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Harold Collins
Office history
County Mayor
— Shelby County, TN
2026
D primary
Current office and 2026 campaign
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Chief Administrative Officer for Shelby County Government since June 1, 2022, overseeing daily operations of Tennessee's largest county under Mayor Lee Harris. (campaign site)
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Candidate in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. (Memphis Flyer)
- Campaign site: haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org
Background and education
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Memphis. (campaign site)
- Master's in Public Policy and Administration from Jackson State University. (campaign site)
- Memphis Catholic High School graduate. (campaign site)
Office history
- Memphis City Councilman (2007–2015), elected twice. (campaign site)
- Memphis City Council Chairman in 2010. (campaign site)
- Special Assistant to the Shelby County District Attorney General, focusing on combating juvenile crime and truancy. (campaign site)
- Vice President of Community Engagement at Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. (campaign site)
Business interests and wealth source
- 2026 — County Mayor (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-25.
Family
- Married to Kimberly Williams; has two daughters, Sydney and Erin. (campaign site)
- Raised by Wilbert and Iuka Collins as their 11th child. (campaign site)
Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.
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 (Memphis Mayor)
- Collins, Harold - Year-End 2017 — filed 02/20/18
- Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2017 — filed 08/15/17
- Collins, Harold - Year End 2016 — filed 02/17/17
- Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2016 — filed 07/21/16
- Collins, Harold - 4th Qtr. 2015 — filed 02/11/16
- Collins, Harold - Pre-General 2015 — filed 10/02/15
- Collins, Harold - 3rd Qtr 2015 — filed 10/02/15
- Collins, Harold - 2nd Qtr. 2015 — filed 07/10/15
- Collins, Harold - 1st Qtr. 2015 — filed 04/13/15
- Collins, Harold - 1st Qtr 2015(2) — filed 04/13/15
- Collins, Harold - Year-End 2014(2) — filed 02/04/15
- Collins, Harold - Year End 2014 — filed 02/03/15
- Collins, Harold - 4th Qtr. 2014 Memphis Mayor — filed 02/03/15
- Collins, Harold - Appt of Treasurer 2014 — filed 10/10/14
- Collins, Harold - Mid-Yr. 2014 — filed 07/14/14
- Collins, Harold - Year - End 2013 — filed 02/03/14
- Collins, Harold - Year End 2012 — filed 01/31/13
- Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2012 — filed 07/13/12
- Collins, Harold - Year-End 2011 — filed 01/30/12
- Collins, Harold - Pre-General 2011 — filed 09/29/11
- Collins, Harold - 2nd Qtr 2011 — filed 07/11/11
- Collins, Harold - 1st Qtr 2011 — filed 05/17/11
- Collins, Harold - Year-End 2010 — filed 01/26/11
- Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2010 — filed 07/15/10
- Collins, Harold - Year-End 2009 — filed 02/01/10
- Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2009 — filed 07/14/09
- Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2008 — filed 09/12/08
- Collins, Harold - Year-End 2007 — filed 01/28/08
- Collins, Harold - 4th Qtr 2008 — filed 01/28/08
- Collins, Harold - 4th Qtr 2007 Amended — filed 01/28/08
- Collins, Harold - 3rd Qtr 2007 — filed 10/11/07
- Collins, Harold - A of T 2007 — filed 05/11/07
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 “Collins”, 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 “Collins”and, if needed, select the applicable position.
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