T. L. Harris — County School Board Division 6

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Office history

County School Board Division 6 — Shelby County, TN

2026

general

2026-05-05

held office

2026-09-01 → 2030-09-01

Current office and 2026 campaign

Candidate for Memphis-Shelby County School Board, District 6 in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. (Chalkbeat)
One of five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat held by former teachers union leader Keith Williams since 2022. (Chalkbeat)
Campaign site: voteharris901.com
Signature initiative is "The Third Grade Standard," aiming to increase third-grade reading proficiency by 10% within two academic years. (Campaign Site)
Endorsed by the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, labor union Memphis AFSCME Local 1733, and city council member Pearl Eva Walker. (Memphis Flyer)

Background and education

Product of Memphis–Shelby County Schools. (Campaign Site)
LeMoyne-Owen College alumnus. (Campaign Site)
University of Memphis Political Science graduate. (Campaign Site)
LSU MBA Candidate, Class of 2027. (Campaign Site)

Career

Healthcare executive and Managing Partner of Whitehaven Family Healthcare (also referred to as Walhaven Family Healthcare or Memphis Family Healthcare). (Campaign Site; Memphis Flyer)
2024 Leaders of Color Graduate. (Campaign Site)

Office history

Served as a Memphis police officer two decades ago. (Memphis Flyer)
Led a youth violence prevention program for three years. (Chalkbeat)

Documented disputes and controversies

Pleaded guilty in 2006 to attempting to possess with the intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine while serving as a city police officer. (Memphis Flyer)
Sentenced to 51 months in federal prison and 60 months on supervised release; supervised release was terminated early in 2013. (Memphis Flyer)
Qualified to run for office after having his civil rights restored in a local court. (Memphis Flyer)

Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.

Business interests and wealth source

2026 — School Board (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate

Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-25.

Family

30+ year Whitehaven resident. (Campaign Site)

Public filings

Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.

Tennessee — campaign finance (search)

State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Harris”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below.
County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — most major TN counties use the EasyVote portal. Select the relevant county and search by candidate name (“Harris”).

Tennessee — statement of interest

Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Harris”and, if needed, select the applicable position.

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