← Back to Shelby County, Tennessee: Election on 2023-10-05
Contest for Memphis City Council Super District 9 Position 2
None
None
general - Non-partisan - Memphis City Council District Super District 9 Position 2
About this office
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Policy judgment on Memphis-specific matters with a citywide rather than neighborhood lens, since super-district seats are elected at-large within a geographic super-district covering roughly half the city.
- Budget literacy: the 13-member Council approves the annual city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.
- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work that precedes full-council action.
- Citywide constituent relations across roughly 300,000 residents — broader case-work and policy reach than a single-member district.
- Memphis-specific issue depth: MLGW, MATA, EDGE incentives, blight, and the city's relationship with Shelby County government.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Ford Canale
👍
👎
🤡
😡
🤷
Ford Canale is currently serving as the Councilman for Super District 9, Position 2 in Memphis. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama. Canale has experience in a small family business and is a funeral director at Canale Funeral Directors. He is also involved in various organizations, including Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis and Convergence Memphis, Inc. Canale currently serves as the Chair of the Transportation Committee and the Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, and is involved with the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Memphis Area Transit Authority. He is married with two children and attends St. Michael Catholic Church.
Brandon D. Washington
👍
👎
🤡
😡
🤷
Brandon D. Washington is currently a student at Rhodes College, where he is majoring in Russian Studies and International Studies. He is also serving as the Director of Communications for the Tennessee College Democrats. There is no negative information available, but his experience is limited to his current studies and role with the Tennessee College Democrats.