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Dolores Missy Rivers
Office history
County School Board Division 1
— Shelby, TN
2026
general
Current office
- Candidate for Shelby County Board of Education, District 1 in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. (Chalkbeat)
Prior office
- Interim director of the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, serving a one-year term that ended in February 2026. (Chalkbeat)
Education and Career
- Spent 26 years as an educator in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS), starting as a teacher on a provisional license at Doubletree Elementary School. (Chalkbeat)
- Spent most of her teaching career at Ross Elementary before retiring in 2023. (Chalkbeat)
Policy Positions
- Advocate for increasing teacher pay and offering tuition support to help Memphis students become educators. (Chalkbeat)
- Supports expanding MSCS's Innovation Zone approach, which targets low-performing schools with strong principals and practical teacher training. (Chalkbeat)
- Prioritizes teacher recruitment and retention, arguing that fair pay and improved working conditions are essential to attracting strong candidates and retaining experienced educators. (Chalkbeat)
Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.
Statement of interest (Tennessee Ethics Commission)
No statement of interest filing found as of 2026-04-25. Search the Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search.
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 School Bd., Dist. 1)
- Rivers, Dolores Missy - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026 — filed 04/10/26
- Missy, Delores - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf — filed 02/04/26
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 “Rivers”, and submit.
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Rivers”and, if needed, select the applicable position.
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