{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nKawanias \"Kaye\" McNeary ran for Memphis City Council District 3 in the October 5, 2023 general election as a political newcomer, one of five candidates for the open seat. She did not advance, as the seat was ultimately won by Pearl Walker in a November 2023 runoff.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Five compete for open City Council District 3 seat \u2013 Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/38369/memphis-city-council-district-3) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"memphis_city_council_district_3","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Memphis City Council District 3"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"McNeary, Kawanias","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"01/21/26","documentid":"E90F0630-9A83-445E-B3E4-8FC8725D33BE","documentname":"McNeary, Kawanias - CFD Mid-Year 2024.pdf","documentnameid":["E90F0630-9A83-445E-B3E4-8FC8725D33BE","McNeary, Kawanias - CFD Mid-Year 2024.pdf"],"documenttype":"2024 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/26/24","documentid":"9F648EAD-DAAD-42F7-9037-F2116C35C85E","documentname":"McNeary, Kawanias - CFD 4th Quarter 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["9F648EAD-DAAD-42F7-9037-F2116C35C85E","McNeary, Kawanias - CFD 4th Quarter 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"2023 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/10/23","documentid":"A1E0328E-69EE-4CD9-85B0-6C48837BA77C","documentname":"McNeary, Kawanias - CFD 3rd Quarter 2023","documentnameid":["A1E0328E-69EE-4CD9-85B0-6C48837BA77C","McNeary, Kawanias - CFD 3rd Quarter 2023"],"documenttype":"2023 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"09/28/23","documentid":"A7AEE065-A22B-4D71-9B9B-7B299BBC4846","documentname":"McNeary, Kawanias - CFD Pre-General 2023","documentnameid":["A7AEE065-A22B-4D71-9B9B-7B299BBC4846","McNeary, Kawanias - CFD Pre-General 2023"],"documenttype":"2023 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/10/23","documentid":"7F3346AE-18BF-4E9D-B30B-E5228DEA2FAA","documentname":"McNeary, Kawanias - CFD 2nd Quarter 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["7F3346AE-18BF-4E9D-B30B-E5228DEA2FAA","McNeary, Kawanias - CFD 2nd Quarter 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"2023 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"05/23/23","documentid":"F5CBBB31-E707-4EBB-9B77-223EFAA0D298","documentname":"McNeary, Kawanias - Appointment of Treasurer 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["F5CBBB31-E707-4EBB-9B77-223EFAA0D298","McNeary, Kawanias - Appointment of Treasurer 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"Memphis City Council, Dist. 3","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"CDE27ACC-EF5C-450C-9789-DA8D7ADE8E39","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Kawanias","fullname":"Kawanias Kaye McNeary","lastname":"McNeary","middlename":"Kaye","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"memphis_city_council_district_3","contest_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_3","office_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"memphis_city_council_district_3","contest_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_3","office_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2023}],"office_key":"city_council_district_3","office_title":"Memphis City Council District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Kawanias Kaye McNeary is a public person who is currently running as a candidate for the Memphis City Council District 3 in Shelby County, Tennessee. The information available about McNeary includes their education, which consists of studying at Memphis State University, and their previous attendance at Carver High School. There is no additional information provided regarding their work history, community involvement, or previous offices held. As of the current date, McNeary is a candidate for the upcoming election on October 5, 2023.","terms":[],"token":"WjpWYPw3H2"}