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Contest for Memphis City Council, Super District 9 Position 2

general - Non-partisan - City Council Member

About this office

A city council member (alderman in some towns) serves on the municipality's legislative body, approving the city budget, setting the tax rate, and passing ordinances and resolutions. Members represent a district or the city at large.

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

  • Policy judgment on city matters — ordinances, services, and land use.
  • Budget literacy: the council approves the city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.
  • Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work.
  • Constituent relations within the district or city.
  • Familiarity with the city charter and municipal issues such as utilities, transit, development, and blight.

Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.

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