{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTina Montgomery is the Republican nominee for Shelby County Clerk on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot [1]. She was unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [2]. She faces Democratic nominee LaSonya Hall in the general election. The seat is open \u2014 no incumbent is running.\n\nIn her Ballotpedia candidate survey, Montgomery describes her platform priorities as financial accountability, customer service, and modernization of clerk's-office systems, including a stated interest in digital queuing and streamlined service workflows [1].\n\n## Career\nPer public sources, Montgomery's professional background is in accounting, described as more than thirty years of experience focused on financial integrity and operational excellence [1]. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Memphis [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tina Montgomery - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tina_Montgomery)\n[2] [May 5, 2026 Shelby County primary results - enhancedvoting.com](https://app.enhancedvoting.com/results/public/shelby-county-tn/elections/050526PrimaryMunicipal) (Montgomery was unopposed in the Republican primary)\n[3] [Statement of Interest, 2026 Shelby County Clerk filing - TN Ethics Commission](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=MONTGOMERY&id=103892&f=198347&v=1)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"tn","title":"County Clerk"},{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Montgomery, Tina","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/27/26","documentid":"A82F7201-2A96-4F3C-AE1B-46F3F8FA703B","documentname":"Montgomary, Tina - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026","documentnameid":["A82F7201-2A96-4F3C-AE1B-46F3F8FA703B","Montgomary, Tina - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/09/26","documentid":"B4EF4E82-A172-49AA-ADF3-EA18079E83D1","documentname":"Montgomery, Tina - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["B4EF4E82-A172-49AA-ADF3-EA18079E83D1","Montgomery, Tina - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"03/05/26","documentid":"DB473326-6B5D-4C11-8257-ED6F97CE03EC","documentname":"Montgomery, Tina - Appointment of Treasurer 2026 - 2nd.pdf","documentnameid":["DB473326-6B5D-4C11-8257-ED6F97CE03EC","Montgomery, Tina - Appointment of Treasurer 2026 - 2nd.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/20/26","documentid":"64B08F7A-E57B-406F-B5B3-60E43F4E2C4E","documentname":"Montgomery, Tina - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["64B08F7A-E57B-406F-B5B3-60E43F4E2C4E","Montgomery, Tina - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County Clerk","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"9CA635EE-70C1-4EF3-AD0A-9A5E263BF26E","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Tina","fullname":"Tina Montgomery","lastname":"Montgomery","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"GUECgcAo1Y"}