Mickell M. Lowery
Democratic · TN · Shelby County Commissioner, District 8
Mickell M. Lowery represents District 8 on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. First elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022, he has served in commission leadership and on economic-development, audit, and budget committees. Lowery earned a bachelor's degree in business from LeMoyne-Owen College and a master's degree in operations management from the University of Arkansas, and he has more than two decades of professional experience at FedEx.
Track record
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
Action News 5 reported that Lowery cast the decisive eighth vote to override the county mayor's veto on realigning Memphis-Shelby County School Board elections.
May 6, 2026For
Source: actionnews5.com · researched July 14, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Lowery and Commissioner Michael Whaley sponsored the adopted FY 2025 county operating-budget motion, including sheriff's-office staffing, veteran-services positions, county employee raises, and a revolving-loan-fund program.
June 17, 2024For
Source: shelby.granicus.com · researched July 14, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 3 records
Lowery sponsored an allocation of $1,000 to the Tennessee National Black Caucus Memphis Delta Chapter in a county-funding resolution that passed in May 2025.
May 5, 2025For
Source: shelbycountytn.gov · researched July 14, 2026
Lowery and Commissioner Michael Whaley sponsored the adopted FY 2025 county operating-budget motion, including sheriff's-office staffing, veteran-services positions, county employee raises, and a revolving-loan-fund program.
June 17, 2024For
Source: shelby.granicus.com · researched July 14, 2026
As a Shelby County commissioner, Lowery co-sponsored the 2019 ordinance establishing a $15 minimum living-wage standard for covered county employees.
August 26, 2019For
Source: shelby.granicus.com · researched July 14, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Lowery sponsored a 2020 resolution authorizing use of a PILOT Extension Fund for Downtown Mobility Authority parking and mobility projects.
December 21, 2020For
Source: shelby.granicus.com · researched July 14, 2026
General
· 1 record
The Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® listed Mickell Lowery among its supported 2026 county-mayor candidates.
March 18, 2026
Source: maar.org · researched July 14, 2026
Elections
- Shelby County Mayor · August 6, 2026 · Shelby County, Tennessee
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.