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He is a former television news anchor for WMC-TV 5 in Memphis. Mayor Pro Tem Lowery has served on the Memphis City Council since 1991. He became interim mayor on July 31, 2009, following the retirement of Mayor W. W. Herenton. He ran for Mayor of Memphis in a special election held on October 15, 2009, losing to A C Wharton.
Willie Wilbert Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected as the first elected African-American Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee . [ 1 ] He was elected to five consecutive terms and abruptly resigned the position mid-way through his fifth term in 2009.
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: 2016–2024 Paul Young: 2024–present 5th African-American mayor
Willie W. Herenton — the former city schools superintendent who was mayor of Memphis from 1992 to 2009 — said this made an impression. “I was covered by so many reporters, but I remember ...
[2] [3] He was defeated by Memphis City Councilman Jim Strickland, a fellow Democrat, who earned a plurality of the vote and became the first White mayor of Memphis in more than two decades. The election was officially non-partisan, but each candidate was affiliated with a political party. The mayoral election coincided with elections for the ...
A singular force behind much of the riverfront that Memphis knows and enjoys today has died. John Stokes, an avid outdoorsman, husband and father, the first chairman of the then-named Riverfront ...
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested six officers involved in the arrest of Jackson Hopper, a suspect charged with killing a college student in a Memphis park in October.
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.