{"biography":"[https://www.electjameskirkwood.com/](https://www.electjameskirkwood.com/)\n\nJames Kirkwood is a native Memphian who loves his city, but he is not oblivious to the challenges our city faces. He is the Lead Pastor of Ambassadors for Christ Ministries in the heart of Scutterfield, Memphis (North Memphis). After serving on the Memphis Police Department for over thirty years, he, with a master's degree in leadership, now acts as the Executive Director for the Memphis Christian Pastors Network. MCPN is a network of 67 pastors who are united in seeking the welfare of our city by bringing down the racial divide between the Christian church and reducing poverty by connecting unskilled individuals to upskilling opportunities by way of vocational, career technology education (Southwest, Moore Tech, TCAT, UpSmith). \n\nKirkwood understands that to serve the people under his area of influence truly, he has to build relationships with people, organizations, businesses, and government. He believes he has been called upon to serve in ways to accomplish good for the people of Memphis. He divides his time concerned with the city's constituents' spiritual, emotional, and economic well-being and with his wife of over twenty years, four daughters, 14 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.\n\nHe is a person with strong values of integrity, hard work, diversity, and teamwork. He leads with compassion and seeks to solve problems in an honorable way. He has placed his life on the line for this city. Now, he is placing his trust in the hands of District 3.","campaigns":[{"contest":"memphis_city_council_district_3","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Memphis City Council District 3"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Kirkwood, James","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"01/31/25","documentid":"3A08CFCF-97F4-4B61-89FC-680BDE5FB79A","documentname":"Kirkwood, James - CFD 4th Quarter 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["3A08CFCF-97F4-4B61-89FC-680BDE5FB79A","Kirkwood, James - CFD 4th Quarter 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"2023 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/31/25","documentid":"EF64B386-7871-4BE9-B52C-61ECC489A6FB","documentname":"Kirkwood, James - CFD 3rd Quarter 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["EF64B386-7871-4BE9-B52C-61ECC489A6FB","Kirkwood, James - CFD 3rd Quarter 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"2023 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"09/29/23","documentid":"E262C9EA-2A94-48CC-A7B7-5D1854E7F530","documentname":"Kirkwood, James - CFD Pre-General 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["E262C9EA-2A94-48CC-A7B7-5D1854E7F530","Kirkwood, James - CFD Pre-General 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"2023 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"05/24/23","documentid":"BC48FB02-1243-4246-BB4F-4ED0085657C3","documentname":"Kirkwood, James - Appointment of Treasurer 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["BC48FB02-1243-4246-BB4F-4ED0085657C3","Kirkwood, James - Appointment of Treasurer 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"Memphis City Council, Dist. 3","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"5D6BC0C1-7B19-40DA-85DA-CC1C5824F895","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Kirkwood","lastname":"Kirkwood","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"memphis_city_council_district_3","contest_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_3","office_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"memphis_city_council_district_3","contest_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_3","office_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2023}],"office_key":"city_council_district_3","office_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"James Kirkwood is a native Memphian and the Lead Pastor of Ambassadors for Christ Ministries in Memphis. He served on the Memphis Police Department for over thirty years and now works as the Executive Director for the Memphis Christian Pastors Network. Kirkwood holds a master's degree in leadership and is currently running for the Memphis City Council District 3 seat in the upcoming election. The profile provides information about his community involvement, work history, and education, highlighting his commitment to serving the people of Memphis.","terms":[],"token":"7uGaO7rTAd"}