more voters on the rolls counytwide in the last two months leading up to the Nov. 3 Election Day. Meanwhile, the Shelby County Voter Alliance says its effort got 2,500 of those voters on the rolls. The alliance of 18 organizations has now set its sights on the 2022 countywide ballot.
The Shelby County Election Commission says its hand was forced by having to keep voting machines used in the November elections sealed until all results from that election are certified next week. Early voting in the two Collierville runoff elections starts Wednesday.
Mayor Mike Palazzolo has announced he will seek reelection in 2022. Palazzolo has served as mayor of Germantown since 2014.
The annual call for Germantown citizens to apply for boards and commissions this year included a personal invitation from Mayor Mike Palazzolo to a select few residents.
The Shelby County Election Commission set early-voting dates and times for the Dec. 8 runoff in Collierville. Residents can early vote beginning Wednesday.
Raising money isn’t always the key to victory in a campaign, but it helps shed light on the different approaches candidates are taking as they try to attain office in Collierville.
“I sought this office to restore the soul of America,” 77-year-old Biden said in a Saturday night victory speech not far from his Delaware home.
The response reflects Memphis’ Democratic majority that supported Biden, as well as statewide totals that gave Trump Tennessee.
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday.
While presidential battleground states continue to count votes, the count in Shelby County is quietly moving toward completion with a large number of provisional ballots.
A record early vote total in Shelby County was the high point as voter turnout lagged on Election Day. In the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, there were other indications of deep fissures behind both of the front lines that define the county’s partisan divide.
A runoff on Dec. 8 will determine who wins two alderman positions in Collierville. Collierville has not had a runoff since 2003.
A little more than 16 hours later, incumbent Bartlett Alderwoman Paula Sedgwick has not decided whether to challenge last night’s results in an election she likely lost by 61 votes against challenger Kevin Quinn.
The fate of the presidency hangs in the balance as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fight for the last handful of battleground states.