Currently holds the office of Memphis City Council - Super District 8, Position 1 until December 31, 2027.
Candidate for Shelby County Mayor in 2026 Tennessee Primary Election.
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Get StartedTo build a safer Shelby County by treating public safety as a shared, countywide responsibility, one that breaks down artificial jurisdictional lines, upholds human dignity at every stage of the justice system, and replaces cycles of harm with pathways of stability. Learn more
Increase small business revenue and survival rates. Learn more
Create stronger local supply chains serving public and private institutions. Learn more
Build a community of good corporate citizens by incentivizing and mandating investment in schools from those seeking PILOTS, through a reimagined school adoption initiative. This will allow community partners to directly invest in school infrastructure and improvement needs, using an adopt-a-school improvement dashboard that contains projects identified by municipal school districts within Shelby County. Learn more
Focus on early-grade literacy while supporting continued reading development through tutoring, mentorship, and literacy-rich environments that follow students from early childhood through adolescence. Support and help scale programs such as the Shelby County Early Literacy Plan (SCELP). Learn more
Fund investments in innovative vocational training and entrepreneurship programs that prepare the emerging workforce and future business leaders to thrive in a modernized and more technical work environment. Learn more
Appoint a Director of Education to ensure full and complete collaboration and accountability between our municipal school boards and Shelby County Government. Learn more
Provide the requisite funding for all school municipalities to provide trauma informed training for resource officers and key personnel. Learn more
Pair students with trained “Book Buddies” from the community and ensure consistent access to age-appropriate books through schools, libraries, and neighborhood hubs to build daily reading habits and positive reading relationships. Create a telereading program for Book Buddies to read together. Learn more
Expand funding for free and reduced lunch and establish an evening nutrition initiative to provide after school meals to students facing hardship. This will help ensure that hunger is not a hindrance for any student in Shelby County. Learn more
Prioritize educators who apply to receive a student loan forgiveness grant through the Shelby County Talent Return & Retention Initiative. Learn more
Increase literacy rates by engaging children, parents, caregivers, seniors, and community volunteers together making reading a shared household and neighborhood practice, not just a school activity. Sponsor neighborhood reading nights at local venues and establish book club hangouts throughout the county. Learn more
Develop a new grant program that directs funding to community partners and Shelby County municipalities with programming that incorporates Social Emotional Learning, Financial Literacy, Interpersonal Skill Development, Mental Health, and Youth Workforce Readiness. Learn more
Funding education is one of the most important functions of Shelby County government. What makes us special is that we are one County with lots of unique educational opportunities. Learn more
Increase the base pay for teachers to better support and retain educators. Learn more
Work in tandem with the Shelby County Commission to establish new oversight and accountability measures for all educational budget allocations. Learn more
SHAP helps to create a system-wide shift that expands community clinics, telehealth, and preventive care programs redirecting non-emergency patients before they reach the ER. By reducing avoidable demand, Regional One can focus on what it does best: high-acuity, lifesaving care. Uncoupling the hospital from systemic gaps is essential for long-term sustainability. Learn more
Develop a partnership between the municipal school districts within Shelby County and the Shelby County Health Department to provide onsite health services with a focus on mental health. Learn more
We must ensure the new Regional One hospital is delivered on time, on budget, with support from the state and without weakening lifesaving services at the existing facility. This requires a multi-year funding plan, strict cost controls, and an operational stabilization strategy that protects staffing, trauma readiness, and patient access during construction. Learn more
The Shelby Health Access Plan (SHAP) pilot will be a county-led healthcare access initiative designed to provide affordable preventive and primary care services to uninsured residents of Shelby County. Through a low-cost fixed monthly payment that will not exceed 60, SHAP will expand access to essential healthcare while reducing avoidable emergency room visits and long-term public health costs. Learn more
Offer enhanced PILOTs, tax credits, or fee waivers for developers meeting affordability and ownership targets. Learn more
Prioritize projects that produce for-sale affordable units, not just rentals. Learn more
The Shelby County government will partner with municipal housing offices throughout Shelby County, local community organizations, and developers to eliminate blight while also deploying a County-Backed Equity Path Homeownership initiative. Learn more
Request that EDGE focuses on Affordable Housing Innovation Incentives. Learn more
Expand the commercial tax base without raising tax rates. Learn more
Increase job creation in historically underserved communities. Learn more
Tie incentives to long-term affordability covenants and local hiring. Learn more
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