{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- President and CEO of the Memphis Metropolitan Land Bank Authority (MMLBA) since July 2022. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n\n- Candidate in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n- Campaign social media: Facebook and Instagram @michael_o_harris. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n- [campaign site on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mikeoharris38116/#)\n- [campaign site on Instagram (set to private)](https://www.instagram.com/michael_o_harris)\n\n## Background and education\n- Alumnus of Bishop Byrne. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n- Alumnus of the University of Memphis. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n\n## Career\n- Serves on the board of ProGeny Place. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n- Former old-school PTO president. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n- Launched a community advisory board led by the deaf community for Deaf Connect. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n- Created a mentoring program for sixth-grade boys at Haven Middle School and established the \"Safe Haven Locker\" to provide hygiene products for students. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n\n- U.S. Navy veteran. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n\n\n\n---\n*Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.*\n\n## Office history\n- Vice President of the 100 Black Men of Memphis. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n- Former President of the Rotary Club of Whitehaven Memphis-South. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Property Assessor (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=HARRIS&id=103878&f=198521&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## Family\n- Describes himself as a \"Girl Dad\" with two daughters. ([JustMyMemphis](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3745))\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"assessor_of_property","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Assessor of Property"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael O. Harris","lastname":"Harris","middlename":"O.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"assessor_of_property","contest_title":"Assessor of Property","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"assessor_of_property","office_title":"Assessor of Property","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"assessor_of_property","contest_title":"Assessor of Property","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"assessor_of_property","office_title":"Assessor of Property","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"assessor_of_property","office_title":"Assessor of Property","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"TdvZ8igu5R"}