{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSamuel B. Nelson was a Democratic candidate for Shelby County Commission District 10 in the May 5, 2026 primary, running against John Bradley, Rebecca Edwards, Lashanta Rudd, and Brandon Washington (Gregory Holmes withdrew before the election) [1]. Lashanta Rudd won the Democratic nomination [2]; Nelson did not win.\n\n## Career\nPer his campaign website, Nelson was \"born and raised in the Bethel Grove and Orange Mound neighborhoods\" and describes his background as a minister, small business owner, and community leader who has \"built multiple successful businesses that created jobs and launched community programs\" [3]. Nelson has not completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Shelby County Election Commission, Candidate List for the May 5, 2026 Election - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [FINAL: Election results tallied across Shelby County](https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/06/final-election-results-tallied-across-shelby-county/) - Action News 5, 2026-05-06\n[3] [Nelson4District10 campaign website](https://www.nelson4district10.com/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_10","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 10"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Nelson, Samuel","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/29/26","documentid":"8172D379-5D49-4AE7-BC64-2C12B7881821","documentname":"Nelson, Samuel - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026","documentnameid":["8172D379-5D49-4AE7-BC64-2C12B7881821","Nelson, Samuel - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/10/26","documentid":"94017BCE-4F95-452E-91C5-DE8F28CBA549","documentname":"Nelson, Samuel B. - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["94017BCE-4F95-452E-91C5-DE8F28CBA549","Nelson, Samuel B. - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/05/26","documentid":"0952BD23-11AA-4B4A-9102-3946237ACD1E","documentname":"Nelson, Samuel B., Appointment of Treasurer 2026 (New).pdf","documentnameid":["0952BD23-11AA-4B4A-9102-3946237ACD1E","Nelson, Samuel B., Appointment of Treasurer 2026 (New).pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/31/26","documentid":"B2D8F6C9-78E6-47DC-B40C-B2B96B67AEFA","documentname":"Nelson, Samuel B., CFD Year-End 2025 - Revision","documentnameid":["B2D8F6C9-78E6-47DC-B40C-B2B96B67AEFA","Nelson, Samuel B., CFD Year-End 2025 - Revision"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/31/26","documentid":"16941803-D137-45F5-B53A-BF35FAAD9439","documentname":"Nelson, Samuel - CFD Year-End 2025","documentnameid":["16941803-D137-45F5-B53A-BF35FAAD9439","Nelson, Samuel - CFD Year-End 2025"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"08/22/25","documentid":"2E5EE4F2-A35B-4D91-BFBC-B6CCDCE4AD63","documentname":"Nelson, Samuel B., Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["2E5EE4F2-A35B-4D91-BFBC-B6CCDCE4AD63","Nelson, Samuel B., Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 10","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"CFE1E33F-0977-44EF-86E1-2171F65AA7E0","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Samuel","fullname":"Samuel B Nelson","lastname":"Nelson","middlename":"B","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":"County Commissioner District 10","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":"County Commissioner District 10","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":"County Commissioner District 10","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Memphis minister and small business owner; ran for Shelby County Commission District 10 in the May 2026 Democratic primary; did not win.","terms":[],"token":"FYskQCmZdo"}