Lawrence Pivnick
Lawrence Pivnick (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 1, 2024.[source]
Pivnick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lawrence Pivnick earned a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo in 1969. He earned a law degree from the University of Florida in 1972. His career experience includes working as a law professor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)
General election
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General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
James Hart is running in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 5, 2024.
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| James Hart (Independent) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Sarah Freeman, Leonard Perkins, Lawrence Pivnick, Lynnette Williams, and Brenda Woods are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 1, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 1, 2024.
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| David Kustoff | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Flinn Jr. (R)
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 1
Incumbent Lynn Cobb defeated Victoria Gillard and Lawrence Pivnick in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Division 1 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn Cobb (Nonpartisan) | 60.0 | 69,420 | |
 | Victoria Gillard (Nonpartisan) | 28.0 | 32,391 | |
| Lawrence Pivnick (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 13,805 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 142 | ||
| Total votes: 115,758 | ||||
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2020
See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Erika Stotts Pearson, James Hart, and Jon Dillard in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Kustoff (R) | 68.5 | 227,216 | |
| Erika Stotts Pearson (D) | 29.5 | 97,890 | ||
| James Hart (Independent) | 1.1 | 3,763 | ||
| Jon Dillard (Independent) | 0.9 | 2,984 | ||
| Total votes: 331,853 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Erika Stotts Pearson defeated Savannah Williamson, Lawrence Pivnick, and Hollis Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erika Stotts Pearson | 51.1 | 14,510 | |
| Savannah Williamson | 20.4 | 5,788 | |
| Lawrence Pivnick | 16.5 | 4,685 | ||
| Hollis Skinner | 11.9 | 3,389 | |
| Total votes: 28,372 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Kustoff | 100.0 | 70,677 | |
| Total votes: 70,677 | ||||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)
General election
General election for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 5
Michael Whaley defeated Richard Morton in the general election for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 5 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Whaley (D) | 51.3 | 5,190 | |
| Richard Morton (R) | 48.6 | 4,920 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 10,122 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 5
Michael Whaley defeated Lawrence Pivnick in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 5 on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Whaley | 83.3 | 1,612 | |
| Lawrence Pivnick | 16.7 | 323 | ||
| Total votes: 1,935 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 5
Richard Morton defeated Geoffrey Diaz in the Republican primary for Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 5 on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Morton | 60.9 | 1,381 |
| Geoffrey Diaz | 39.1 | 888 | |
| Total votes: 2,269 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Mark White defeated Lawrence Pivnick in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 83 general election.[2][3]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark White Incumbent |
64.00% | 16,900 | |
| Democratic | Lawrence Pivnick | 36.00% | 9,506 | |
| Total Votes | 26,406 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Lawrence Pivnick ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 83 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Lawrence Pivnick (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Mark White ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 83 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mark White Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Pivnick ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th District.[6] He was defeated in the Democratic primary.[7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wes Bradley |
34.7% | 9,400 | ||
| Rickey Hobson | 33.3% | 9,014 | ||
| Tom Reasons | 20.5% | 5,547 | ||
| Lawrence Pivnick | 11.5% | 3,105 | ||
| Total Votes | 27,066 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lawrence Pivnick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pivnick's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Larry Pivnick and I am a University of Memphis Emeritus Professor of Law and was the founder and director of the Law School's . free legal clinic program. I was president of the UM Faculty Senate and served as the University's Faculty Ombudsperson. Since retiring, i have served as president and on the executive committee of the UM Association of Retires, a leader of MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope, and on the Steering Committees of the Shelby County Democratic Party and Germantown Democratic Club. I continue too provide free legal services, and I sing as a baritone with Memphis Choral Arts, an interfaith and interracial chorus.
- If elected, I pledge to represent ALL of West Tennessee’s city, village and rural people, not just wealthy individuals and big corporation, most of who seem hell bent in destroying the working and middle classes and the needy by jacking up prices and inflation and by not paying their fair share of taxes .
- I will work to enact laws of national applicability to address the refusal of the Tennessee state government to honor its citizens’ liberty rights, e.g., the right to choose, the right to public education, the right to affordable health care, and the right to be free from gun violence, all of which would further the common good and general welfare.
- I am a staunch supporter of the rights of Israel and Ukraine to exist as independent democratic nations and defend themselves
Liberty, Social Justice, Financial Security, Accessible Health Care, Israel
It is most important that an elected official be trustworthy, honest, free from financial conflicts of interest, attentive to the needs of all of his/her constituents, and open to cordial dialogue with persons with other opinions.
Each House member represents approximately the same number of people thereby allowing closer attention to various constituencies, whose interests need addressing. Shorter terms allow accountability and change.
Not necessarily.
The greatest challenges to the U.S. are preserving our democracy from a takeover by autocrats, monopolists, and extremists who place their self interests over the common good of the nation.
I support term limits
Hakeem Jeffries,
I believe that compromise is desireable for policymaking.
Ways and Means, Civil Justice
I support financial transparency and government accountability
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2022
Lawrence Pivnick did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Lawrence Pivnick did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 30, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
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