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Jamita E. Swearengen
Office history
Circuit Court Clerk
— Shelby County, TN
2026
D primary
general
Current office and 2026 campaign
- Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk since September 1, 2022; elected August 2022. (Shelby County TN)
Background and education
- B.A. in Natural Science from LeMoyne-Owen College. (Shelby County TN)
- Memphis Central High School graduate. (Shelby County TN)
Career
- Family Engagement Specialist and classroom educator in Shelby County Schools. (Shelby County TN)
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Minister of Music at Mount Pisgah C.M.E. Church. (Shelby County TN)
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Active member of the Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee. (Shelby County TN)
- Active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. (Shelby County TN)
- Classically trained musician who studied violin, piano, cello, and vocal music. (Shelby County TN)
Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.
Office history
- Memphis City Council member, elected November 2015; resigned August 30, 2022. (Shelby County TN)
- Chair of the Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee. (Shelby County TN)
- Vice-Chair of the Housing and Community Development Committee. (Shelby County TN)
- Council liaison for the Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board, Crime Commission, Memphis Area Transit Authority, Memphis River Parks Partnership, and the Memphis in May board of directors. (Shelby County TN)
Business interests and wealth source
- 2025 — Circuit Court Clerk (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
- 2024 — Circuit Court Clerk (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-25.
Family
- Daughter of the Honorable James E. Swearengen and retired educator Mrs. Hattie Swearengen-Tuggle. (Shelby County TN)
- Sister: Jana E. Swearengen-Washington. (Shelby County TN)
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 — Shelby County campaign finance (Circuit Court Clerk)
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026 — filed 04/17/26
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD Year-End 2025 — filed 02/03/26
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD Mid-Year 2025 — filed 07/30/25
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD Year-End 2024 — filed 01/31/25
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD Mid-Year 2024 — filed 01/31/25
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD Year-End 2023 — filed 02/28/24
- Swearengen, Jamita E. - CFD Mid-Year 2023 — filed 07/19/23
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD 4th Quarter 2022.pdf — filed 02/06/23
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD 3rd Quarter 2022.pdf — filed 10/05/22
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD Pre-General 2022.pdf — filed 08/29/22
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD 2nd Quarter 2022.pdf — filed 08/12/22
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD Pre-Primary 2022.pdf — filed 05/23/22
- Swearengen, Jamita - CFD 1st Quarter 2022.pdf — filed 05/18/22
- Swearengen, Jamita E. - Appointment of Treasurer 2022.pdf — filed 02/10/22
Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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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 “Swearengen”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below.
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Swearengen”and, if needed, select the applicable position.
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