Edmund Ford Jr.
2018 - Present
2026
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Edmund Ford Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Tennessee, representing District 9. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Ford (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners to represent District 9 in Tennessee. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Ford was a member of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee, representing District 6, from 2008 to 2018. He was elected to the council in 2007, becoming at 28 the youngest African-American ever to be elected to the council and the second youngest overall.[1] He left office in 2018 to become Shelby County commissioner.[2]
Biography
Ford graduated from Central High School, where worked as a mathematics professor, in 1996.[1] He went on to earn five more degrees:
- 2012: Ed.D. in higher education administration and supervision, Tennessee State University
- 2005: Ed.S. in administration and supervision, Tennessee State University
- 2004: M.S. in leadership and policy studies, Vanderbilt University
- 2001: M.S. in mathematical sciences, Tennessee State University
- 2000: B.S. in mathematics, Tennessee State University[3]
Ford also obtained certificates in local government leadership (2009, University of Tennessee) and executive leadership (2013, Cornell University).[3]
Ford has the following professional experience:
- 2008-2018: Council member, Memphis City Council
- 2012: Adjunct professor, Strayer University
- 1999-2004: Academic lab specialist, Tennessee State University[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9
Incumbent Edmund Ford Jr. won election in the general election for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Edmund Ford Jr. (D) | 99.5 | 10,256 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 10,303 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9
Incumbent Edmund Ford Jr. defeated Sean Harris and Sam D. Echols IV in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edmund Ford Jr. | 84.1 | 6,157 |
| Sean Harris | 8.2 | 600 | ||
| Sam D. Echols IV | 7.6 | 554 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 7,319 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)
General election
General election for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9
Edmund Ford Jr. defeated Sharon Webb in the general election for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edmund Ford Jr. (D) | 90.4 | 10,702 |
| Sharon Webb (R) | 9.4 | 1,114 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 11,840 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edmund Ford Jr. | 52.2 | 3,712 |
| Roz Nichols | 17.4 | 1,233 | ||
| Jonathan Lewis | 16.1 | 1,141 | ||
| Adrian Killebrew | 9.7 | 689 | ||
| Pamela Kelly | 2.7 | 189 | ||
| Ian Jeffries | 1.6 | 114 | ||
| Jonathan Smith | 0.4 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 7,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9
Sharon Webb advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Webb | 100.0 | 109 | |
| Total votes: 109 | |||
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2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. A runoff, if necessary, would have taken place on November 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[4] In the District 6 race, incumbent Edmund Ford, Jr. defeated Perry L. Bond and Delvin Lane in the general election on October 8, 2015.[5]
| Memphis City Council District 6 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Edmund Ford, Jr. Incumbent |
72% | 10,610 | |
| Perry L. Bond | 18.4% | 2,708 | |
| Delvin Lane | 9.4% | 1,387 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 24 | |
| Total Votes | 14,729 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Personal
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Ford is the oldest child of Myrna Ford and former Councilman Edmund Ford Sr. He is a lifelong member of Ford Chapel AME Zion Church in south Memphis.[1]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Memphis, "Ford," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ Memphis Business Journals, "Memphis City Council appoints three new members to return to full strength," January 9, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LinkedIn, "Dr. Edmund Ford Jr.," 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
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| Preceded by Justin Ford (D) |
Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 2018-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
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Succeeded by Gerre Currie |
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