{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Henri E. Brooks","chatgptsummary":"Henri E. Brooks brings extensive legislative experience as a former state representative and current commissioner, including committee chair roles relevant to budget and land use. Her biography documents leadership in drafting civil rights legislation and overseeing court reforms through oversight committees. Bio does not indicate prior direct experience managing countywide property tax rates or authorizing multi-decade bond issues.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCommissioner Henri E. Brooks was elected to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on August 4, 2022, to represent District 7. She was also elected to the Board of Commissioners in August 2006 for two terms. Henri began her career as a public school teacher and has dedicated that career to insisting upon accountability in the institutions, systems, and processes that impact the lives of our children.\n \n Henri Brooks took the courageous stand to stop the long-standing violation of African-American children\u2019s due process rights. She is directly responsible for the current overhaul of the Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court by filing a complaint with the Department of Justice to investigate the Court. The DOJ found that the Court was in substantial violation of the Constitutional rights of African-American youth, based solely on their race. The Justice Department subsequently entered into a rigorous Memorandum of Agreement with the Court to provide due process, equal protection, elimination of disproportionate minority contact (DMC), and protection from harm. She then formed the Juvenile Court Monitors Program to ensure Court reforms are implemented. \n\nCommissioner Brooks is the only public servant who has held participatory town hall meetings on the investigation and the MOA reforms, where citizens actually get an opportunity to provide input. She formed the Community Monitors program to keep a vigilant eye on Juvenile Court to ensure that the mandated reforms are implemented; and she has formed the Juvenile Court Oversight Ad Hoc Committee to bring accountability, transparency, and public awareness during the Juvenile Court reform process.\n\nCommissioner Brooks formerly served as Chairperson of the Core City, Neighborhoods & Housing Committee, the Community Services Committee, and the Brownfield Advisory Committee. Her stewardship of the Commission\u2019s Core City, Neighborhoods, and Housing Committee demonstrated her commitment and involvement in activities to build and improve the greater Shelby County area.\n\nHenri served as State Representative for the 92nd District for 14 years. She led the House Judiciary\u2019s Constitutional Protections and Criminal Practices & Procedures subcommittees. Henri chaired the Tennessee Black Caucus and the Caucus Title VI committee, and the Children and Gun Safety Study committee. She sponsored and passed the first state-level legislation in the entire country, enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in all federally funded entities (Public Chapter 502).\n\nCommissioner Brooks is a graduate of Memphis public schools, earning her BS in Education from the University of Memphis; she attended the Nashville School of Law and is a 2012 graduate of Leadership Memphis.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=BROOKS&id=1456&f=197503&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=BROOKS&id=1456&f=189205&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=BROOKS&id=1456&f=178671&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-25.*\n","firstname":"Henri","lastname":"Brooks","middlename":"E.","suffix":null,"token":"GvjWR0FWEa"},"token":"henri_e_brooks"},{"candidatename":"Gerald Green","chatgptsummary":"Gerald Green's biography shows nearly thirty years of residence in District 7 and a legal career since 1981, offering potential insight into policy judgment and legislative processes. However, records document multiple disciplinary findings by the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, including two censures and a stayed six-month suspension for client neglect and communication failures. Bio does not indicate experience with county budgeting or constituent case-work administration.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Career\nGerald Green is a lifelong Memphian who has resided in Shelby County District 7 for nearly three decades, according to his campaign website ([campaign site](https://www.electgeraldgreen.com/)). Professionally, Green is an attorney licensed by the state of Tennessee since 1981, having graduated from Catholic University Law ([noethics.net](https://noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9872:-attorney-gerald-green-of-memphis-moronic-repeater-&catid=174:tennessee-attorney-misfits&Itemid=100)). He has practiced law in Memphis, with listings indicating an office at 144 N BB King Blvd ([mapquest](https://www.mapquest.com/us/tennessee/gerald-green-attorney-792046666)) and previously at 142 North Third Street ([noethics.net](https://noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9872:-attorney-gerald-green-of-memphis-moronic-repeater-&catid=174:tennessee-attorney-misfits&Itemid=100)).\n\nGreen\u2019s legal career has been marked by significant disciplinary issues. The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility found him guilty of misconduct on multiple occasions. His first instance involved neglecting clients' legal matters, failing to communicate adequately, and mishandling a contested divorce action by removing it from the calendar without proper notice ([noethics.net](https://noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9872:-attorney-gerald-green-of-memphis-moronic-repeater-&catid=174:tennessee-attorney-misfits&Itemid=100)). As a result, he received a censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court ([noethics.net](https://noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9872:-attorney-gerald-green-of-memphis-moronic-repeater-&catid=174:tennessee-attorney-misfits&Itemid=100)).\n\nIn a second instance, Green failed to communicate with clients in four separate matters, resulting in another censure ([noethics.net](https://noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9872:-attorney-gerald-green-of-memphis-moronic-repeater-&catid=174:tennessee-attorney-misfits&Itemid=100)). A third incident involved neglecting clients' legal matters, charging excessive fees, failing to withdraw properly after being fired by a client, and failing to deliver entitled papers ([noethics.net](https://noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9872:-attorney-gerald-green-of-memphis-moronic-repeater-&catid=174:tennessee-attorney-misfits&Itemid=100)). This misconduct led to a stayed six-month suspension of his law license ([noethics.net](https://noethics.net/News/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9872:-attorney-gerald-green-of-memphis-moronic-repeater-&catid=174:tennessee-attorney-misfits&Itemid=100)).\n\nGerald Green is a Republican candidate running for election to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners to represent District 7 in Tennessee ([ballotpedia_tn](https://ballotpedia.org/Gerald_Green_(Tennessee))). He appears on the ballot for the Republican primary scheduled for May 5, 2026 ([ballotpedia_tn](https://ballotpedia.org/Gerald_Green_(Tennessee))). The general election is set for August 6, 2026 ([ballotpedia_tn](https://ballotpedia.org/Gerald_Green_(Tennessee))). Green is the sole listed candidate in the Republican primary for this district, with no incumbents currently holding the seat ([ballotpedia_t\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\nNo statement of interest filing found as of 2026-04-25. Search the [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm).\n","firstname":"Gerald","lastname":"Green","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"7U506FM3lE"},"token":"gerald_green"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":"7","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 7","job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission_district_7","office":"county_commission_district_7","officedescription":"Shelby County Commissioners are the 13 members of the county's legislative body. Each represents a single-member district, and together they pass resolutions and ordinances, approve the annual county budget, set the property-tax rate, and set countywide policy. They attend regular Monday commission meetings and Wednesday committee meetings and must complete at least seven hours of continuing education each year through the UT County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS).\n\n**Salary:** $34,900/year ([Action News 5, Dec 2021](https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/12/21/pay-raises-approved-elected-officials-shelby-county/)).","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, intergovernmental \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law and the Shelby County Charter.\n- Budget literacy: the 13-member commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes bond issues that span decades.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; chairing or sitting on committees that pre-screen items.\n- Constituent relations in a single-member district of roughly 70,000 residents \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner District 7","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"County Commissioner District 7"}