More Candidates Join the Race for Memphis Mayor

Although July 10th will come and go with Mayor Willie Herenton still in office, it is looking increasingly likely that the fifth term mayor will resign on July 30th. The biggest indication that it will really happen? The fact that Charles Carpenter has now said he is entering the race for Memphis Mayor.

Carpenter has served as Herenton's campaign manager for all five of his races. He is also known to be one of the mayor's confidantes. If he is throwing his name into the hat, he must be pretty certain that Herenton is really on his way out.

Professional wrestler, Jerry Lawler, has also announced his intent to run. The last time he ran for Memphis mayor, he only garnered 12% of the vote.

If you are losing track of how many people are planning to run for mayor, check out this list of declared candidates, complete with brief biographies of each one.