Brandon D. Washington

2026 Candidacy

• Democratic candidate for Shelby County Commissioner, District 10, in the May 5, 2026 primary.
• Campaign site: brandon4commission.com. Campaign treasurer: Jordyn Williams.
• At the time of his 2026 announcement he was 22 years old. (Daily Helmsman, Oct 2025, Greater Memphis Chamber candidate brief)

Background

• Orange Mound (Memphis) native. District 10 covers Orange Mound, Bethel Grove, and Sherwood — neighborhoods he has described as "the heartbeat of Memphis." (Greater Memphis Chamber)
• Former foster youth; entered the foster care system at 15. (Youth Villages, Jan 2024)
• Middle school valedictorian at Hanley Middle School; attended Middle College High School at Christian Brothers University. (brandon4memphis.weebly.com, 2023)

Education

• University of Memphis, political science (senior as of October 2025). (Daily Helmsman, Oct 2025, National Foster Youth Institute)
• Earlier coverage (2023–2024) identified him as a Rhodes College student on a Posse Foundation Leadership Scholarship; he appears to have transferred to the University of Memphis, though no source explicitly states this. (Youth Villages, Ballotpedia)

Prior run

• 2023: Ran for Memphis City Council Super District 9, Position 2, against incumbent Ford Canale. Did not win; received approximately 16,000 votes at age 19–20. (Youth Villages, Run for Something)
• On the 2023 race: "I felt like it was a longshot, especially because I was going against an incumbent. But I like longshots." (Youth Villages)

Policy advocacy

• Testified before the U.S. Senate Caucus on Foster Youth. His advocacy contributed to a SNAP-eligibility expansion for aged-out foster youth, veterans, and people experiencing homelessness that was included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. (Daily Helmsman, NFYI)
• Member, Tennessee Young Adult Advisory Council; affiliated with Facing History and Ourselves.

2026 platform

• Expanding re-entry programs, addressing homelessness through career pathways, and improving access to resources for working families. Campaign framed as "people-powered … fighting for opportunity, stability, and accountability." (campaign site)

Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18. The Rhodes → University of Memphis transfer is inferred from consistent biographical markers across 2023–2026 coverage but is not explicitly confirmed by any single source.

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 “Washington”, 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 (“Washington”).

Statement of interest (conflict of interest)

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