{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMarie Thomas serves as a Legislative Specialist for Shelby County, Tennessee [3]. In the 2026 election cycle, she is running for Position 4 on the Millington School Board [1]. The general election for this seat is scheduled to take place after May 18, 2026, and its outcome remains undetermined.\n\n## Career\n\nMarie Thomas serves as a Legislative Specialist for the Shelby County Board of Commissioners [3]. She is listed in the county\u2019s staff directory under the Board of Commissioners department [4][5]. Her contact information and role are documented on the official Shelby County, Tennessee website [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nMarie Thomas serves as a Legislative Specialist for Shelby County [3]. In this capacity, she is listed in the county staff directory with contact information associated with her role [2].\n\nThere is no available information in the provided sources regarding any elected or appointed offices held by Marie Thomas, nor are there details concerning any races she may have run for and lost.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Millington Municipal Schools, Tennessee, elections - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Millington_Municipal_Schools,_Tennessee,_elections)\n[2] [Staff Directory \u2022 Marie Thomas - Shelby County](https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/directory.aspx?eid=1211)\n[3] [Marie Thomas Legislative Specialist - Shelby County, TN](https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/Directory/Home/SingleStaff?EID=1211)\n[4] [Shelby County, TN](https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/Directory/Home/DepartmentListing?DID=168)\n[5] [Staff Directory \u2022 Board of Commissioners - Shelby County Government](https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/directory.aspx?did=167)","campaigns":[{"contest":"millington_school_board_position_4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Millington School Board Position 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Marie","fullname":"Marie Thomas","lastname":"Thomas","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"millington_school_board_position_4","contest_title":"Millington School Board Position 4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"millington_school_board_position_4","office_title":"Millington School Board Position 4","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"millington_school_board_position_4","contest_title":"Millington School Board Position 4","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"millington_school_board_position_4","office_title":"Millington School Board Position 4","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"millington_school_board_position_4","office_title":"Millington School Board Position 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Marie Thomas serves as a Legislative Specialist for the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Tennessee.","terms":[],"token":"LiVI2yKxsd"}