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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.
Memphis mayors serve four-year terms. [1] The current mayor is Paul Young, who took office on January 1, 2024. The previous mayor was Jim Strickland. Former mayor W.W. Herenton has been a formidable and controversial local political figure. At the time of his resignation he was serving his fourth consecutive term as Mayor.
This accounts for the absence of a mayor during the period 1879–1893. The city leaders during this period were known as President of the Taxing District. They were David T. Porter (1879-1881), John Overton (1881-1883), David P. Hadden (1883-1891), William D. Bethell (1891-1893) and Walter L. Clapp (1893-1895) who then became mayor.
Mayor-elect Paul Young speaks about his vision for Memphis during the Greater Memphis Chamber's annual Chairman's Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at The Peabody in Downtown Memphis.
About 20 years ago, Pastor Dianne Young dreamt that her son Paul would one day become mayor of Memphis.At the time, he was an engineering student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and he ...
Memphis Mayor Paul Young's first budget proposal also includes money for Memphis-Shelby County Schools and salary increases for city employees. Memphis mayor proposes 75-cent property tax hike ...
Mayor Strickland was also able to retain ServiceMaster by relocating the company to Downtown Memphis, which marked a major victory for the city, saving 1,200 jobs and $100 million in payroll. [15] Mary Kay Wegner who was in charge of the company's search for a new headquarters called Strickland "one of the chief influencers" on their decision ...
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