{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Candidate in the [Republican primary on May 5, 2026](https://ballotproject.org/TN/shelby/elections/2026-05-05), one of two Republicans on the ballot (the other is Marco Yzaguirre).\n- Seat is open because incumbent Sheriff Floyd Bonner is term-limited.\n- Campaign slogan: *\"30 Years Law Enforcement Experience.\"*\n- Stated mission: Public Safety | Community Engagement | Reducing Crime.\n\n### Platform themes\n- Tough on Crime\n- Hold Criminals Accountable\n- Proven Operations Leadership\n- Building Community Trust\n\n## Career\n- 28+ years with the [Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/), where he has served as commander of the Uniform Patrol Division.\n- Special Agent, [Coast Guard Investigative Service](https://www.uscg.mil/Mission/CGIS/) (U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Department of Homeland Security), for more than a decade.\n- Works off-duty as a security contractor.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Sheriff (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=LESS&id=103887&f=198187&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## Sources\n- [Elect Brad Less \u2014 official campaign site](https://electbradless.com/)\n- [\"5 Democrats, 2 Republicans running for Shelby County Sheriff\" \u2014 Fox 13 Memphis](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/5-democrats-2-republicans-running-for-shelby-county-sheriff/article_e272725b-6bc3-4647-91f0-132007963462.html)\n- [\"Voter Guide: 2026 Primary Elections in Shelby County\" \u2014 LocalMemphis](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/politics/elections/voter-guide-2026-primary-elections-in-shelby-county/522-614cfd53-f537-47a3-94d8-9adaf052f47e)\n\n*This biography was compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18. Only facts that could be verified via the sources above are included. Additional details that appeared in search-engine snippets attributed to the campaign site (e.g. specific academy dates, past task-force assignments, Hostage/Crisis Negotiation Team command) could not be confirmed by direct fetch of an About page and were therefore omitted.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"tn","title":"Sheriff"},{"contest":"sheriff","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Less, Brad","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/28/26","documentid":"D5F8141B-3D35-47AB-A03D-CC93A149A8B6","documentname":"Less, Brad - CFD - Pre Primary 2026","documentnameid":["D5F8141B-3D35-47AB-A03D-CC93A149A8B6","Less, Brad - CFD - Pre Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/10/26","documentid":"42BAAFB9-8298-44FB-91F3-3D8A91391BE8","documentname":"Less, Brad  - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["42BAAFB9-8298-44FB-91F3-3D8A91391BE8","Less, Brad  - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/25/26","documentid":"7D8D7B9C-8B6D-4E31-AD30-A3303C7D2527","documentname":"Less, Brad - CFD Year-End 2025","documentnameid":["7D8D7B9C-8B6D-4E31-AD30-A3303C7D2527","Less, Brad - CFD Year-End 2025"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/19/26","documentid":"A758D7C2-6D6A-4FEC-A8C7-71FF87B02727","documentname":"Less, Brad - CFD - Mid Year 2025","documentnameid":["A758D7C2-6D6A-4FEC-A8C7-71FF87B02727","Less, Brad - CFD - Mid Year 2025"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/05/26","documentid":"C38E6000-653C-43E0-B9B7-D449233A752C","documentname":"Less, Brad - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["C38E6000-653C-43E0-B9B7-D449233A752C","Less, Brad - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/11/25","documentid":"B973CE36-4459-4B56-955B-0E21F47DB318","documentname":"Less, Brad - CFD - Mid Year 2025","documentnameid":["B973CE36-4459-4B56-955B-0E21F47DB318","Less, Brad - CFD - Mid Year 2025"],"documenttype":"CFD","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"Sheriff","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"EB24FEDD-4FD6-48DF-9D41-8876F50B9F3D","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Brad","fullname":"Brad Less","lastname":"Less","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"Jov6KcRfAX"}