PHOTOS (click for full picture)
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Steve camping out with Occupy Memphis protesters, November 2011. |
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Quinn Mulroy (12) shows off his Halloween 2010 costume: Will the real Commissioner Mulroy please stand down? |
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Halloween 2010 at the Mulroys. Featured are Steve, wife Amy, son Quinn, Little Brother Brandon, and Brandon's sister Nakia. |
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Steve at the Nov. 1, 2010 dedication of the historic marker commemorating Libertyland and the Zippin Pippin rollercoaster, erected with some of the proceeds of the sale of the Pippin to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Memphis Mayor AC Wharton, who also spoke at the event, looks on. |
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Steve shares a laugh with Judge John Fowlkes at his 9/1/10 swearing in. (When Judge Fowlkes said "Repeat after me: 'I, (state your name)...'" Steve responded faithfully by saying "I, state your name..."). With him are wife Amy and Brandon Rodgers, Steve's Little Brother in the Big Brother program. |
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Los Contadores serenade a photo op with Barry Frager, Steve, and Carol Chumney. (Their surprising choice of "Stairway to Heaven" was interesting.) |
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Los Contadores, the mariachi band which performed at the 7/19 fundraiser hosted by immigration lawyer Barry Frager. |
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Supporters block view of mariachi band at 7/19 fundraiser hosted by immigration lawyer Barry Frager. From right to left: Barry Frager; Steve's law student Dottie Maynard; Carol Chumney; Steve; Steve's law school assistant, Karol Landers; law faculty colleague Janet Richards; and former law student Russell Maynard. |
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Steve with Olympic gold medalist Rochelle Stevens just before the 7/1/7/10 "Race For the County Commission." Here Steve pins some Mulroy stickers on Rochelle to go with her gold medal. |
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Steve sews up the canine vote. |
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Steve with supporters at WC Handy Park just before they run the 1-mile "Race For The County Commission." |
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At the start line, Steve tries to figure out how to get a head start on Olympian Rochelle Stevens. |
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And the race is on! |
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SCDP Chair Van Turner explains to the runners that Steve's promise of cash prizes for the race winners was "only a figure of speech." |
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Steve at the Latino Memphis debate, 6-28-10. |
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Steve and his wife Amy, and their children Molly (15) and Quinn (11), share a happy moment with Buster the Wonderdog, summer 2010. |
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Steve thanking his volunteers and staff after winning the primary on May 4th. |
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Steve bikes to work on National Bike to Work Day, 5-21-10. |
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Sign assembling party with Steve and Amy's children Molly and Quinn and friends, and Steve's Little Brother Brandon, and his family. |
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Sign assembling party with Steve and Amy's children Molly and Quinn and friends, and Steve's Little Brother Brandon, and his family. |
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Steve with Carol Chumney and Memphis Flyer reporter Jackson Baker at the annual "Bratfest" party hosted by "LeftWing Cracker" blogger Steve Steffens (June 2010). Note the Re-Elect Mulroy sticker on Councilwoman Chumney. |
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Steve with local labor leaders after his 6/16/10 fundraiser at the IBEW Union Hall. |
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Steve at the Hickory Hill parade April 3. The parade commemorated the anniversary of MLK's death and the reopening of the Hickory Ridge Mall. With Steve are son Quinn (11), Brandon, his Little Brother in the Big Brother program (12), and campaign stalwart Lynn Strickland (age undisclosed). |
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Steve at the Hickory Hill parade with two clowns. Steve is the one in the middle. |
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Steve finishing the Race Judicata 5K race, a law school-sponsored event benefiting Memphis Area Legal Services. That's son Quinn (11) finishing ahead of his dad. |
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Quinn receiving the award for first in his age group at the 5K race. He beat out several brawny teens 5-6 years his senior. |
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Steve's son Quinn (11) at the Race Judicata 5K to benefit Memphis Area Legal Services. Quinn won first in his age group, beating out several teens many years his senior. |
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Encouraging the newly elected Memphis Mayor to clean house, Steve presents a broom to AC Wharton y at the County Commission. Looking on is then-Interim County Mayor Joyce Avery. |
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Steve at the top of the Zippin Pippin rollercoaster December 2009. Steve organized a volunteer crew of contractors, engineers, and iron workers to do selective salvage of historically sensitive artifacts from the Pippin for preservation and storage. |
| Steve performs an original composition at the 2009 Black Law Student Association Talent Show at the University of Memphis. |
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Steve at the opening of the Tire Redemption Program Dec. 2009. Steve sponsored the county ordinance creating the program where citizens who turned in illegally dumped tires could get a dollar per tire. Steve worked with Councilman Harold Collins to create a county-city program addressing a county-city problem. |
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Steve meets up with Harold Ford Jr. and former President Bill Clinton at Bountiful Blessings Rally for Harold Ford, Jr, Nov 1st, 2006. Photo from Jody Herndon. |
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Steve speaks with Al Gore at a summer 2006 book-signing of An
Inconvenient Truth. Here Gore is thanking Steve for his pro bono legal
efforts on the Palm Beach County, Florida "butterfly ballot" case during
the 2000 presidential election controversy. Photo by Jackson Baker. |
| Steve recites a poem he wrote summarizing his work on the Commission. |
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Steve out in the playground with the Hope House kids. |
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Steve reads to children at Hope House, a Memphis nonprofit which cares for preschoolers who are HIV positive or the children of HIV positive parents. |
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Steve with State Rep. G.A. Hardaway and County Trustee Regina Newman. |
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Steve at the July 2009 "reunveiling" of the Memphis Libertyland Liberty Bell, an exact replica of the real Liberty Bell created in 1976 to commemorate the bicentennial. After the Mid-South Fair took it to Misssisippi, Steve helped a group of concerned citizens get it back so it could be displayed in Memphis for citizens of Shelby County to see. |
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Former County Commissioner and civil rights hero Walter Bailey with Steve and State Sen. Beverly Marrero at the June 2009 Unity Rally supporting Steve's Non-Discrimination Ordinance.
  
 
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Steve speaking at the May 31, 2009 Unity Rally supporting his nondiscrimination ordinance. Next to him is Quinn (10), who reportedly needs no introduction as Steve’s son. |
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Steve and Bank of Bartlett President Harold Byrd at a summer 2006 fundraiser. Steve gets aggressive with fundraising while Harold’s back is turned. (photo credit: David Upton) |
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Steve with peace activist Cindy Sheehan at the MidSouth Peace & Justice Center's Jan. 2009 annual fundraiser. |
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Steve in January 09 inspecting the Zippin Pippin rollercoaster. He looked at the Pippin and Carousel with an industry expert, considering ways to save the historic rides. |
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A recent photo of Steve after he received the Democracy Innovator award for his scholarship on election reform and November 2008 victory for Instant Runoff Voting in Memphis elections (Click here for more information regarding IRV and the award). |
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Steve with Memphis Heritage Director June West, receiving a check from the State of Tennessee to help with efforts to preserve the Zippin Pippin rollercoaster, a remnant of Libertyland which Steve and June helped get onto the National Historic Register. They received the grant check thanks to the efforts of State Senator Ophelia Ford. |
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Steve serves as MC at the Campus School Family Gathering. Steve wrote and directed a skit demonstrating the school’s motto of “PRIDE,” an acronym for various virtues taught at this public elementary school in Memphis. Steve and wife Amy are active in the Parent-Teacher Organizations at both Campus (where rising fifth-grader Quinn attends) and White Station Middle (home to rising 8th-grader Molly). |
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At the Campus School Family Gathering, Steve leads some dubious parents in dancing the chorus to “Soljah Boy,” the hip-hop hit seemingly known by every kid in America. The elementary school audience’s reaction ranged from delight to mortification. |
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Steve performs at the Memphis Gridiron Show, an annual spoof of local politics by the media and others, with proceeds to go to scholarships. For the first time since the annual show’s 1293 debut, Steve organized a "rebuttal" skit and song where politicos poked fun at the media. Pictured from left are County Commissioners Mike Carpenter (as a newspaper reporter), James Harvey (as a TV reporter), and Steve (as Channel 3 veteran Mike Matthews). In addition to the skit, they sang "Leak On Me," a plea from the media to the tune of "Lean On Me." |
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Steve posing with teachers and volunteers at Evans Elementary December 2007. Steve and volunteers read holiday stories to schoolchildren and prepared them for a visit from St. Nick. |
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Steve's family at their home for the holidays. Pictured from left to right are Quinn (9), Steve (40+), Molly (12), Amy (no age available), and Buster the Wonder Dog (49 in dog years). |
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Steve performing in To Kill A Mockingbird at Theater Memphis, spring 2007. Steve played prosecutor Horace Gilmer, trying to convict innocent defendant Tom Robinson (center) while the judge (far right) looks on. |
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Steve gets dunked in the dunking booth at the Labor Day picnic. |
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At their annual Labor Day picnic, the MidSouth Interfaith Network presents Steve an award for his leadership on the Living Wage ordinance. Shown with Steve is Midsouth Interfaith head Rev. Rebekah Jordan. |
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Steve with Friends of the Riverfront at the County Commission, Oct. '07. Steve helped the group with their concerns regarding downtown riverfront development.
Read more at their website by clicking here. |
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2006: Steve on field trip to Louisville to observe their Metro Council's computerized vote tabulation system used in Metro Council meetings. At left, Louisville Metro Council Clerk Kathy Herron shows County Commission chief administrator Steve Summerall how to use the system while Steve and County Commissioner Mike Ritz try to keep up. |
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2006: Quinn Mulroy, 8, tries out his father's new seat at the Shelby County Commission's chambers following the official swearing-in ceremony. |
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2006: Steve, wife Amy, and children Molly and Quinn celebrate the Election Night victory. |
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2006: Steve celebrating Election Night victory with (from left) iron workers officers Michael Scoggins and Greg Crouse, and grocery workers union officer Teri Craven. |
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2006: Steve with his wife Amy and children Molly (11) and Quinn (7) in front of their home on Perkins Terrace, near Holy Rosary Church on Park and Colonial. |
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2006: Steve at his home on Perkins Terrace. |
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2006: Steve signing the Democratic Party's Covenant Ethics pledge (Click here to read the Ethics pledge ) at the April 8 Covenant Breakfast. |
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2006: Steve with Shelby County Democratic Party Chair Matt Kuhn at the April 8 Covenant Breakfast. |
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2006: Steve, wife Amy, Molly (11) and Quinn (7) entertain Buster the Wonder Dog on their backyard hammock. |
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2006: Steve and Amy balance kids (Molly and Quinn) and dog (Buster) on their hammock. |
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2006: Steve with Howard Richardson of the AFL-CIO Labor Council and Paul Shaeffer of IBEW after the press conference announcing the endorsement of Steve by many local unions. |
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2006: Steve talks with AFSCME workers at the union's April 4th tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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2006: Steve talks with AFSCME workers at the union's April 4th tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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2006: Steve talks with AFSCME workers at the union's April 4th tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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2006: Steve with daughter Molly and his mother Mary Mulroy, at their booth at May's Italian Fest. Steve is a parishioner at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, which runs the annual Italian Fest. |
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2006: At the January 2006 Libertyland press conference, getting the ball rolling on the fight to save the park. Helping carry the message are Save Libertyland! founder Denise Parkinson and Steve's son Quinn. |
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2006: At the April 2006 "Libertyfest" rally, Steve performs, with the veteran Memphis "Zippin Pippins" rock band, the rock anthem "Meet Me Down At Libertyland," which he wrote to champion the Save Libertyland cause. Steve's cool kids Quinn (7) and Molly (11) do backup vocals.
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2006: At the June 13 Libertyland press conference, Steve calls on Mayor Herenton to heed the City Council and keep city-owned Libertyland rides from being sold by the Mid-South Fair corporation. The week before, Steve persuaded the City Council to vote 12-1 to save the rides from such a sale. Also supporting Libertyland are (from left) State Sen. Steve Cohen; Michael Saine of the Orange Mound Community Association; and State Rep. Henri Brooks. |
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2006: Steve and supporters rallying support with a firetruck on loan from the Sellers family. |
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2006: At the June opening of his new Headquarters at Perkins and Knight Arnold. |
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2006: Steve at June Headquarters opening with Councilwoman Carol Chumney and Memphis Flyer columnist Jackson Baker. |