{"biography":"## Background and education\nSpecific details regarding Kenny Lee\u2019s educational background are not provided in the available public records. He maintains a personal Facebook page and Instagram account, which are listed as contact methods on his Ballotpedia profile ([Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kenny_Lee_(Tennessee))).  [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/kenny.lee.978842)\n\n## Career\nKenny Lee is a Democratic candidate for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk in Tennessee, with his name appearing on the ballot for the May 5, 2026, primary election ([Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kenny_Lee_(Tennessee))). Prior to this judicial race, Lee sought public office in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, running for District 6 on the school board during the August 4, 2022, general election. In that contest, he received 565 votes, accounting for 4.9% of the total vote share ([Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kenny_Lee_(Tennessee))).\n\nBeyond electoral politics, Lee has worked as a radio show host in Memphis. In November 2019, he was identified in local news coverage as a radio personality who had recently recorded a sermon from a church he attended ([FOX13 Memphis](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-claims-he-was-kicked-out-of-local-church/article_4f5d708f-b2fa-577c-92ca-cdbbe2ba1879.html)).\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nLee\u2019s public profile includes a widely reported dispute with his local church leadership. In 2019, Lee claimed he was effectively excommunicated after recording a February 28, 2016, sermon where he alleged the pastor told him, \"I'm going to do everything in my power to get you out of here if you are a problem to me\" ([FOX13 Memphis](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-claims-he-was-kicked-out-of-local-church/article_4f5d708f-b2fa-577c-92ca-cdbbe2ba1879.html)). Lee stated that the pastor also questioned his attendance, asking, \"Young man, you haven't been here but two Sundays in a year. Why are you here?\" ([FOX13 Memphis](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-claims-he-was-kicked-out-of-local-church/article_4f5d708f-b2fa-577c-92ca-cdbbe2ba1879.html)).\n\nFollowing the incident, Lee announced he would never return to that church or any other church again ([FOX13 Memphis](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-claims-he-was-kicked-out-of-local-church/article_4f5d708f-b2fa-577c-92ca-cdbbe2ba1879.html)). The incident drew commentary from Dr. Jay Earheart-Brown, then president of Memphis Theological Seminary, who noted that while the Bible mentions excommunication, poor attendance is not cited as a reason for it ([FOX13 Memphis](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-claims-he-was-kicked-out-of-local-church/article_4f5d708f-b2fa-577c-92ca-cdbbe2ba1879.html)).\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Juvenile Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=LEE&id=94168&f=199676&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":"juvenile_court_clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Juvenile Court Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kenny","fullname":"Kenny Lee","lastname":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"juvenile_court_clerk","contest_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"juvenile_court_clerk","office_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"juvenile_court_clerk","contest_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"juvenile_court_clerk","office_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"juvenile_court_clerk","office_title":"Juvenile Court Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"tp5kmndjo4"}