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Donnell Cobbins
Donnell Cobbins was a 2015 candidate for District 4 of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee. The general election took place on October 8, 2015.
Biography
Cobbins is from Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Memphis University School and Kemper Military College. His professional experience includes serving as the pastor at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church and working as the executive assistant to the Shelby County Trustee.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Cobbins' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Neighborhood investment
- Excerpt: "When we invest in our neighborhoods by fighting blight, we will once again have safe neighborhoods where we don’t have to worry for our safety when cutting the lawn, or walking around the block or look at overgrown vacant lots while trying to enjoy our own homes."
Education
- Excerpt: "I propose that the city of Memphis help to fund after school programs that recruit neighborhood leaders to tutor school children in reading and math. District 4 needs these tutoring programs throughout our neighborhoods to show children that our community supports and encourages them to stay in school and gives them to help they need in order to graduate."
Employment
- Excerpt: "When elected as your city Councilman, I will be your voice for change by demanding that Memphis City Government develops and invests in programs that offers FREE job training for the types of employment that is in currently in demand in Memphis."
Elections
2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[3] In the District 4 race, Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw, Kirstin L. Cheers, Donnell Cobbins, John Cornes, Adrian Jones, Louis Matthew Morganfield, III, Jamita E. Swearengen, George Walker faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Wanda Halbert did not run for re-election.[4] A runoff between DeBerry-Bradshaw and Swearengen took place on November 19, 2015.[5]
| Memphis City Council, District 4, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jamita E. Swearengen |
77.2% | 1,154 |
| Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw | 22.8% | 340 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 1,494 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 4 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jamita E. Swearengen |
33.1% | 3,688 | |
| Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw |
24.4% | 2,726 | |
| Donnell Cobbins | 12.4% | 1,388 | |
| Kirstin L. Cheers | 9.2% | 1,023 | |
| John Cornes | 7.9% | 884 | |
| Adrian Jones | 4.8% | 533 | |
| George Walker | 4.6% | 508 | |
| Louis Matthew Morganfield, III | 3.2% | 361 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 43 | |
| Total Votes | 9,709 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Cobbins and his wife, Seandria Echols Cobbins, have three children.[1]
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See also
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Memphis, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Shelby County Election Commission - Official candidate list
- Official campaign website
- Donnell Cobbins on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Donnell Cobbins campaign website, "About Donnell," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Donnell Cobbins campaign website, "On the Issues," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ WREG, "City Council elections going to a runoff," October 9, 2015
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