{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAndrea Bell is an Independent candidate seeking election to Shelby County Commission District 12 in 2026 [1]. She has officially reiterate her campaign for the position, describing herself as an independent voice for the community [5]. Her stated priorities include fiscal responsibility, affordable housing, and education reform [5].\n\nBell maintains a dedicated campaign website and social media presence to support her bid [2][4]. Through her campaign channels, she emphasizes putting people over party and aims to lower the tax burden while making living in District 12 sustainable for families [5].\n\n## Background and education\n\nThe provided sources do not contain information regarding Andrea Bell's birthplace, year of birth, upbringing, religion, schools attended, or degrees earned. The available materials focus on her current campaign for Shelby County Commissioner District 12 as an independent candidate, her stated policy priorities such as fiscal responsibility and affordable housing, and links to her campaign website and social media presence [2], [3], [5]. No biographical details about her early life or education are present in the cited texts.\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Office history\n\nAndrea Bell has held elected office as a member of the Shelby County Commission for District 12[2]. She is currently running for re-election to this position as an Independent candidate in the upcoming election cycle[1][5].\n\nBell has previously run for the Shelby County Commission, District 12 seat in prior election cycles, though specific outcomes for those earlier races are not detailed in the available source materials[1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Andrea Bell - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Andrea_Bell)\n[2] [ANDREA BELL for SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 12](https://www.voteandreabell.com/)\n[3] [Photo Gallery](https://www.voteandreabell.com/photos)\n[4] [Andrea Bell (@AndreaBell2026) / Posts / X - Twitter](https://x.com/AndreaBell2026)\n[5] [Andrea Bell for Shelby County Commission District 12 - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/61585466914612/posts/-excited-to-officially-reiterate-my-campaign-for-shelby-county-commission-distri/122125322703182230/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_12","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 12"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Andrea","fullname":"Andrea Bell","lastname":"Bell","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_12","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 12","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":"County Commissioner District 12","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_12","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 12","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":"County Commissioner District 12","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":"County Commissioner District 12","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Andrea Bell is an Independent candidate for Shelby County Commissioner District 12, focusing on fiscal responsibility, affordable housing, and education.","terms":[],"token":"9x3PpbLJSA"}