Alvin Crook
Alvin Crook is running for election to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board to represent District 4 in Tennessee. He is on the ballot in the general election on August 1, 2024.[source]
Crook completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Alvin Crook was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His career experience includes working in law enforcement.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2024)
General election
The general election will occur on August 1, 2024.
General election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 4
James Q. Bacchus, Alvin Crook, Eric Harris, Tamarques Porter, and Anecia Washington are running in the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 4 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | James Q. Bacchus (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Alvin Crook (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Eric Harris (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Tamarques Porter (Nonpartisan) | |
| Anecia Washington (Nonpartisan) | |
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2020
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Jesse Chism won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesse Chism (D) | 100.0 | 20,050 |
| Total votes: 20,050 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Jesse Chism defeated Alvin Crook in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 85 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesse Chism | 82.0 | 6,744 |
| Alvin Crook | 18.0 | 1,482 | |
| Total votes: 8,226 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2018
See also: Shelby County Schools, Tennessee elections (2018)
General election
General election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 9
Joyce Dorse-Coleman defeated incumbent Mike Kernell, Kori Hamner, Rhonnie Brewer, and Alvin Crook in the general election for Shelby County Schools school board, District 9 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joyce Dorse-Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 30.6 | 3,156 |
 | Mike Kernell (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 2,872 | |
| Kori Hamner (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 1,846 | |
 | Rhonnie Brewer (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 1,386 | |
| Alvin Crook (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 1,000 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 57 | ||
| Total votes: 10,317 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alvin Crook completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Crook's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Alvin Crook III is the President of the Parkway Village Community Development Corporation. He is currently the Head boys basketball coach for Memphis School Of Excellence High School, and owner of Crook Cleaning Service. He served as 9th Congressional Rep. for the State of Tennessee Young Democrats 2017-2019, former Shelby County Commissioner candidate District 12 and former president of the Shelby County Young Democrats 2015-2017. The thirty-seven year old has study Criminal Justice at University of Phoenix and currently works in law enforcement. His ground work includes working with homeless population in Memphis, serving as President of his Neighborhood Watch Organization and becoming a Prince Hall Free Mason. He is a member of the Urban League Young Professionals, Shelby County Young Democrats, Tennessee Young Democrats, Millenniums of Memphis, NAACP Memphis Chapter, Greater Memphis Democratic Club, American Criminal Justice Association, Federal order of police and currently sits as a Board member on the Downtown Commission, SouthBrook Mall and the Shelby county gun safety board in Memphis Tennessee. While serving as president of the Shelby Young Democrats, Alvin became even more active in the community through raising awareness to vote, working to get Democrats elected into office, helping to rebuild the Shelby County Democratic Party and helping over 100 young people in Shelby County get jobs. In June 2015, he was also named City of Memphis Father of the year.
- A voice for the community
- Fighting for Teachers
- Fighting for students
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2020
Alvin Crook did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 29, 2024
