{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDeWayne Jackson is a Republican Party member who serves as a Tennessee State Executive Committeeman for District 33 [1]. In the 2026 election cycle, he is running for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk in Tennessee [1]. This campaign follows his previous run for the same office in 2022, which ended with a loss in the general election on August 4, 2022 [1]. Jackson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey during that prior cycle [1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nDeWayne Jackson was born in Memphis, Tennessee [1]. He earned a graduate degree from Mid-South Community College in 2015 [1].\n\n## Career\n\nDeWayne Jackson earned a graduate degree from Mid-South Community College in 2015 [1]. His professional background includes working at Ruth Investments Inc. [1]. He also spent a number of years working in the waste management industry [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nDeWayne Jackson ran for election as Shelby County Probate Court Clerk in Tennessee as a Republican candidate [1]. He lost the general election held on August 4, 2022 [1].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nDeWayne Jackson\u2019s professional background includes work in the waste management industry and employment at Ruth Investments Inc.[1] He holds a graduate degree from Mid-South Community College, which he earned in 2015.[1]\n\nThe provided sources do not contain specific details regarding Jackson's family wealth source, ownership stakes in businesses, sales of companies, or significant financial disclosure facts.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [DeWayne Jackson (Shelby County Probate Court Clerk candidate, Tennessee) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/DeWayne_Jackson_(Shelby_County_Probate_Court_Clerk_candidate,_Tennessee))","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_executive_committeeman_district_33","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"State Executive Committeeman District 33"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Jackson, Dewayne","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"07/10/24","documentid":"A0F6669F-F51C-4B84-BD2A-2C835BEC6BC3","documentname":"Jackson, DeWayne - 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