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Paul Young (born October 7, 1979) is an American politician who is the 65th and current mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He has served since January 1, 2024, and is the fifth African-American mayor of Memphis.
The 9th is a heavily Democratic, majority-black district and is considered one of the most Democratic districts in the South; it has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+25. In contrast, the 8th is a heavily Republican district with a strong tinge of social conservatism. Eastern Shelby County is reckoned as the most Republican area of the state ...
Served as interim mayor. First African-American mayor. Former State Representative (one term) and former State Senator (two terms). [1] Wallace Madewell: 1982 Richard C. Hackett: 1982–1991 W. W. Herenton: 1992–2009 First elected African-American mayor Myron Lowery: Myron Lowery: 2009 (Mayor pro tem) 3rd African-American mayor A C Wharton ...
Sen. London Lamar, a Memphis Democrat, took to X, formerly named Twitter, following the announcement and criticized the threat by state Republicans.
James Steven Strickland Jr. (born October 22, 1963) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 64th mayor of Memphis, Tennessee between 2016 and 2024. . Strickland is a Democrat, [1] he previously served as a member of the Memphis Cit
Incumbent Joe Brown has four Democrats and one Republican vying for his current seat. ... unsuccessfully, for Memphis Mayor and Tennessee House of Representatives District 90. She was a Shelby ...
For weeks, the Republican-controlled Tennessee Statehouse has remained steadfast in overturning an ordinance adopted by the Memphis city council, which included outlawing ... a Democrat from ...
The 2023 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 5, 2023, to elect the next mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Incumbent Jim Strickland was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. [2] [3] [4] The election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff.