{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Meggan Wurzburg Kiel","chatgptsummary":"Meggan Wurzburg Kiel is a candidate for the elected position of Memphis City Council District 5. She is a native Memphian and has deep roots in the community. Meggan has a strong educational background, having graduated from Duke University and received her Masters of Education from the University of Massachusetts. She has worked in education, including teaching elementary school and serving as a post-secondary guidance counselor. Meggan is actively involved in various community organizations and is committed to the future of Memphis.","notes":"https://www.megganformemphis.com/","party":"","person":{"biography":"[https://www.megganformemphis.com/](https://www.megganformemphis.com/)\n\ntogether@megganformemphis.com\n\n(901) 410-0211\n\nBorn and raised in Memphis, Meggan returned in 2005 to raise her own family with her husband Daniel, also a native Memphian. Meggan\u2019s family's roots go back several generations in Memphis. She is an alumna of St. Mary\u2019s Episcopal School and a life-long member of Temple Israel and has served on both the St. Mary\u2019s Alumnae Board and her congregation\u2019s Board of Trustees. Meggan is also an active board member of MIFA, Playback Memphis, & Facing History and Ourselves, and has worked with organizations across the community. Meggan is committed to Memphis's future.\n\nAfter graduating from Duke University and working in the national office of the education nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves, Meggan participated in the inaugural cohort of the Boston Teacher Residency and received her Masters of Education at University of Massachusetts. She has taught elementary school and has served as a post-secondary guidance counselor for high school students at both REACH Memphis and The Soulsville Charter School and maintains relationships with many of her former students years later.  Meggan understands the potential our youth can bring to Memphis when they have opportunities to see a bright future.\n\nMeggan and her husband Daniel have two wonderful teenagers, Sadie and Ben, who are the grounding force in everything Meggan does.  Meggan served on the PTO of East High School, spends any free time she has ferrying kids to soccer practice or theater auditions, and has the same hopes and concerns about her children\u2019s future as every other parent. She wants to ensure Memphis is stronger, safer, and better tomorrow than it is today, so that younger generations will always want to make it their home, the way Meggan and Daniel have made it theirs. ","firstname":"Meggan","lastname":"Kiel","middlename":"Wurzburg","suffix":null,"token":"qSymD6UsTp"},"token":"meggan_wurzburg_kiel"},{"candidatename":"Luke Hatler","chatgptsummary":"Based on the limited information provided, Luke Hatler is a progressive candidate running for Memphis City Council District 5. The only educational background mentioned is that he attended White Station High School. No information is provided regarding his work history or previous offices held. Without more substantive information, it is difficult to evaluate his suitability for the job as mayor of a large city.","notes":"","party":"","person":{"biography":"Luke Hatler, progressive candidate for Memphis City Council District 5.\n\nWent to White Station High School\n\n[https://www.instagram.com/lukeformemphis](https://www.instagram.com/lukeformemphis)\n\n[https://www.facebook.com/lukeformemphis](https://www.facebook.com/lukeformemphis)","firstname":"Luke","lastname":"Hatler","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"aPnIUfnjnB"},"token":"luke_hatler"},{"candidatename":"Philip Spinosa","chatgptsummary":"Based on the information provided, Philip Spinosa is an experienced leader who served on the Memphis City Council from 2015 to 2017, focusing on public safety and economic development. He has a 15+ year career at FedEx, rising to an Executive Leadership position in Sales. He was recruited by the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce and served as Senior Vice President of the Chairman's Circle, where he increased membership and worked on strategic initiatives. He currently runs his own logistics and freight brokerage firm and is involved in various community organizations. Overall, the profile provides substantive information about Spinosa's education, work history, and community involvement, demonstrating his suitability for the elected position.","notes":"https://www.philipspinosa.com/","party":"","person":{"biography":"After previously serving on the Memphis City Council from 2015 to 2018, in the Super District 9-2 seat, Councilman Philip Spinosa, Jr. was elected on October 5, 2023, and returned to the Memphis City Council to proudly represent the citizens of District 5.\n\nA proud alumnus of Christian Brothers High School, Councilman Spinosa holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration and Insurance from the University of Mississippi.\n\nIn his previous time on the Council, Councilman Spinosa focused on public safety, economic development, helping the homeless, and he served on various committees to pass critical legislation. His most notable work to help reduce crime was the Neighborhood Sentinel Program, as he worked with neighbors to create and sponsor the resolution. This program has led to hundreds of aerial surveillance cameras being placed all over the City of Memphis that feed into the Memphis Police Department\u2019s Real Time Crime Center. These cameras would not be there without this legislation. He also spearheaded the LED Streetlight implementation, which ultimately led to the current improvements of LED lighting across our city.\n\nOutside of serving on the Memphis City Council, Councilman Spinosa\u2019s professional duties started with a 15+ year career at FedEx. In May of 2018, Councilman Spinosa served as the Senior Vice President of the Chairman\u2019s Circle for the Greater Memphis Chamber. As Senior Vice President of the Chairman\u2019s Circle, he was responsible for leading the Chairman\u2019s Circle, as well as crafting legislation with local, state, and federal government bodies to serve the citizens of Memphis. He also played a key part in leading the effort to improve minority business receipts by launching the \u201cMove Your Money to Memphis\u201d campaign.\n\nWinding down his work for the Chamber, Councilman Spinosa started his own business, Prestigious Logistics, in 2019, which is a boutique logistics and freight brokerage firm. His company has been fortunate to experience annual growth every year and will celebrate it\u2019s 5-year anniversary in 2024.\n\nCommitted to his community, Councilman Spinosa has consistently volunteered his time and served on countless boards over the past 20+ years. He currently serves on the Christian Brothers High School Alumni Board, and most recently finished a 4-year term on the Levitt Shell Board, a 5-year term on the Epicenter Memphis Board, and 5-year term on the Governing Board for St. Francis Hospital/Tenet Healthcare.\n\nCouncilman Spinosa now serves as the Chairman of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Committee and the Vice Chair of the Housing & Community Development Committee. He is the Council\u2019s liaison for the Convention & Visitors Bureau and Memphis River Parks Partnership. \n\nHe is the proud husband of Sarah Moon Spinosa, and together they are the parents of their sons, Graham and Bradford. The Spinosa family attends St. Michael Catholic Church on Summer Avenue, where Councilman Spinosa is an active member of the St. Michael\u2019s Catholic Church Men\u2019s Club and Knights of Colombus organization.","firstname":"Philip","lastname":"Spinosa","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"M3H1jizcBZ"},"token":"philip_spinosa"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"5","districtgroup":"memphis_city_council","districtgroupname":"Memphis City Council","districtname":"District 5","job_type":"city_council","o.office":"city_council_district_5","office":"city_council_district_5","officedescription":"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.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on Memphis-specific matters \u2014 budget, ordinances, MPD oversight, land-use, code enforcement, infrastructure \u2014 within the Memphis Charter and Tennessee municipal law.\n- Budget literacy: the 13-member Council approves the annual city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work that precedes full-council action.\n- Constituent relations in a single-member district of roughly 90,000 residents \u2014 case-work, neighborhood issues, council-district services.\n- Memphis-specific issue depth: MLGW, MATA, EDGE incentives, blight, and the city's relationship with Shelby County government.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Memphis City Council District 5","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Memphis City Council District 5"}