Jonathan Carroll

Current office

• Candidate for Shelby County School Board, District 9 in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. (Chalkbeat)

Prior office

• Member of the executive committee of the Shelby County Democratic Party since 2013. (Chalkbeat)
• Member of the executive committee of the Tennessee Democratic Party since 2022. (Chalkbeat)
• President of the Normal Station neighborhood association for four years. (Chalkbeat)

Education

• Graduate of the University of Memphis. (Chalkbeat)

Family and Residence

• Lives in Normal Station since 1995. (Chalkbeat)
• Led his son’s Parent-Teacher Association at Middle College High School for over three years. (Chalkbeat)

Career

• Works for an apartment safety nonprofit called SafeWays. (Chalkbeat)
• Volunteered on the statewide PTA as the legislative affairs chair for one year. (Chalkbeat)

Campaign Platform

• Describes himself as a "school system outsider" with no ties to Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS), stating he has never taken a paycheck from the school system or its contractors. (Chalkbeat)
• Identifies the lack of public trust as the most important MSCS issue to address, proposing to rebuild it through town halls and collaboration with disparate groups. (Chalkbeat)

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 “Carroll”, 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 (“Carroll”).

Statement of interest (conflict of interest)

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