Mary Wilder
Mary Wilder was a 2015 candidate for District 5 of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee. The general election took place on October 8, 2015.
Biography
Wilder earned a B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) in education, history and social work from Western Michigan University in 1974. She went on to receive a master's degree in applied liberal arts, with an emphasis on urban history and planning, from the University of Memphis in 2014.
Wilder is a retired program and service administrator with experience in project planning, development, and fiscal and operation oversight. She worked from 2000 to 2010 as a manager of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association's Handyman Program.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2015
Wilder's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Plan for growth
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Hold government accountable
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Strengthen neighborhoods
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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.[5] In the District 5 race, Jimmie Franklin, John Marek, Worth Morgan, Charles Pickard, Dan Springer, Mary Wilder and Jennifer James Williams faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Jim Strickland did not run for re-election.[6] A runoff between Morgan and Springer took place on November 19, 2015.[7]
| Memphis City Council, District 5, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Worth Morgan |
50.9% | 3,374 |
| Dan Springer | 49.1% | 3,252 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 6,626 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 5 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Worth Morgan |
31.9% | 6,374 | |
| Dan Springer |
23.3% | 4,647 | |
| Mary Wilder | 18.6% | 3,705 | |
| John Marek | 16.9% | 3,375 | |
| Charles Pickard | 6.4% | 1,274 | |
| Jennifer James Williams | 1.6% | 316 | |
| Jimmie Franklin | 1.3% | 251 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 19,375 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Wilder and her husband Chuck have lived in the Vollintine Evergreen neighborhood for nearly 40 years. They have two sons and are members of Sacred Heart Church.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Memphis, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Official campaign website
- Mary Wilder on Facebook
- Mary Wilder on Twitter
- Shelby County Election Commission - Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mary Wilder Profile," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official campaign website of Mary Wilder, "Meet Mary," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Mary Wilder, "Home," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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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