Stephanie Love
2022 - Present
2026
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Stephanie Love is a member of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board in Tennessee, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 25, 2022. Her current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Love ran for re-election to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board to represent District 3 in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 1, 2024.
Biography
Love grew up in Millington, Tennessee. She dropped out of Millington Central High School, but returned to school to get her GED. She went on to earn her cosmetology license and began working as a cosmetologist at On The Spot Cuts and Styles. Love served as vice chair of the Shelby County Head Start Policy Council, as vice president of the Frayser Neighborhood Council, and as a volunteer with Delano Head Start. She also served as the secretary of the PTA at Delano Optional School and as a member of the PTSA at Frayser High School. She joined the Christ In You Faith Temple, where she became an usher. Love earned her cosmetology license from the Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology. She and her four children live in Frayser, Tennessee.[1][2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 3
Incumbent Stephanie Love defeated Angela Rogers, Jesse Kirk Jeff, and Ozell Pace Jr. in the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 3 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Love (Nonpartisan) | 60.6 | 2,875 |
| Angela Rogers (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 1,160 | ||
 | Jesse Kirk Jeff (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 531 | |
 | Ozell Pace Jr. (Nonpartisan)  | 3.8 | 178 | |
| Total votes: 4,744 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Love in this election.
2020
See also: Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 3
Incumbent Stephanie Love defeated Jesse Kirk Jeff and Aaron Youngblood in the general election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 3 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Love (Nonpartisan) | 65.2 | 4,964 |
| Jesse Kirk Jeff (Nonpartisan) | 22.8 | 1,738 | |
| Aaron Youngblood (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 889 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 7,615 | |||
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2016
Five of the nine seats on the Shelby County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[4] Four of the five incumbents who ran to retain their seats ran unopposed and won additional terms: Teresa Jones in District 2, Kevin Woods in District 4, Scott McCormick in District 5, and Miska Clay-Bibbs in District 7. The District 3 race was the only contested race on the ballot, featuring incumbent Stephanie Love and challenger Sharon Fields. Love was re-elected to her seat.[5][6][7][8]
Results
| Shelby County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stephanie Love Incumbent |
58.97% | 3,236 |
| Sharon Fields | 40.87% | 2,243 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 5,488 | |
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Certified Elections Results: 2016 State and Federal Primary Elections and County General Election," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Love reported $1,945.00 in contributions and $1,250.00 in expenditures to the Shelby County Election Commission, which left her campaign with $695.00 on hand in the election.[9]
Endorsements
Love received no official endorsements in the election.
2014
- See also: Shelby County Schools elections (2014)
The August 7, 2014, general election ballot for District 1 included incumbent Chris Caldwell and challenger Freda Garner Williams. The District 3 ballot included challengers Teddy King, Anthony Lockhart and Stephanie Love. The District 5 ballot included challengers Scott McCormick and David Winston. The District 6 ballot included incumbent Shante K. Avant and Jimmy Warren. The District 9 ballot included challengers Roshun Austin, Mike Kernell and Damon Curry Morris. Candidate Miska Clay Bibbs and incumbent William E. Orgel ran unopposed in Districts 7 and 8, respectively.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Stephanie Love |
38.7% | 3,040 | |
| Nonpartisan | Teddy King | 31.2% | 2,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Lockhart | 30.1% | 2,363 | |
| Total Votes | 7,852 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Shelby County Administrator of Elections Richard Holden," March 5, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Love received a total of $689.59 and spent a total of $200.00 as of July 9, 2014, according to the Shelby County Election Commission.[10]
Endorsements
Love was endorsed by Stand for Children Tennessee.[11]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stephanie Love did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Stephanie Love did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 3 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Stephanie Love, "About Love," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Schools, "Stephanie P. Love | District 3," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Stephanie Love," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Candidate Petitions Issued and Filed," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Memphis Daily News, "Two More August School Board Races Go Uncontested," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Schools, "Shelby County Board of Education," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Unofficial Results: 2016 State and Federal Primary Elections and County General Election," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Information Directory," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Candidate Financial Disclosure Statement," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Stand for Children, "DISTRICT 3- KING & LOVE," accessed July 16, 2014
