Shameka Parrish-Wright
KY · Louisville Metro Council
Shameka Parrish-Wright is a Louisville Metro Council member and candidate for Mayor of Louisville in 2026. An activist and organizer, she advanced from the May 2026 nonpartisan primary to the November general election.
Where Shameka Parrish-Wright stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (3 records),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Publicly asked Louisville residents to press their council members to bring the tabled data center moratorium ordinance back for a vote, after the Planning and Zoning Committee chair did not call the item at that day's meeting.
July 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: louisvilleky.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Co-sponsored a Louisville Metro Council resolution backing ten police reforms drawn from the stalled consent decree between the city and the U.S. Justice Department. The council approved it 13-12.
June 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lpm.org
Filed the 2024 People's Consent Decree resolution addressing Louisville Metro Police accountability and community recommendations.
May 30, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: content.govdelivery.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 3 support
Co-sponsored a Louisville Metro Council resolution backing ten police reforms drawn from the stalled consent decree between the city and the U.S. Justice Department. The council approved it 13-12.
June 12, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: lpm.org
Filed the 2024 People's Consent Decree resolution addressing Louisville Metro Police accountability and community recommendations.
May 30, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: content.govdelivery.com
Joined a 2021 lawsuit against Louisville Metro Police officers alleging constitutional-rights violations arising from arrests during racial-justice demonstrations.
June 15, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: lpm.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Co-sponsored Louisville's 2026 Safe Haven Law ordinance to protect transgender and gender-nonconforming residents; Metro Council voted down the ordinance.
June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: louisville.legistar.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sponsored a resolution letting the county attorney use eminent domain to take an easement on one property for the Gagel Avenue sidewalk project. The Metro Council adopted it on June 25, 2026 (R-068-26).
June 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: louisville.legistar.com
Past race Shameka Parrish-Wright ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky