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Michael D. Pope
Office history
Sheriff
— Shelby County, TN
2026
D primary
Current office and 2026 campaign
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Criminal Investigator for the District Attorney’s Office in Memphis, TN. (campaign site)
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Candidate in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026 — one of five Democrats running. (Daily Memphian)
- Campaign site: michaelpope4sheriff.com
Background and education
- Master’s in Criminal Justice, Bethel University. (campaign site)
- Graduate of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety. (campaign site)
Office history
- Chief of Police, West Memphis Police Department. (campaign site)
- Commander for Civil and Criminal Court Operations. (campaign site)
- Field Commander for Domestic Violence and Special Victims Unit. (campaign site)
Business interests and wealth source
- 2026 — Sheriff (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-25.
Family
- No family information found in sources.
Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.
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 (Sheriff)
- Pope, Michael - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026 — filed 04/10/26
- Pope, Michael - CFD Year-End 2025.pdf — filed 02/02/26
- Pope, Michael - CFD Mid-Year 2025.pdf — filed 07/15/25
- Pope, Michael - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf — filed 01/13/25
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 “Pope”, 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 “Pope”and, if needed, select the applicable position.
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