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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.
The 2023 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 5, 2023, to elect the next mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. ... Willie Herenton, former mayor (D) [17]
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 ...
Memphis voters want to change weapons laws and other local issues but the Tennessee legislature, and potentially legal precedent, stands in the way.
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton spoke at the funeral, recalling the two men’s longtime partnership and friendship. During his tenure as mayor, Herenton had appointed Wilkins to the Memphis ...
In the 2023 Memphis mayoral election, Paul Young received 24,408 votes from 98 precincts, 4,500 more than his nearest competitor, Floyd Bonner Jr. [9] The second closest competitor was Willie Herenton, a former Memphis mayor. The vote was split among 17 candidates on the ballot.
After serving on the school board, Johnson was brought on to former Mayor Willie Herenton's administration as his director of legislative affairs. He served during Herenton's first term and ...
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.