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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 City Council. Strickland is also an adjunct professor at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
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: 2009–2015 Jim Strickland ...
Mayor Jim Strickland speaks after an announcement for $3 million grant for the Melrose High redevelopment site, on Monday, November, 27, 2023 at the Melrose High at 843 Dallas Street in Memphis, Tenn.
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.
The report was commissioned by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, who tapped a retired criminal court judge to look at the efficacy of the court system.
Crime and the COVID-19 pandemic have dominated what Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland described as a "long two years." Memphis is 'still recovering — but strong': 4 takeaways from Strickland's annual ...
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's tenure encompassed the COVID-19 pandemic, the removal of Confederate statues and the killing of Tyre Nichols.
The 2019 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 3, 2019, to elect the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Jim Strickland , the incumbent mayor, was re-elected to second term in office. The mayoral election coincided with elections to all thirteen seats on the Memphis City Council.