By Bill Dries
November 24, 2025, 4:00am CT
The latest tirade by Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. targeting Commission Chairwoman Shante Avant is getting enough attention to become part of the Shelby County mayoral race.
County Commissioner Mickell Lowery, who is running in the Democratic county mayoral primary, was among those who called out Ford’s behavior at the Monday, Nov. 17, Commission meeting, specifically his describing Avant as “the political concubine of the mayor.”
“I spoke out because that behavior has no place in our chambers and no place in public service,” Lowery said in a campaign fundraising email that went out Thursday. “The moment reflects why I’m running. My career has never been about political games.”
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