Antonio Parkinson

Education

No specific education information provided.

Family

No specific family information provided.

Career

• Born July 14
• Retired Firefighter, Lieutenant, Shelby County Fire Dept.
• Retired U.S. Marine

Committees

• Member, Civil Justice Committee
• Member, Civil Justice Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, Education Administration
• Member, Education Administration of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Member, Civil Justice Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, Higher Education Subcommittee
• Member, Higher Education Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session

Community Involvement

• House member of 107th through 113th General Assemblies
• Chair, Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman
• ABetterMemphis.Com (Founder)
• The Block Party for Peace (Founder/Organizer)
• Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission (Former Chair)
• Frayser Exchange Club (Former President)
• Frayser Community Development Corporation (Board Member 2007)
• Raleigh Community Council (Former Vice President)
• The Voice of Raleigh and Frayser Community Action Network (President)
• Fresh Starts Community Baby Shower Initiative to lower the Infant Mortality rate in Shelby County (Founder)
• Black Market Strategies (Founder)

Links:

• Capitol TN: Capitol TN

• Twitter: Twitter

• Campaign Site: Campaign

Statement of interest (Tennessee Ethics Commission)

• 2026 — Representative (SS-8004) — filed as a state official/candidate
• 2025 — Representative (SS-8004) — filed as a state official/candidate
• 2024 — Representative (SS-8004) — filed as a state official/candidate
• 2024 — Representative (SS-8004 (Amended)) — filed as a state official/candidate

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

Public filings

Tennessee law requires candidates and officeholders to file campaign finance reports and a statement of interest. None of the state or county sites below supports direct links to an individual record — you'll need to search by last name on each.

Campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance . Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Parkinson”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal . Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Parkinson”).

Statement of interest (conflict of interest)

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