{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoyce Dorse-Coleman is a native Memphian who has lived in the Orange Mound Community for about 40 years. Joyce is a proud graduate of Melrose High and the University of Memphis. After years in the medical field, Joyce recently retired.\n\nHer compassion and love for our youth runs very deep. She has been actively involved in all phases of the education process. Joyce is quick to remind people that she is not a politician, she is a parent and grandparent that is passionate about how our future is taking shape.\n\nJoyce and her husband, Theodore Coleman, are the proud parents of seven children. All are graduates of Shelby County Schools. They are even prouder to have nine grandchildren. Five of which are now enrolled in SCS.\n\nJoyce has been actively involved as chairperson for the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) for several years and at several different schools.\n\nJoyce's dedication was put to the test after her neighborhood\u2019s elementary school, Dunbar Elementary, was placed on the list of potential school closures. During this time Joyce became very ill, but that didn\u2019t stop her from allowing her voice to be heard with other community members and community leaders. Together, they fought to keep the doors of Dunbar open to ensure the children of the Orange Mound Community could receive the best education close to home.\n\n\"We must have people in place that are willing to be held accountable for what is taking place and that is just what I want you to do -- hold me accountable.\"\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=DORSE-COLEMAN&id=80170&f=196877&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2026** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005 (Amended))](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=DORSE-COLEMAN&id=80170&f=196877&v=2) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=DORSE-COLEMAN&id=80170&f=200733&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=DORSE-COLEMAN&id=80170&f=198363&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-25.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 9"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joyce","fullname":"Joyce Dorse Coleman","lastname":"Coleman","middlename":"Dorse","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"County School Board District 9","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"County School Board District 9","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_9","office_title":"County School Board District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"County School Board District 9","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_9","office_title":"County School Board Division 9","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_9","contest_title":"County School Board District 9","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_9","office_title":"County School Board Division 9","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_9","office_title":"County School Board Division 9","party":"","state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2026-09-01"},"year":2026},{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_9","office_title":"County School Board Division 9","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_school_board_division_9","office_title":"County School Board Division 9","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_9","office_title":"County School Board Division 9","party":"","state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2026-09-01"},{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_school_board_division_9","office_title":"County School Board Division 9","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"summary":"Joyce Dorse Coleman is a native Memphian who has lived in the Orange Mound Community for about 40 years. She is a proud graduate of Melrose High and the University of Memphis, with a background in the medical field. Joyce has been actively involved in education as the chairperson for the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at various schools. She has also fought to keep Dunbar Elementary, her neighborhood's school, from closing. Joyce is currently serving as a County School Board member for Division 9, with her term starting in 2022 and ending in 2026.","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"county_school_board_division_9","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County School Board Division 9"},{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2026-05-05","office":"county_school_board_division_9","state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2026-09-01","title":"County School Board Division 9"}],"token":"iaJgb9h9C4"}