{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nErika Sugarmon was elected to the Shelby County Board of Commission to represent District 12 on August 4, 2022. She is currently an educator for the Shelby County Schools (24 yrs.). She previously held the position of Deputy Director of Finance for the Shelby County Criminal Court.\n\nErika Sugarmon earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from the University of Memphis. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Education Leadership & Policy (EdD) at the University of Memphis.\n\nErika Sugarmon serves on the Board of Women in Leadership Leaning on Wisdom (WILLOW), Tennessee Women\u2019s Political Caucus (TN-WPC), Shelby County Democratic Party (SCDP), and Memphis-Shelby County Education Association (M-SCEA). She has served as the Youth Village Council Chair and on the Foster Care Review Board. She also served on the TN COVID-19 Health Care Task Force. She has been a National Education and Tennessee Education Association (NEA & TEA) delegate.\n\nErika Sugarmon is the daughter of a Civil Rights Lawyer, the late Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, social justice activist, professor, and author, the later Dr. Miriam DeCosta Willis. Erika is the sister of the Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge, Tarik Sugarmon, and her other siblings include Elena Williamson and Monique Sugarmon. Erika has three children and five grandchildren and has been a foster and respite parent for several years.\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=SUGARMON&id=81347&f=197809&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005 (Amended))](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SUGARMON&id=81347&f=197809&v=2) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SUGARMON&id=81347&f=182290&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SUGARMON&id=81347&f=178739&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","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_12","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"tn","title":"County Commissioner District 12"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_12","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 12"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Sugarmon, Erika","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/28/26","documentid":"8A84DFC2-BB8C-4050-8B39-9F5BF5F1B140","documentname":"Sugarmon, Erika - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026","documentnameid":["8A84DFC2-BB8C-4050-8B39-9F5BF5F1B140","Sugarmon, Erika - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/08/26","documentid":"A727E5EA-E068-406D-8B5A-B7F4F1F88974","documentname":"Sugarmon, Erika - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["A727E5EA-E068-406D-8B5A-B7F4F1F88974","Sugarmon, Erika - 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She has a strong educational background, having earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Master of Public Administration, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Memphis. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Education Leadership & Policy at the same university. Sugarmon has extensive experience in education, with 24 years of service as an educator for the Shelby County Schools. She has also held the position of Deputy Director of Finance for the Shelby County Criminal Court. In terms of community involvement, Sugarmon serves on various boards and organizations, including Women in Leadership Leaning on Wisdom (WILLOW), Tennessee Women's Political Caucus (TN-WPC), Shelby County Democratic Party (SCDP), and Memphis-Shelby County Education Association (M-SCEA). She has also served on the Youth Village Council and the Foster Care Review Board. Additionally, Sugarmon has been involved in the TN COVID-19 Health Care Task Force and has been a delegate for the National Education Association (NEA) and Tennessee Education Association (TEA). Overall, Sugarmon's profile contains substantial information about her education, work history, community involvement, and political experience as an elected official.","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-04","office":"county_commission_district_12","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-08-04","term_start":"2022-08-04","title":"County Commissioner District 12"}],"token":"KGx7y32leP"}