Louis Morganfield

Louis Morganfield

Democratic Party

Candidate, Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 9

Elections and appointments

Next election

May 5, 2026

Education

High school

Wooddale High School

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1982 - 1989

Personal

Profession

Manager

Contact

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Louis Morganfield (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board to represent District 9 in Tennessee. Morganfield is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.^[source]

Morganfield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Louis Morganfield served in the U.S. Army from 1982 to 1989. Morganfield earned a high school diploma from Wooddale High School. Morganfield's career experience includes working as a manager.

Elections

2026

See also: Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on August 6, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 9

Incumbent Joyce Dorse-Coleman (D), Jon Carroll (D), Tamara Jordan (D), Louis Morganfield (D), and Damon Morris (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 9 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Joyce Dorse-Coleman
	Submit photo	Jon Carroll
	Submit photo	Tamara Jordan
		Louis Morganfield
	Submit photo	Damon Morris

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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for May 5, 2026, was canceled.

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Campaign themes

2026

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Louis Morganfield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morganfield's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A concern grandfather of a 7 yr , former U.S Army 8 years and Memphis Police Officer 11 years and Building Engineer for MSCS

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Raising Literacy Scores 1 in 4 reading at grade level 24%, but graduating children 84%
• Being responsible with the publics 2 billion tax dollars, making sure every penny goes to the classrooms
• Changing the culture of the district, because no district employee leaves their homes, to be disrespected and made to feel small and overlooked. Having a culture that embrace all employees and values them.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Improving test scores to where every student has a better future

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