{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- None listed in sources.\n\n- Democratic candidate for Shelby County Clerk in 2026. ([localmemphis.com](https://www.localmemphis.com/video/news/local/meet-the-candidates-michael-williams-for-shelby-county-clerk-full-interview/522-dc76e571-96ff-4d39-86fc-1e5ec3b8cfba))\n - [Campaign site on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mikeformemphis/)\n \n\n## Background and education\n- None listed in sources.\n\n## Office history\n- None listed in sources.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=WILLIAMS&id=97385&f=197758&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- None listed in sources.\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_4","county":"Polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 4"},{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael R. Williams","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"R.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_4","contest_title":"School Board District 4","county":"Polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_4","contest_title":"School Board District 4","county":"Polk","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_4","office_title":"School Board District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"U7MMjcAqud"}