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Harold Collins
Office history
County Mayor
— Shelby, TN
2026
D primary
Current office
- 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)
2026 Campaign for Shelby County Mayor (Democratic primary)
- Candidate in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. (Memphis Flyer)
- Campaign site: haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org
Prior office
- 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)
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)
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.
Statement of interest (Tennessee Ethics Commission)
- 2026 — County Mayor (SS-8005) — 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 (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)
- 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 “Collins”, and submit.
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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