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Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 16, 2023

Community activist and former Shelby County commissioner Tami Sawyer announced yesterday she is challenging incumbent Joe Brown in next year's race for General Sessions Court clerk, the Commercial Appeal reports. Sawyer said in a press release "we are at a dangerous crossroad in Shelby County at the intersection of crime and poverty." The General Sessions Court clerk election will be held March 2024. Brown was elected in 2019 and previously served as the Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 1 representative for 21 years.