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 T.B. BOYCE
CANDIDATE BOYCE'S ANSWERS
TAMI SAWYER
CANDIDATE SAWYER'S ANSWERS
LEMICHAEL D. WILSON
CANDIDATE WILSON'S ANSWERS
LEO AWGOWHAT
DID NOT RESPOND
STEVEN BRADLEY
DID NOT RESPOND
WILLIE HERENTON
DID NOT RESPOND
ROBERT (PRINCE MONGO) HODGES
DID NOT RESPOND
DEANGELO PEGUES
DID NOT RESPOND
JIM STRICKLAND
DID NOT RESPOND
DAVID WALKER
DID NOT RESPOND
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
DAWN BONNER
DID NOT RESPOND
SHERMAN D. GREER
DID NOT RESPOND
RHONDA LOGAN
CANDIDATE LOGAN'S ANSWERS
All District 1 candidates' answers
City Council - District 2
FRANK COLVETT, JR.
DID NOT RESPOND
JOHN EMERY
CANDIDATE EMERY'S ANSWERS
MARVIN WHITE
CANDIDATE WHITE'S ANSWERS
All District 2 candidates' answers
City Council - District 3
TANYA L. COOPER
CANDIDATE COOPER'S ANSWERS
PATRICE JORDAN ROBINSON
CANDIDATE ROBINSON'S ANSWERS
All District 3 candidates' answers
City Council - District 4
JAMITA E. SWEARENGEN
DID NOT RESPOND
BRITNEY THORNTON
CANDIDATE THORNTON'S ANSWERS
All District 4 candidates' answers
City Council - District 5
JOHN R. MAREK
CANDIDATE MAREK'S ANSWERS
WORTH MORGAN
DID NOT RESPOND
All District 5 candidates' answers
City Council - District 6
PERRY BOND
DID NOT RESPOND
THERYN C. BOND
CANDIDATE BOND'S ANSWERS
PAUL S BROWN
DID NOT RESPOND
DAVIN D. CLEMONS
CANDIDATE CLEMONS' ANSWERS
EDMUND H. FORD
DID NOT RESPOND
J. JAQUES HAMILTON
CANDIDATE HAMILTON'S ANSWERS
All District 6 candidates' answers
City Council - District 7
BERLIN F. BOYD
DID NOT RESPOND
MICHALYN C.S. EASTER-THOMAS
CANDIDATE EASTER-THOMAS' ANSWERS
TONI GREEN-COLE
DID NOT RESPOND
JIMMY HASSANN
DID NOT RESPOND
JERRED PRICE
CANDIDATE PRICE'S ANSWERS
WILL "THE UNDERDOG" RICHARDSON
CANDIDATE RICHARDSON'S ANSWERS
CATRINA L. SMITH
CANDIDATE SMITH'S ANSWERS
THURSTON SMITH
CANDIDATE SMITH'S ANSWERS
LARRY SPRINGFIELD
DID NOT RESPOND
All District 7 candidates' answers
City Council - Super District 8 - Position 1
M. LATROY ALEXANDRIA-WILLIAMS
CANDIDATE ALEXANDRIA-WILLIAMS' ANSWERS
NICOLE CLEABORN
CANDIDATE CLEABORN'S ANSWERS
GERRE CURRIE
DID NOT RESPOND
DARRICK DEE HARRIS
DID NOT RESPOND
JB SMILEY JR.
CANDIDATE SMILEY'S ANSWERS
PEARL "EVA" WALKER
CANDIDATE WALKER'S ANSWERS
All Super District 8 - Position 1 candidates' answers
City Council - Super District 8 - Position 2
MARINDA ALEXANDRIA-WILLIAMS
DID NOT RESPOND
CHEYENNE JOHNSON
DID NOT RESPOND
FRANK WILLIAM JOHNSON
CANDIDATE JOHNSON'S ANSWERS
CRAIG LITTLES
CANDIDATE LITTLES' ANSWERS
BRIAN L. SAULSBERRY
DID NOT RESPOND
All Super District 8 - Position 2 candidates' answers
City Council - Super District 8 - Position 3
CAT ALLEN
CANDIDATE ALLEN'S ANSWERS
R.S. FORD SR.
DID NOT RESPOND
MARTAVIUS D. JONES
CANDIDATE JONES' ANSWERS
GERALD KINER
CANDIDATE KINER'S ANSWERS
PAM LEE
DID NOT RESPOND
LYNETTE P. WILLIAMS
DID NOT RESPOND
All Super District 8 - Position 3 candidates' answers
City Council - Super District 9 - Position 1
CHASE CARLISLE
DID NOT RESPOND
ERIKA SUGARMON
CANDIDATE SUGARMON'S ANSWERS
All Super District 9 - Position 1 candidates' answers
City Council - Super District 9 - Position 2
MAURICIO CALVO
CANDIDATE CALVO'S ANSWERS
FORD CANALE
DID NOT RESPOND
DEANIELLE JONES
CANDIDATE JONES' ANSWERS
All Super District 9 - Position 2 candidates' answers
City Council - Super District 9 - Position 3
CHARLEY BURCH
CANDIDATE BURCH'S ANSWERS
CODY FLETCHER
DID NOT RESPOND
TYRONE ROMEO FRANKLIN
DID NOT RESPOND
JEFF WARREN
DID NOT RESPOND