We sent questionnaires to all of the candidates running for mayor of Memphis and Memphis City Council, asking their positions on important criminal justice reform issues like law enforcement's use of deadly force, the Community Law Enforcement Review Board, the school-to-prison pipeline, transparency and more. The questionnaires we sent to mayoral candidates can be found here. The questionnaires we sent to city council candidates can be found here.

All certified candidates' responses appear below exactly as they were shared with us. Candidate names are listed in the form they appear on the ballot. We urge you to read their responses before you vote on October 3, 2019 (or earlier if you early vote)!

Answers by candidate are below, as well as a page for the answers of all candidates' within a given district. If you are unsure of your district, click here to find out!

 

Mayoral Candidates

(Mayoral candidates are ordered first by whether or not they responded, then alphabetically.)

Terrence Boyce


 

TERRENCE T.B. BOYCE

CANDIDATE BOYCE'S ANSWERS


 

 

Tami Sawyer


 

TAMI SAWYER

CANDIDATE SAWYER'S ANSWERS

 

 

Lemichael D. Wilson


 

LEMICHAEL D. WILSON

CANDIDATE WILSON'S ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

LEO AWGOWHAT


DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

STEVEN BRADLEY

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Dr. Willie Herenton


 

WILLIE HERENTON

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

ROBERT (PRINCE MONGO) HODGES

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

DEANGELO PEGUES

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Jim Strickland


 

JIM STRICKLAND

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

DAVID WALKER

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

SHARON A. WEBB

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Mayoral Candidate Answers by Question

 

 

City Council Candidates

(City council candidates are ordered first by district, then alphabetically.)

City Council - District 1

No Photo Submitted


 

DAWN BONNER

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Sherman Greer


 

SHERMAN D. GREER

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Rhonda Logan


 

RHONDA LOGAN

CANDIDATE LOGAN'S ANSWERS

 

All District 1 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - District 2

Frank Colvette, Jr.


 

FRANK COLVETT, JR.

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

John Emery


 

JOHN EMERY

CANDIDATE EMERY'S ANSWERS

 

 

Marvin White


 

MARVIN WHITE

CANDIDATE WHITE'S ANSWERS

 

All District 2 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - District 3

Tanya Cooper


 

TANYA L. COOPER

CANDIDATE COOPER'S ANSWERS

 

 

Patrice Robinson


 

PATRICE JORDAN ROBINSON

CANDIDATE ROBINSON'S ANSWERS

 

All District 3 candidates' answers

 

City Council - District 4

Jamita Swearengen


 

JAMITA E. SWEARENGEN

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Britney Thornton


 

BRITNEY THORNTON

CANDIDATE THORNTON'S ANSWERS

 

All District 4 candidates' answers

 

City Council - District 5

John Marek


 

JOHN R. MAREK

CANDIDATE MAREK'S ANSWERS

 

 

Worth Mogan


 

WORTH MORGAN

DID NOT RESPOND

 

All District 5 candidates' answers

 

City Council - District 6

No Photo Submitted


 

PERRY BOND

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Theryn Bond


 

THERYN C. BOND

CANDIDATE BOND'S ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

PAUL S BROWN

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Davin Clemons


 

DAVIN D. CLEMONS

CANDIDATE CLEMONS' ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

EDMUND H. FORD

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

J. JAQUES HAMILTON

CANDIDATE HAMILTON'S ANSWERS

 

All District 6 candidates' answers

 

City Council - District 7

 

BERLIN F. BOYD

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Michalyn Easter-Thomas


 

MICHALYN C.S. EASTER-THOMAS

CANDIDATE EASTER-THOMAS' ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

TONI GREEN-COLE

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

JIMMY HASSANN

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Jerred Price


 

JERRED PRICE

CANDIDATE PRICE'S ANSWERS

 

 

Will "The Underdog" Richardson


 

WILL "THE UNDERDOG" RICHARDSON

CANDIDATE RICHARDSON'S ANSWERS

 

 

Catrina L. Smith


 

CATRINA L. SMITH

CANDIDATE SMITH'S ANSWERS

 

 

Thurston Smith


 

THURSTON SMITH

CANDIDATE SMITH'S ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

LARRY SPRINGFIELD

DID NOT RESPOND

 

All District 7 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - Super District 8 - Position 1

No Photo Submitted


 

M. LATROY ALEXANDRIA-WILLIAMS

CANDIDATE ALEXANDRIA-WILLIAMS' ANSWERS

 

 

Nicole Cleaborn


 

NICOLE CLEABORN

CANDIDATE CLEABORN'S ANSWERS

 

 

Gerre Currie


 

GERRE CURRIE

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

DARRICK DEE HARRIS

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

JB Smiley Jr.


 

JB SMILEY JR.

CANDIDATE SMILEY'S ANSWERS

 

 

Pearl Walker


 

PEARL "EVA" WALKER

CANDIDATE WALKER'S ANSWERS

 

All Super District 8 - Position 1 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - Super District 8 - Position 2

No Photo Submitted


 

MARINDA ALEXANDRIA-WILLIAMS

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Cheyenne Johnson


 

CHEYENNE JOHNSON

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Frank Johnson


 

FRANK WILLIAM JOHNSON

CANDIDATE JOHNSON'S ANSWERS

 

 

Craig Littles


 

CRAIG LITTLES

CANDIDATE LITTLES' ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

BRIAN L. SAULSBERRY

DID NOT RESPOND

 

All Super District 8 - Position 2 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - Super District 8 - Position 3

Cat Allen


 

CAT ALLEN

CANDIDATE ALLEN'S ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

R.S. FORD SR.

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Martavius D. Jones


 

MARTAVIUS D. JONES

CANDIDATE JONES' ANSWERS

 

 

Gerald Kiner


 

GERALD KINER

CANDIDATE KINER'S ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

PAM LEE

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

LYNETTE P. WILLIAMS

DID NOT RESPOND

 

All Super District 8 - Position 3 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - Super District 9 - Position 1

No Photo Submitted


 

CHASE CARLISLE

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Erika Sugarmon


 

ERIKA SUGARMON

CANDIDATE SUGARMON'S ANSWERS

 

All Super District 9 - Position 1 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - Super District 9 - Position 2

Mauricio Calvo


 

MAURICIO CALVO

CANDIDATE CALVO'S ANSWERS

 

 

Ford Canale


 

FORD CANALE

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

Deanielle Jones


 

DEANIELLE JONES

CANDIDATE JONES' ANSWERS

 

All Super District 9 - Position 2 candidates' answers

 

 

City Council - Super District 9 - Position 3

Charley Burch


 

CHARLEY BURCH

CANDIDATE BURCH'S ANSWERS

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

CODY FLETCHER

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

TYRONE ROMEO FRANKLIN

DID NOT RESPOND

 

 

No Photo Submitted


 

JEFF WARREN

DID NOT RESPOND

 

All Super District 9 - Position 3 candidates' answers