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Contest for Memphis City Council District 6
Memphis City Council
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general - Non-partisan - Memphis City Council District 6
About this office
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Policy judgment on Memphis-specific matters — budget, ordinances, MPD oversight, land-use, code enforcement, infrastructure — within the Memphis Charter and Tennessee municipal law.
- Budget literacy: the 13-member Council approves the annual city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.
- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work that precedes full-council action.
- Constituent relations in a single-member district of roughly 90,000 residents — case-work, neighborhood issues, council-district services.
- Memphis-specific issue depth: MLGW, MATA, EDGE incentives, blight, and the city's relationship with Shelby County government.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Edmund H. Ford Sr
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Edmund H. Ford Sr. is a member of the Memphis City Council representing District 6. He has previously served in this position from 1999 to 2007 and was re-elected in 2019. Ford has a B.S. degree in Government and Public Affairs from Tennessee State University and a Mortuary Science degree from John Gupton College. He is the founder of E.H. Ford Mortuary and has been a licensed embalmer and funeral director since 1979. Ford is involved in various committees and organizations, including the Economic Development Growth Engine and Minority Business Development Oversight Commission. He is married with four children and is an active member of Ford Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church.
Keith D Austin II
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Based on the limited information provided, Keith D Austin II has studied at LeMoyne-Owen College and Remington College Memphis Campus. However, there is no further information available regarding his work history or previous offices held. Without additional information, it is difficult to evaluate his suitability for the elected position of Memphis City Council District 6.
Larry Hunter
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Unfortunately, the provided link does not contain any information about Larry Hunter's education, work history, or previous offices held. Therefore, it is not possible to evaluate his suitability for the elected position of Memphis City Council District 6 based on the information provided.