{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Ryan Ramkhelawan is a candidate for Shelby County Commissioner, District 3 in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n- Candidate in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n- He is facing Republican candidate Michele Dial in the general election on August 6, 2026. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n## Background and education\n- No educational background is provided in the sources. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n## Office history\n- No prior elected office is mentioned in the provided sources for Ryan Ramkhelawan. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=RAMKHELAWAN&id=103904&f=199670&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-25.*\n\n## Family\n- No family information is provided in the sources. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"tn","title":"County Commissioner District 3"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ryan","fullname":"Ryan Ramkhelawan","lastname":"Ramkhelawan","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"IRlwFGCnNJ"}