Willie Wilbert Herenton is an American politician who was elected in 1991 as mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, and re-elected to a total of five terms. He stated he would resign in 2008 to run as superintendent of the school board; However changed his mind and did not leave office then. Herenton did resign July 30, 2009 to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2010, he was a candidate for election to the U.S. House of Representatives, until his defeat in the Democratic primary against incumbent Steve Cohen.
Also known as
Mayor
