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Rheunte E. Benson
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
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Democratic candidate for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk in the May 5, 2026 primary. (SCEC Final Candidate List, May 5 2026)
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General Sessions Criminal Administrator, Shelby County clerk's office. (Commercial Appeal via Yahoo)
- Listed in the National Association for Court Management The Court Manager new-members directory (Vol. 34, No. 3, Fall 2019) as "Administrator of General Sessions Criminal Court, Memphis, Tennessee." (NACM)
From her 2024 campaign, which focused on a closely related office:
- Improving customer service and community access.
- Upgrading technology, including e-filing. In 2024 she noted: "Shelby County (general sessions) is one of the largest court systems and we have yet to get into e-filing." (Commercial Appeal via Yahoo)
- Completing a case-management system for the criminal division and advancing a new system for the civil division. (Q&A)
Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18. The 2026 race (Criminal Court Clerk) is a distinct office from her 2020 and 2024 runs (General Sessions Court Clerk). Education and family background were not located in online sources.
Career
- Per her own campaign statements, 30 years of experience in the General Sessions Court Clerk's Office / court operations and leadership. (Commercial Appeal via Yahoo, Q&A)
Office history
- 2020 Democratic primary, Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk — lost to incumbent Joe Brown. (Commercial Appeal via Yahoo, Memphis Flyer)
- 2024 Democratic primary, Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk — lost to Tami Sawyer in a multi-candidate field that included incumbent Joe Brown and Shelandra Ford. (Ballotpedia, Tri-State Defender)
- Prior campaigns used electbensonforclerk.com and the Facebook page facebook.com/BensonforClerk2020. The campaign site was not reachable during this research.
Business interests and wealth source
- 2026 — Criminal Court Clerk (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
- 2024 — General Sessions Court Clerk (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
- 2024 — General Sessions Court Clerk (SS-8005 (Amended)) — 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 (Gen. Sess. Court Clerk)
- Benson, Rheunte E., CFD 1st Quarter 2024 — filed 04/15/24
- Benson, Rheunte E. - CFD Pre-Primary 2024 — filed 02/28/24
- Benson, Rheute E. - Appointment of Treasurer 2024.pdf — filed 11/21/23
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 “Benson”, 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 “Benson”and, if needed, select the applicable position.