{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLarry Dagen was elected Mayor of Millington, Tennessee, in the November 5, 2024 general election, defeating Cary Vaughn, the chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party [1][2][3]. He was sworn in on January 1, 2025, succeeding Terry Jones, who had served as mayor for two decades [1]. In February 2026, Mayor Dagen delivered a State of the City address highlighting accomplishments from his first year in office [4].\n\n## Career\n\nBefore becoming mayor, Dagen served as a Millington Alderman for 12 years, building an extensive record of service on the city's Board of Mayor and Aldermen [2]. As mayor, he serves on the MidSouth Development District Board of Directors [5]. He has expressed a vision of making Millington \"the best place in the country for veterans to retire,\" reflecting the city's longstanding connection to Naval Support Activity Mid-South [6].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Millington taps Dagen as new mayor \u2013 Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroelections/article/47641/millington-elections-mayor-larry-dagen)\n- [2] [Top county Republican, alderman vie for Millington mayor \u2013 Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/47031/millington-mayor-larry-dagen-cary-vaughn-memphis-suburb)\n- [3] [Larry Dagen wins Millington Mayoral Election \u2013 Action News 5](https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/11/06/larry-dagen-wins-millington-mayoral-election/)\n- [4] [Mayor Larry Dagen \u2013 State of the City Address \u2013 City of Millington](https://www.millingtontn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=537)\n- [5] [MidSouth Development District \u2013 Board of Directors](https://www.midsouthdd.org/board-of-directors)\n- [6] [Mayor of Millington Tours Indmar Marine Engines](https://indmar.com/mayor-of-millington-tours-indmar-marine-engines/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"millington_mayor","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Millington Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Larry","fullname":"Larry Dagen ","lastname":"","middlename":"Dagen","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"millington_mayor","contest_title":"Millington Mayor","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-11-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"millington_mayor","office_title":"Millington Mayor","party":"Nonpartisan","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"millington_mayor","contest_title":"Millington Mayor","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-11-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"millington_mayor","office_title":"Millington Mayor","party":"Nonpartisan","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"Nonpartisan","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2024}],"office_key":"millington_mayor","office_title":"Millington Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Larry Dagen is the mayor of Millington, Tennessee, elected in November 2024 after previously serving as a city alderman.","terms":[],"token":"WUfYrcqQHC"}