{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHeidi Kuhn started her career with Shelby County Government in January 2001 as the Executive Director of the Crime Victims Center, advocating for victims and fighting for their rights. She was then appointed as the Deputy Director of Community Services, where she was responsible for all victim and offender services, as well community support divisions, such as the Aging Commission, the Community Services Agency and Veterans Affairs. Ms. Kuhn then became the Director of Training where she developed a Training Center for the County from concept to fully operational status. Prior to being elected Criminal Court Clerk in August 2018, she served as the Special Assistant and Lead Strategist to Sheriff Bill Oldham, researching, strategizing and implementing innovative policies to enhance law enforcement and jail operations.\n\n\u200b\n\n\u200b\u200bMs. Kuhn holds a Master\u2019s degree from Christian Brothers University Business School and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Education from the University of New Mexico. She also holds certifications in Leadership, Management and Ethics. Ms. Kuhn believes in giving back to the community and thus has served and continues to serve on several boards and is active within the community.\n\n\u200b\n\n\u200bClerk Kuhn is committed to serving the people of Shelby County to the best of her ability and she is dedicated to making sure the Criminal Court Clerk\u2019s office strives towards effective and efficient government operations.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Criminal Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=193645&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Mayor (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=201313&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [Criminal Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=189077&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [Criminal Court Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=KUHN&id=54369&f=173833&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":"us_house_8","county":"Benton","county_count":23,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 8"},{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Kuhn, Heidi","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/10/26","documentid":"65BC9218-5294-4503-858E-9FE7CF0D4A36","documentname":"Kuhn, Heidi - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["65BC9218-5294-4503-858E-9FE7CF0D4A36","Kuhn, Heidi - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/02/26","documentid":"CF603637-C953-4003-8F24-B30BFF9567C8","documentname":"Kuhn, Heidi - CFD Year-End 2025.pdf","documentnameid":["CF603637-C953-4003-8F24-B30BFF9567C8","Kuhn, Heidi - CFD Year-End 2025.pdf"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/02/26","documentid":"5B951F28-71D7-446A-98CA-1DFC474836E2","documentname":"Kuhn, Heidi - 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She also served as the Special Assistant and Lead Strategist to Sheriff Bill Oldham before being elected as the Criminal Court Clerk in August 2018. Kuhn holds a Master's degree from Christian Brothers University Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of New Mexico. She is actively involved in the community and serves on several boards. Her current term as Court Clerk began on September 1, 2022, and will end on September 1, 2026.","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"court_clerk","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"Court Clerk"},{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"criminal_court_clerk","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"Criminal Court Clerk"}],"token":"REMcmPkWrR"}