{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMaigon Shanklin is an independent candidate for Gibson County Sheriff in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. He is a sitting Gibson County Commissioner and lists a residence in Dyer, Tennessee [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Petitions Issued - Gibson County Election Commission](https://www.gibsonelections.com/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Maigon Shanklin - UT County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS) official directory](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/maigon-shanklin) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Maigon Shanklin for Gibson County Sheriff - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/shanklinforsheriff/) (requires login)\n- [Maigon Shanklin - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maigon-shanklin-0b661865) (requires login; public headline lists a Gibson County Sheriff's Department investigation role - unverified)\n- [Gibson County Sheriff candidate forum - WBBJ TV](https://www.wbbjtv.com/2026/03/16/gibson-county-sheriff-forum/) (article did not load when accessed)","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"Gibson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MAIGON","fullname":"MAIGON SHANKLIN","lastname":"SHANKLIN","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Gibson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Gibson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Gibson County commissioner from Dyer running as an independent for county sheriff in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"CxB7UErfIS"}