{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"bartlett","districtgroup":"municipality","id":127,"key":"bartlett_alderman_position_4","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Bobby Simmons","next_election":"2020-11-03","notes":"137","officegroup":"bartlett_aldermen","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Policy judgment on town-scale matters \u2014 budget, ordinances, zoning, parks, and code enforcement \u2014 within the city/town charter and Tennessee municipal law.\n- Budget literacy: the board approves the annual municipal budget and sets the property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions in a small body that meets often.\n- Constituent relations in a small town \u2014 retail, relationship-based politics with high accessibility expectations.\n- Coordination with the town mayor, who runs day-to-day operations, while keeping legislative independence.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-12-01","term_start":"2022-12-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-11-08","name":"Bobby Simmons","person":{"biography":"Bobby Simmons, serving his fifth term, has been a Bartlett resident for 25 years. Active in the community, Bobby has served as the president of the Bartlett Exchange Club, former president of the Daybreak Homeowners Association, and Chairman of the Board for the Shelby County Credit Union. As a trustee for the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Bobby has enhanced the lives of children through the annual Christmas charity of COPS and KIDS with holiday shopping at the Bartlett Walmart. He enjoys hours spent with Dream Factory\u2019s charity for special needs children where the Freeman Park event \u201cBUZZ the RED, WHITE, and BLUE\u201d brings the Bartlett police, fire fighters, and elected leaders together to participate in the local event. Bobby\u2019s expertise as an officer with the Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Department qualifies his service as a member of the Public Safety Committee for the National League of Cities. In 2010, Bobby was inducted into the Amateur Sports Hall of Fame for his thirty years of service to the Memphis Park Commission as a football official. He currently serves as the president of the Amateur Sports Hall of Fame.  Alderman Simmons realizes the importance of sports in the lives of children and adults and is often seen at the BHS football, basketball, and baseball games. Many Bartlett residents remember Bobby as their coach or their children\u2019s referee in SYS sports. Bobby and his wife Sherry attend Faith Baptist Church Bobby. The Simmons believe the people in Bartlett and the services offered by the City of Bartlett are unsurpassed anywhere in the country. Parks, public works, police and fire protection, doctors and hospitals, animal protection, performing arts, community centers, schools, senior citizen centers, churches, dining, shopping, and our library are reasons for everyone to choose Bartlett as THE place to live and raise a family. This close and loving community brings great joy to Alderman Simmons as he lives each day in the joy of serving others. Thankful to have the citizens\u2019 input and concerns, Bobby will continue to focus his attention on our safety and protection. ","firstname":"Bobby","lastname":"Simmons","token":"cFd0G52Eez"},"term_end":"2026-12-01","term_start":"2022-12-01"},{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"1998-11-08","name":"Bobby Simmons","person":{},"term_end":"2002-09-01","term_start":"1998-09-01"},{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2002-11-08","name":"Bobby Simmons","person":{},"term_end":"2006-09-01","term_start":"2002-09-01"},{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2006-11-08","name":"Bobby Simmons","person":{},"term_end":"2010-09-01","term_start":"2006-09-01"},{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2010-11-08","name":"Bobby Simmons","person":{},"term_end":"2014-12-01","term_start":"2010-12-01"},{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2014-11-08","name":"Bobby Simmons","person":{},"term_end":"2018-12-01","term_start":"2014-12-01"},{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2018-11-08","name":"Bobby Simmons","person":{},"term_end":"2022-12-01","term_start":"2018-12-01"}],"title":"Bartlett Alderman Position 4","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}