Grand Divisions

Tennessee Equality Project seeks to advance and protect the civil rights of our State’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons and their families in each Grand Division.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Memphis City Council Election Guide for Oct. 6, 2011


Today is election day in Memphis. TEP PAC is proud to endorse in every competitive race for Memphis City Council elections

We urge you to support the following candidates to create a pro-equality consensus on the Memphis City Council.
 Pools are open until 7 PM today.

Districts

2. Sylvia Cox
3. No endorsement
4. Wanda Halbert
5. Jim Strickland
6. Edmund Ford, Jr.

Superdistricts

8-1. Tammy Warren
8-2. Janis Fullilove
8-3. Myron Lowery
9-2. Shea Flinn
9-3. No endorsement

All of the above candidates in italics are incumbents and they voted pro-equality in the last term. Council members Harold Collins (3), Jim Strickland (5), Myron Lowery (8-3) and Reid Hedgepeth (9-3) face no opponents in the October 6 election.

Additionally, TEP PAC recognizes the follow candidates as equality advocates: Scott Banbury (7), David Vinciarelli (7) and Rosalyn Nichols (8-2).

TEP PAC is a state political action committee registered in Tennessee, Joyce Peacock, treasurer. The endorsements of TEP PAC do not necessarily represent the views of the board of the Tennessee Equality Project. 

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