{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nShane Waits is the Republican Party nominee for Circuit Court Clerk in Tipton County, Tennessee, in the August 6, 2026 general election[1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Official Sample Ballot, Tipton County, August 6, 2026 General Election](https://cms4files.revize.com/tiptoncounty/Site%20Setup/document_center/Elections/2026_August%20GE_Sample%20Ballot.pdf)","campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Shane","fullname":"Shane Waits","lastname":"Waits","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"tipton","office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"tipton","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"tipton","office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"M47Ox0amVx"}