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Shelby County, Tennessee
Steve Mulroy
District Attorney General, 30th Judicial District (Shelby County)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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/ 100
F
Raw: -28 of 22 dynamic max
· 11 of 30 answered
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-30
foreign-influence adjustment
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✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#8,930 of 8,966 · bottom 0.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.
For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.
Base score 2/100 → Adjusted -28/100
- Open Society / Soros donor network-30Shelby County (Memphis TN) District Attorney. Received $750K+ from Justice & Public Safety PAC for his 2022 campaign. Has declined to seek truth-in-sentencing and announced non-prosecution policies for certain low-level offenses.The Open Society Foundations and the Democracy PAC vehicles tied to George Soros / Alex Soros are direct funding rails for the WEF / ESG / Davos capture agenda — Soros is a founding World Economic Forum attendee and OSF is one of its largest civil-society partners. RESOLUTE Citizen treats documented Soros-network contributions as a failure on economic_stewardship/q5, the question that asks whether the candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels — accepting money from the architect of that capture is a revealed preference against it. The same Soros DA network is documented to decline prosecution of attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and refuse to enforce state abortion restrictions; that pattern is tracked separately under sanctity_of_life claims. A dollar-bracket adjustment is also applied to the total score.Sources: www.policedefense.org/sorosmap/
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Official Profile
Education: BA Cornell University; JD William & Mary
Background: Former DOJ Civil Rights Division attorney (Voting Section); University of Memphis law professor (election law, criminal law); Shelby County Commissioner 2006-2014; elected DA 2022 (56% over incumbent Amy Weirich); 8-year term to Sept 2030. Raised Catholic (parochial schooling) — no public profession of personal faith in office found.
Next Election Year: 2030
Shelby County (Memphis) DA, term to Sept 1 2030. Evidence-finalized 2026-06-10. Status verified: all five Taylor-filed ethics/ouster complaints dismissed by the state (Sept 2025); the legislature then enacted HB 483 (AG audit + DA pro tem mechanism, April 2026) and the Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act (signed May 7 2026); Mulroy sued the state May 26-27 2026 to block both — litigation pending. Genuine credit where earned: decade-plus documented advocacy for hand-marked paper ballots in Shelby County, continued as DA (election_integrity q0 TRUE, HARD). HARD contrary evidence: abortion prosecutions under TN's trigger ban an 'extremely low priority' and criminal justice 'not the appropriate forum' for reproductive matters; celebrated losing the drag-ban suit (Friends of George's v. Mulroy — 'probably never been happier to lose a lawsuit'); marched in the 2024 Memphis Pride parade and the DA office is a registered Pride parade unit; Standing Bail Order (2023, with Just City/ACLU) overridden by state law; juvenile transfer to adult court 'last resort'; opposes the death penalty and fought the 2023 AG capital post-conviction law (lost on appeal Oct 2024); called on the legislature to repeal permitless carry and adopt extreme-risk (red-flag) orders (June 2023); criticized the 2025-26 ICE surge ('arresting law-abiding, tax-paying people… not making Memphis safer'). public_justice q0 null under the high-bar rule: denies wanting to defund ('not a single one of those things was true'), partners with MPD, touts a 26% homicide drop — denial and routine partnership, not affirmative advocacy; charged all five officers in the Tyre Nichols case (three acquitted of state charges May 2025). Soros funding (precise): Soros gave $280K to the independent People for Fairness and Justice PAC, which spent ~$60K on ads supporting him; Mulroy denies receiving Soros money directly. Listed on the LELDF policedefense.org map. See data/soros_adjustments.json for the adjustment layer. refuse_state_overreach left null: his aggressive local-control resistance (May 2026 suit, capital-case fight, non-enforcement stances) runs in the progressive direction against the rubric's intent.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
FALSE (0)[9]
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
1 Center19 Other
www.policedefense.org/sorosmap/Unclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.scdag.com/meet-steve-mulroyUnclassified
www.policedefense.org/steve-mulroy/Unclassified
www.memphisflyer.com/immigration-crackdown/Unclassified
Bias ratings sourced from AllSides and Ad Fontes Media. Classifications for government, reference, and advocacy domains are maintained by U.S.M.C. Ministries; see source_bias.json.
References & footnotes
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- [1]Said the criminal-justice system is not the appropriate forum for 'reproductive choice matters' and abortion prosecutions under TN's trigger ban would be an 'extremely low priority' — contrary to affirming personhood from conception. Unclassified
Said the criminal-justice system is not the appropriate forum for 'reproductive choice matters' and abortion prosecutions under TN's trigger ban would be an 'extremely low priority' — contrary to affirming personhood from conception.
- [2]As defendant in Friends of George's v. Mulroy, said he had 'probably never been happier to lose a lawsuit' and the drag bill 'by chilling free expression and making the LGBT community feel targeted has done more harm than good.' Unclassified
As defendant in Friends of George's v. Mulroy, said he had 'probably never been happier to lose a lawsuit' and the drag bill 'by chilling free expression and making the LGBT community feel targeted has done more harm than good.'
- [3]Personally marched in the June 2024 Memphis Pride parade; the DA's office is a registered Mid-South Pride parade unit; drafted Shelby County's first LGBT-protection legislation as commissioner. Unclassified
Personally marched in the June 2024 Memphis Pride parade; the DA's office is a registered Mid-South Pride parade unit; drafted Shelby County's first LGBT-protection legislation as commissioner.
- [4]Personally marched in the June 2024 Memphis Pride parade; the DA's office is a registered Mid-South Pride parade unit; drafted Shelby County's first LGBT-protection legislation as commissioner. Unclassified
Personally marched in the June 2024 Memphis Pride parade; the DA's office is a registered Mid-South Pride parade unit; drafted Shelby County's first LGBT-protection legislation as commissioner.
- [5]Decade-plus outspoken advocate for hand-marked paper ballots in Shelby County (not 'subject to hacking or glitching'), continued urging the Election Commission as DA. Rationale is election-security/verifiability from a voting-rights framework. Unclassified
Decade-plus outspoken advocate for hand-marked paper ballots in Shelby County (not 'subject to hacking or glitching'), continued urging the Election Commission as DA. Rationale is election-security/verifiability from a voting-rights framework.
- [6]Decade-plus outspoken advocate for hand-marked paper ballots in Shelby County (not 'subject to hacking or glitching'), continued urging the Election Commission as DA. Rationale is election-security/verifiability from a voting-rights framework. Unclassified
Decade-plus outspoken advocate for hand-marked paper ballots in Shelby County (not 'subject to hacking or glitching'), continued urging the Election Commission as DA. Rationale is election-security/verifiability from a voting-rights framework.
- [7]On the federal Memphis ICE surge: 'Arresting law-abiding, tax-paying people who have lived in our communities for decades peacefully, tearing them apart from their families… is making Memphis less safe.' (Also credited the task force with accelerating crime decline.) Unclassified
On the federal Memphis ICE surge: 'Arresting law-abiding, tax-paying people who have lived in our communities for decades peacefully, tearing them apart from their families… is making Memphis less safe.' (Also credited the task force with accelerating crime decline.)
- [8]On the federal Memphis ICE surge: 'Arresting law-abiding, tax-paying people who have lived in our communities for decades peacefully, tearing them apart from their families… is making Memphis less safe.' (Also credited the task force with accelerating crime decline.) Unclassified
On the federal Memphis ICE surge: 'Arresting law-abiding, tax-paying people who have lived in our communities for decades peacefully, tearing them apart from their families… is making Memphis less safe.' (Also credited the task force with accelerating crime decline.)
- [9]June 2023: publicly called on the legislature to 'repeal permitless carry and reinstate sensible handgun carry permit regulation.' Unclassified
June 2023: publicly called on the legislature to 'repeal permitless carry and reinstate sensible handgun carry permit regulation.'
- [10]Asked the post-Covenant special session to adopt extreme-risk (red-flag) orders of protection. Unclassified
Asked the post-Covenant special session to adopt extreme-risk (red-flag) orders of protection.
- [11]Architect of the 2023 Standing Bail Order (ability-to-pay consideration, with Just City/ACLU — overridden by state law); juvenile adult-court transfer as 'last resort'; opposes the death penalty; Soros gave $280K to an independent PAC that spent supporting his 2022 race (he denies direct receipt). Unclassified
Architect of the 2023 Standing Bail Order (ability-to-pay consideration, with Just City/ACLU — overridden by state law); juvenile adult-court transfer as 'last resort'; opposes the death penalty; Soros gave $280K to an independent PAC that spent supporting his 2022 race (he denies direct receipt).
- [12]Architect of the 2023 Standing Bail Order (ability-to-pay consideration, with Just City/ACLU — overridden by state law); juvenile adult-court transfer as 'last resort'; opposes the death penalty; Soros gave $280K to an independent PAC that spent supporting his 2022 race (he denies direct receipt). Unclassified
Architect of the 2023 Standing Bail Order (ability-to-pay consideration, with Just City/ACLU — overridden by state law); juvenile adult-court transfer as 'last resort'; opposes the death penalty; Soros gave $280K to an independent PAC that spent supporting his 2022 race (he denies direct receipt).
- [13]Architect of the 2023 Standing Bail Order (ability-to-pay consideration, with Just City/ACLU — overridden by state law); juvenile adult-court transfer as 'last resort'; opposes the death penalty; Soros gave $280K to an independent PAC that spent supporting his 2022 race (he denies direct receipt). Unclassified
Architect of the 2023 Standing Bail Order (ability-to-pay consideration, with Just City/ACLU — overridden by state law); juvenile adult-court transfer as 'last resort'; opposes the death penalty; Soros gave $280K to an independent PAC that spent supporting his 2022 race (he denies direct receipt).
- [14]Prescribes prevention over punishment for gun violence (violence-intervention programs, drug treatment, mental health — 'That's what I think will actually make us safer'; 'When you flood a city with guns because of lax regulation, the predictable result is gun violence'). Unclassified
Prescribes prevention over punishment for gun violence (violence-intervention programs, drug treatment, mental health — 'That's what I think will actually make us safer'; 'When you flood a city with guns because of lax regulation, the predictable result is gun violence').
- [15]Opposes the death penalty and fought the 2023 law giving the AG control of capital post-conviction cases (lost on appeal Oct 2024) — contrary to a sword-bearing punishment-duty posture. Unclassified
Opposes the death penalty and fought the 2023 law giving the AG control of capital post-conviction cases (lost on appeal Oct 2024) — contrary to a sword-bearing punishment-duty posture.
- [16]Opposes the death penalty and fought the 2023 law giving the AG control of capital post-conviction cases (lost on appeal Oct 2024) — contrary to a sword-bearing punishment-duty posture. Unclassified
Opposes the death penalty and fought the 2023 law giving the AG control of capital post-conviction cases (lost on appeal Oct 2024) — contrary to a sword-bearing punishment-duty posture.
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