{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLady J. Swift is an independent candidate for Shelby County Assessor of Property on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot [1]. The assessor's office is open in 2026, and Swift is one of the candidates seeking to succeed Democratic incumbent Melvin Burgess [2].\n\n## Office history\nSwift previously sought countywide office as a candidate for Shelby County Register of Deeds in 2018 [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates Certified for August 6, 2026 Primary and General Election - Shelby County Election Commission](https://electionsshelbytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Candidates-Certified-for-August-6-2026-Primary-and-General-Election-33026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Shelby County August 6 election: What voters need to know - Action News 5](https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/07/17/shelby-county-august-6-election-what-voters-need-know-before-heading-polls/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Register of deeds candidate, Shelby County, Tennessee, 2018 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Category:Register_of_deeds_candidate,_Shelby_County,_Tennessee,_2018) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"assessor_of_property","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Assessor of Property"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lady","fullname":"Lady Swift","lastname":"Swift","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"assessor_of_property","contest_title":"Assessor of Property","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"assessor_of_property","office_title":"Assessor of Property","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"assessor_of_property","contest_title":"Assessor of Property","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"assessor_of_property","office_title":"Assessor of Property","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"assessor_of_property","office_title":"Assessor of Property","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Shelby County Assessor of Property in 2026; previously ran for Shelby County Register of Deeds in 2018.","terms":[],"token":"d3bQcV72ZE"}