{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Lakeland Commissioner; served nearly three terms. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n- Vice Mayor of Lakeland, elected twice by her peers. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n- Republican candidate in the primary on May 5, 2026. ([Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/55246))\n- Running to fill the seat of Mick Wright, who is term-limited. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n- Top priorities include education, public safety, and transparency of county and MSCS budget dollars. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n## Career\n- 36-year veteran of public education. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n## Office history\n- Lakeland Commissioner (District 3 area). ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-candidates-shelby-county-commissions-093103154.html))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\nNo statement of interest filing found as of 2026-04-25. Search the [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm).\n\n## Family\n- Information not provided in sources.\n\n---\n*Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"tn","title":"County Commissioner District 3"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_3","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Dial, Michele","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/27/26","documentid":"63B4CEE9-D2D7-4B3F-8435-BD164D7E62E1","documentname":"Dail, Michele - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["63B4CEE9-D2D7-4B3F-8435-BD164D7E62E1","Dail, Michele - CFD - Pre-Primary 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/09/26","documentid":"5890C82C-FDDC-44C3-9290-6D7910D05B9A","documentname":"Dial, Michele - 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