Sheleah Harris
Sheleah Harris was a member of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board in Tennessee, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 25, 2022. She left office on June 14, 2023.
Harris ran for election to the Shelby County Schools school board to represent District 5 in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 6, 2020.
Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Harris was born in Cordova, Tennessee. She earned a bachelor's degree in marketing management from the University of Memphis and a master's degree in education from Freed-Hardeman University.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 5
Sheleah Harris defeated incumbent Scott McCormick, April Ghueder, Paul Evelyn Allen, and Mauricio Calvo in the general election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 5 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheleah Harris (Nonpartisan)  | 48.5 | 6,417 |
 | Scott McCormick (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 4,201 | |
 | April Ghueder (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 1,378 | |
| Paul Evelyn Allen (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 784 | ||
 | Mauricio Calvo (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 405 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 13,225 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Formerly, Sheleah also served as a high school teacher for Shelby County Schools and Bartlett City Schools. She earned her B.S. in Marketing Management from The University of Memphis, M.S. in Education from Freed-Hardeman University, and certification in K-12 Education for the state of Tennessee.
Community Affiliations: Community Alliance for the Homeless Young Women Philanthropists National Urban League Young Professionals National Council for Negro Women National Black MBA Association National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Board of Directors: National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Boys and Girls Club of Memphis
Sister Supply- Equity and Access for ALL children.
- Empower the teachers, engage the community, educate the children.
- If we take care of the children, the whole community will prosper.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 19, 2020.
- ↑ Sheleah Harris 2020 campaign website, “About,” accessed June 26, 2020
