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Joseph Lee III
Office history
County Trustee
— Shelby, TN
2026
D primary
general
Current office
- Candidate in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Trustee on May 5, 2026. (Ballotpedia)
Prior office
- Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Shelby County Trustee, appointed in 2019. (Shelby County Trustee Staff Directory)
- City of Memphis Treasurer. (Shelby County Trustee Staff Directory)
- City of Memphis Finance Director. (Shelby County Trustee Staff Directory)
- President/CEO of MLGW. (Shelby County Trustee Staff Directory)
Education
- B.B.A. in Accounting, Christian Brothers University. (Shelby County Trustee Staff Directory)
- M.S. in Operations Management, University of Arkansas. (Shelby County Trustee Staff Directory)
Military Service
- U.S. Navy, 9 years. (Shelby County Trustee Staff Directory)
Campaigns
- Lost the Democratic primary for Shelby County Trustee on May 1, 2018, receiving 41.2% of the vote (17,608 votes) to Regina Newman's 46.3%. (Ballotpedia)
Contact
- Email: info@trustinjlee.com. (Ballotpedia)
Statement of interest (Tennessee Ethics Commission)
- 2026 — County Trustee (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-25.
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 (County Trustee)
- Lee, III, Joseph - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026 — filed 04/09/26
- Lee, III, Joseph - CFD Year-End 2025.pdf — filed 02/02/26
- Lee, III, Joseph - CFD Mid-Year 2025.pdf — filed 07/14/25
- Lee, III, Joseph - CFD Year-End 2024.pdf — filed 01/31/25
- Lee, III, Joseph - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf — filed 01/09/25
Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
- 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 “Lee”, and submit.
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Lee”and, if needed, select the applicable position.
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