{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Candidate for Shelby County Commissioner, District 2 in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026; running unopposed. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidate-shelby-county-commission-093055218.html))\n\n## Background and education\n- Graduated from Collierville High School. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidate-shelby-county-commission-093055218.html), [Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n- Attended Shelby State Community College and the University of Memphis. ([Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n- Graduated from the Southeastern Leadership Academy (SELA) school at the University of Tennessee. ([Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n\n## Career\n- Assistant Chief Deputy for Patrol, Patrol Services, and Detective Bureau at the Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office. ([Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n- Law enforcement career began in 1996 as a deputy sheriff in the Narcotics Bureau; served in Uniformed Patrol, Narcotics, Patrol Field, Courts, Volunteer Services, General Investigation, and Multi-Agency Gang units. ([Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n- Promoted through ranks including sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and chief inspector before becoming Assistant Chief Deputy in 2022. ([Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n\n## Office history\n- No prior elected office listed in sources; previously served as Assistant Chief Deputy with 29 years of experience in the sheriff\u2019s department. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidate-shelby-county-commission-093055218.html))\n\n\n\n---\n*Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.*\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=MILLS&id=102097&f=193495&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005 (Amended))](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=MILLS&id=102097&f=193495&v=2) \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- Native and lifelong resident of Collierville, Tennessee. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidate-shelby-county-commission-093055218.html), [Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n- Wife: Alysha. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidate-shelby-county-commission-093055218.html))\n- Two children. ([Shelby County Sheriff's Office](https://www.shelby-sheriff.org/command-staff/staff+members/derek-mills))\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"tn","title":"County Commissioner District 2"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Mills, Derek","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/27/26","documentid":"6737B1A8-B48F-423E-BCCC-ACF1054A75AD","documentname":"Mills, Derek - CFD - Pre Primary 2026","documentnameid":["6737B1A8-B48F-423E-BCCC-ACF1054A75AD","Mills, Derek - CFD - Pre Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/06/26","documentid":"910EA6D7-7409-48F5-B160-5B0C558A3EAC","documentname":"Mills, Derek - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["910EA6D7-7409-48F5-B160-5B0C558A3EAC","Mills, Derek - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/27/26","documentid":"59DCC59C-895D-4BEF-9AD8-28905E5DADD4","documentname":"Mills, Derek - CFD Year-End 2025","documentnameid":["59DCC59C-895D-4BEF-9AD8-28905E5DADD4","Mills, Derek - CFD Year-End 2025"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/14/25","documentid":"42CE24D0-A6BF-424C-8237-4FDB1127C6AA","documentname":"Mills, Derek - CFD - 2025 Mid-Year Disclosure","documentnameid":["42CE24D0-A6BF-424C-8237-4FDB1127C6AA","Mills, Derek - CFD - 2025 Mid-Year Disclosure"],"documenttype":"CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"06/03/25","documentid":"F389BC77-EBB1-4C89-83E9-8385B20F2A18","documentname":"Mills, Derek - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["F389BC77-EBB1-4C89-83E9-8385B20F2A18","Mills, Derek - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 2","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"FBFDF6F0-CF7B-4B8C-B11A-DCDDB77E2723","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Derek","fullname":"Derek Mills","lastname":"Mills","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"ZounkQx96b"}