{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCivil Miller-Watkins ran as a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate from Tennessee in the 2024 election cycle [1][2]. She lost the August 1, 2024 Democratic primary to Gloria Johnson [4].\n\nMiller-Watkins' campaign focused on the following issue areas [1]:\n\n**Education:** Supporting public schools as a first-choice option and enacting gun safety laws to allow students to feel safe in school and in the community.\n\n**Health care:** Advocating for women's reproductive rights, supporting caregivers of family members, improving maternal care outcomes, and reducing rural healthcare access gaps.\n\n**Economy:** Expanding the availability of well-paying jobs, supporting unions to strengthen the middle class, and promoting economic policy that broadens opportunity.\n\n## Office history\nMiller-Watkins previously served in a school board leadership role in Tennessee, including as vice chair of the Fayette County Board of Education [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Campaign Site](https://www.civilforsenate.com/home)\n[2] [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Civil_Miller-Watkins)\n[3] [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fcps-school-board-spotlight-vice-chair-civil-public-schools-tn-/)\n[4] [Tennessee Democrat Miller-Watkins runs for U.S. Senate \u2013 Nashville Banner](https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/07/20/senate-candidate-democrat-civil-miller-watkins/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"senate_class_1","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Senate (class 1)"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Civil","fullname":"Civil Miller-Watkins ","lastname":"","middlename":"Miller-Watkins","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"senate_class_1","contest_title":"Senate (class 1)","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":null,"office_key":"senate_(class_1)","office_title":"Senate (class 1)","party":"Democratic","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"Democratic","primary":{"contest":"senate_class_1","contest_title":"Senate (class 1)","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":null,"office_key":"senate_(class_1)","office_title":"Senate (class 1)","party":"Democratic","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2024}],"office_key":"senate_(class_1)","office_title":"Senate (class 1)","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"7OsfAd3uAC"}