Alvin Crook

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Alvin Crook

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Last election

August 1, 2024

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Memphis, Tenn.

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Law enforcement

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Alvin Crook ran for election to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board to represent District 4 in Tennessee. He lost in the general election on August 1, 2024.

Crook completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Alvin Crook was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His career experience includes working in law enforcement.

Elections

2024

See also: Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 4

Tamarques Porter defeated Eric Harris, James Q. Bacchus, Alvin Crook, and Anecia Washington in the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 4 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamarques Porter (Nonpartisan)	44.3	2,633
		Eric Harris (Nonpartisan)	27.7	1,646
	Submit photo	James Q. Bacchus (Nonpartisan)	15.9	942
		Alvin Crook (Nonpartisan)	8.4	498
	Submit photo	Anecia Washington (Nonpartisan)	3.7	219

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,938
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85

Incumbent Jesse Chism won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesse Chism (D)	100.0	20,050

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85

Incumbent Jesse Chism defeated Alvin Crook in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesse Chism	82.0	6,744
		Alvin Crook	18.0	1,482

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,226 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also: Shelby County Schools, Tennessee elections (2018)

General election

General election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 9

Joyce Dorse-Coleman defeated incumbent Mike Kernell, Kori Hamner, Rhonnie Brewer, and Alvin Crook in the general election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 9 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joyce Dorse-Coleman (Nonpartisan)	30.6	3,156
		Mike Kernell (Nonpartisan)	27.8	2,872
	Submit photo	Kori Hamner (Nonpartisan)	17.9	1,846
		Rhonnie Brewer (Nonpartisan)	13.4	1,386
		Alvin Crook (Nonpartisan)	9.7	1,000
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	57

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,317
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Alvin Crook completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Crook's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Alvin Crook III is the President of the Parkway Village Community Development Corporation. He is currently the Head boys basketball coach for Memphis School Of Excellence High School, and owner of Crook Cleaning Service. He served as 9th Congressional Rep. for the State of Tennessee Young Democrats 2017-2019, former Shelby County Commissioner candidate District 12 and former president of the Shelby County Young Democrats 2015-2017. The thirty-seven year old has study Criminal Justice at University of Phoenix and currently works in law enforcement. His ground work includes working with homeless population in Memphis, serving as President of his Neighborhood Watch Organization and becoming a Prince Hall Free Mason. He is a member of the Urban League Young Professionals, Shelby County Young Democrats, Tennessee Young Democrats, Millenniums of Memphis, NAACP Memphis Chapter, Greater Memphis Democratic Club, American Criminal Justice Association, Federal order of police and currently sits as a Board member on the Downtown Commission, SouthBrook Mall and the Shelby county gun safety board in Memphis Tennessee. While serving as president of the Shelby Young Democrats, Alvin became even more active in the community through raising awareness to vote, working to get Democrats elected into office, helping to rebuild the Shelby County Democratic Party and helping over 100 young people in Shelby County get jobs. In June 2015, he was also named City of Memphis Father of the year.

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• A voice for the community
• Fighting for Teachers
• Fighting for students

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2020

Alvin Crook did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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