{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"3","districtgroup":"memphis_city_council","id":175,"key":"city_council_district_3","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Pearl Eva Walker","next_election":"2019-11-08","notes":"185","officegroup":"memphis_city_council","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- 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.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2028-12-31","term_start":"2024-01-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2019-11-19","name":"Pearl Eva Walker","person":{"biography":"Pearl Eva Walker is a native Memphian and graduated from Fairley High School. She serves as the Vice President of the Fairley High School Alumni Association. She is a mother, advocate, leader, and servant. She is a member of Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Earle J. Fisher, PhD, where she serves on Team Informed. As a Co-host of \u201c901 Voices & Votes\u201d podcast and founder of the facebook group \u201cMRYE \u2013 Memphis Raise Your Expectations,\u201d she uses her platform to vocalize the\nneeds of our community while creating solutions to overcome challenges in our city. Walker is the Founder and Executive Director of the \u201cI Love Whitehaven Neighborhood and Business Association\u201d whose mission is to support neighborhoods by supporting small businesses. She holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Memphis in African American Studies with a concentration in Race Relations and Interracial Communication. Pearl is also a trained Trauma Mitigation Facilitator with Inward Journey, Inc. supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and helps them identify what that looks like. Walker is also a charter member of Memphis Black Healers Collaborative. Bridging the wellness gap for Black and Brown communities in Memphis. Her legislative experience includes serving on the state Cosmetology Board for six years. Pearl has received leadership training from organizations such as Leadership Memphis, EMERGE Tennessee, and LOC \u2013 Leaders of Color. Walker is also a member of the National Women\u2019s Political Caucus, Mid-South Kwanzaa (Board Member) Democratic Women of Shelby County, and Shelby County Democratic Party Grassroots Commitee. She is an environmental and energy justice advocate and serves as the Environmental & Climate Justice Chair of the Memphis NAACP. Pearl\u2019s knowledge in this area gives her a specialized background that will be helpful to the council to pursue opportunities available from the Inflation Reduction Act.\n\n","firstname":"Pearl","lastname":"Walker","middlename":"Eva","token":"RPhI6YrEvZ"},"term_end":"2028-12-31","term_start":"2024-01-01"}],"title":"Memphis City Council District 3","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}