Jamita E. Swearengen

Current office

• Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk since September 1, 2022; elected August 2022. (Shelby County TN)

Prior office

• Memphis City Council member, elected November 2015; resigned August 30, 2022. (Shelby County TN)
• Chair of the Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee. (Shelby County TN)
• Vice-Chair of the Housing and Community Development Committee. (Shelby County TN)
• Council liaison for the Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board, Crime Commission, Memphis Area Transit Authority, Memphis River Parks Partnership, and the Memphis in May board of directors. (Shelby County TN)

Education

• B.A. in Natural Science from LeMoyne-Owen College. (Shelby County TN)
• Memphis Central High School graduate. (Shelby County TN)

Career

• Family Engagement Specialist and classroom educator in Shelby County Schools. (Shelby County TN)
• Minister of Music at Mount Pisgah C.M.E. Church. (Shelby County TN)

Family

• Daughter of the Honorable James E. Swearengen and retired educator Mrs. Hattie Swearengen-Tuggle. (Shelby County TN)
• Sister: Jana E. Swearengen-Washington. (Shelby County TN)

Community Service

• Active member of the Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee. (Shelby County TN)
• Active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. (Shelby County TN)
• Classically trained musician who studied violin, piano, cello, and vocal music. (Shelby County TN)

Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.

Public filings

Tennessee law requires candidates and officeholders to file campaign finance reports and a statement of interest. None of the state or county sites below supports direct links to an individual record — you'll need to search by last name on each.

Campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance . Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Swearengen”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal . Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Swearengen”).

Statement of interest (conflict of interest)

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search . Enter last name “Swearengen”and, if needed, select the applicable position from the dropdown.