Harold B. Collins
Harold Collins is a former member of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee, previously representing District 3. He was elected to the council in 2007. From 2009 to 2010, Collins served as Council Chairman.[1]
He was a 2015 nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. The general election took place on October 8, 2015.
Biography
Collins is from Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Memphis Catholic High School and earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Memphis. His professional experience includes serving as a special assistant at the Shelby County District Attorney's Office. He owned Advanced Corrections, Inc., which was a private probation firm for non-violent offenders.[2]
Campaign themes
2015
Collins' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "From major thoroughfares to neighborhoods, we must undertake the enormous task of repaving. It saddens me that we can provide incentives and opportunities to bring business to Memphis, yet many of our roads and streets are in such horrible condition they are nearly impassable."
Economic parity
- Excerpt: "Memphis has been plagued with a cycle of poverty that is multi-generational and we, as leaders have failed by not using our political influence to help. While there are many factors that contribute to the cycle of poverty, one avenue to address it is in how our City awards government contracts. On average, $180 million is spent each year in City contracts, yet fewer than 20 percent of those awarded are to women and African Americans, in spite of our demographics."
A ready workforce
- Excerpt: "Our City is transitioning to more manufacturing and technical job creation. We must ensure that we grow our own workforce and that they are not displaced by more highly-skilled workers from outside. That is why I worked with my colleagues to secure the new Southwest Tennessee Community College Campus in Whitehaven as a Vocational and Technical Learning Center. This Center will train our future workers for existing industries and current high school juniors and seniors will now receive certifications that will enable them to gain employment within these industries as they earn their high school diplomas."
Elections
2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. Because this race could not move to a runoff, the candidate with the most votes was declared the winner, regardless of whether he or she won a majority.[4] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[5] Incumbent A. C. Wharton faced Jim Strickland, Harold B. Collins, Leo Awgowhat, Anderson Fullilove, Jr., Robert Hodges, David Phillip Walker, Jr., Sharon A. Webb, M. Latroy Williams and Mike Williams in the general election on October 8, 2015.[6] Strickland won the mayoral election.
| Memphis Mayor General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jim Strickland |
41.3% | 42,020 | |
| A. C. Wharton Incumbent | 22.1% | 22,490 | |
| Harold B. Collins | 18.5% | 18,767 | |
| Mike Williams | 16.1% | 16,388 | |
| Sharon A. Webb | 0.6% | 610 | |
| M. Latroy Williams | 0.4% | 413 | |
| Anderson Fullilove, Jr. | 0.4% | 369 | |
| Robert Hodges | 0.2% | 240 | |
| David Phillip Walker, Jr. | 0.2% | 171 | |
| Leo Awgowhat | 0.1% | 119 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 92 | |
| Total Votes | 100,275 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Collins has a wife, Kim, and two daughters. The family attends Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.[7]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Memphis, "Collins," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ Harold Collins campaign website, "About Harold," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Harold Collins campaign website, "Platforms & Accomplishments," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Memphis Flyer, "Majority Rules," March 15, 2007
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ Harold Collins campaign website, "Harold at Home," accessed August 7, 2015
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