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October 7, 1979 (age 44) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. University of Tennessee ( BS) University of Memphis ( MS, MBA) Paul Young (born October 7, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee since January 2024. He is the 5th African-American to serve as mayor of Memphis.
Children. 2. Education. University of Memphis ( BA, JD) 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. A Democrat, [1] he previously served as a member of the Memphis City Council. Strickland is also an adjunct professor at the ...
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. See the article History of Memphis, Tennessee for more information. As a result of a yellow fever epidemic in 1879, Memphis lost so much of its population that it was ...
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.
Renee Sekander jumps up and down and smiles as Paul Young walks onto the stage after he was declared the victor in the mayoral election during a watch party at Minglewood Hall 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 election was officially non-partisan ...
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. Morehouse College ( BA) Yale University ( JD) Lee Ardrey Harris (born August 10, 1978) is an American politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Shelby County, previously serving as a member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 29th district. Harris is also a law professor.
City government. After being classified as a taxing district in 1880 after a grievous loss of population due to the yellow fever epidemic, Memphis regained home rule in 1893. It established a city commission form of government, which it maintained until 1968. At that time, it established a mayor-council government of thirteen council positions.