Commissioner Mick Wright

Commissioner Mick Wright Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright

06/03/2026

Wanda Halbert vs Shelby County Election Commission

Question 1. How is the assigned judge from Circuit Court Div. VI, Judge Cedrick Wooten, going to hear the case, given that he recused himself from her ouster trial?

Question 2. How can the complaint be heard in Circuit Court if it was addressed to Chancery Court?

Question 3. How can the complaint be heard in any court if state law (TCA 2-17-104) requires the contest to be filed with the state primary board?

Question 4. How can the contest be heard by the state primary board if they have already met and the challenge deadline has now passed?

Question 5. How can there be “approximately one thousand seven hundred (1,700) absentee ballots” that “remained unprocessed, unresolved, uncounted, or otherwise not reflected in the certified election totals” as claimed in the complaint if there were only 503 absentee votes cast in the Democratic primary through the end of early voting?

In just the last 4 years, there have been at least 10 elections decided by fewer than 200 votes in Memphis and Shelby Co...
06/03/2026

In just the last 4 years, there have been at least 10 elections decided by fewer than 200 votes in Memphis and Shelby County. All of these are primary or runoff elections, and only one is a county-wide position.

CORRECTION: First line should read District 8, not 13. Sorry for the error.

This high level timeline for the CLEAR Initiative can be instructive for anyone wishing to move the needle in local gove...
05/28/2026

This high level timeline for the CLEAR Initiative can be instructive for anyone wishing to move the needle in local government. This one project stretches across the entire 4 year term, and there are other similar examples. My advice to future officials: keep taking the next step.

On Memorial Day, I remember my classmate Micah S. Gifford. He was one of two soldiers killed when an IED detonated near ...
05/25/2026

On Memorial Day, I remember my classmate Micah S. Gifford. He was one of two soldiers killed when an IED detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2006. Micah was 27.

05/22/2026

Gov. Lee Announces Appointments to Educational Oversight Board for Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Wishing a happy birthday to my colleague and neighbor from District 6, Commissioner Charlie Caswell, who always reminds ...
05/22/2026

Wishing a happy birthday to my colleague and neighbor from District 6, Commissioner Charlie Caswell, who always reminds us to “tell the Lord thank ya.” In both sunshine and rain.

On May 6, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting to fill a vacancy in TN House District ...
05/20/2026

On May 6, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting to fill a vacancy in TN House District 93.

The Board fills vacancies in accordance with a procedure included in its Permanent Rules of Order (Rule 35b, Exhibit F).

The nominations and votes proceed numerically by district number, in a rotating fashion, with the chair always going last. For this appointment, District 3 was first up.

Of the six individuals who applied for the appointment, four were eligible for nomination, as one did not attend the committee interview, and one withdrew.

Three of the four eligible applicants received a nomination, and one candidate reached a majority in the first round -- T.J. Hardaway.

Ten of 13 commissioners were present for the vote.

05/19/2026

It's not my settlement agreement, but it seems to me the options are 1. approve the Sheriff's $18 million in overtime costs now, or 2. return to court for a possible $67 million judgment. So far we've taken door number 3, pretend none of this ever happened.

05/15/2026

"Very Memphis people"

You gotta admit the “local accountability and transformation plan” is off to a strong start at MSCS now that we’ve *chec...
05/07/2026

You gotta admit the “local accountability and transformation plan” is off to a strong start at MSCS now that we’ve *checks notes* re-elected the board chair who set this entire thing in motion. You can almost taste the deep and comprehensive change.

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