{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Page is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 (Memphis, Shelby County), on the ballot for the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary, per his campaign committee's website [1]. This is his third campaign for the seat.\n\n## Career\nPage's campaign describes him as a career early childhood educator [1]. Ballotpedia's candidate profile states he previously worked as a behavioral specialist for Memphis-Shelby County Schools [2].\n\n## Office history\nPage has run for District 86 twice before, both times against Justin Pearson. In the special Democratic primary held June 15, 2023 - triggered by Pearson's expulsion from the House earlier that year - Pearson defeated Page 2,209 votes (about 94%) to 125 votes (about 5%) [3]. Page ran again in the regular Democratic primary on August 1, 2024, losing to Pearson, who took 93.4% of the vote, per Ballotpedia's results tally [2]. Pearson is not seeking the Democratic nomination for District 86 in 2026; he is instead a candidate for the Democratic nomination in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [David Page for District 86](https://davidpagefordistrict86.com/about-me) (campaign site) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [David Page (Tennessee) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Page_(Tennessee))\n[3] [Rep. Justin Pearson overwhelmingly wins District 86 primary to re-gain TN House seat](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/politics/elections/justin-pearson-wins-district-86-primary/522-e3443c59-fdc5-483d-a3ec-88ebcb123acb) - localmemphis.com\n[4] [State Rep. Justin J. Pearson to challenge U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen](https://mlk50.com/2025/10/08/state-rep-justin-j-pearson-to-challenge-u-s-congressman-steve-cohen/) - MLK50, October 2025","campaigns":[{"contest":"tennessee_house_district_86","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Tennessee House District 86"},{"contest":"state_representative_district_86","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"State Representative District 86"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Page","lastname":"Page","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tennessee_house_district_86","contest_title":"Tennessee House District 86","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_86","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},{"contest":"state_representative_district_86","contest_title":"State Representative District 86","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_86","office_title":null,"party":"Democratic","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"tennessee_house_district_86","contest_title":"Tennessee House District 86","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_86","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026},{"general":null,"party":"Democratic","primary":{"contest":"state_representative_district_86","contest_title":"State Representative District 86","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_86","office_title":null,"party":"Democratic","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2024}],"office_key":"state_house_86","office_title":"Tennessee House District 86","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic candidate for TN House District 86 in the 2026 primary; previously lost the 2023 special primary and 2024 primary to Justin Pearson.","terms":[],"token":"4vjWuI84ej"}