Lowery wants a ‘change in culture,’ Pearson gears up fundraising, and Republicans want Sawyer to resign

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 13, 2025 12:19 PM CT | Published: October 13, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Also in the political roundup: Congressional contender Justin J. Pearson campaigns. And General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer is asked to resign over a recorded courthouse confrontation.

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Mickell Lowery 2026 elections Justin J. Pearson Tami Sawyer Shelby County Republican Party

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Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.


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