{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCivil Miller-Watkins is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate (Class 2) seat in Tennessee, appearing in the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary that is on the Madison County ballot.[1][2] A public middle-school math teacher, she campaigns on investing in public schools, particularly rural schools, and on student and community safety.[1][3]\n\n## Background and education\nMiller-Watkins earned a Bachelor of Science in sociology and social work from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a master's degree in education from UT Martin in 2023.[1]\n\n## Career\nShe works as an 8th-grade math teacher.[1][3]\n\n## Office history\nMiller-Watkins served as vice-chair of the Fayette County (Tennessee) Board of Education.[1] She was the Democratic nominee for Tennessee state Senate District 26 in 2020, losing to Republican Sen. Page Walley, and had earlier run for Tennessee House District 94 in 2016; she also ran in the 2024 Democratic U.S. Senate primary.[1][3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Civil Miller-Watkins \u2014 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Civil_Miller-Watkins) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Madison County August 6, 2026 petition candidate list \u2014 Madison County Election Commission](https://madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17463/Petition-Candidate-List-August-2026) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Tennessee Democrat Miller-Watkins runs for U.S. Senate \u2014 Nashville Banner](https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/07/20/senate-candidate-democrat-civil-miller-watkins/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_26","county":"Chester","county_count":8,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 26"},{"contest":"us_senate_class_2","county":"Anderson","county_count":95,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US Senate (Class 2)"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Civil","fullname":"Civil Miller-Watkins","lastname":"Miller-Watkins","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_26","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 26","county":"Chester","county_count":8,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_26","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_26","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 26","county":"Chester","county_count":8,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_26","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_26","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 26","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_senate_class_2","contest_title":"US Senate (Class 2)","county":"Anderson","county_count":95,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_senate_class_2","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"us_senate_class_2","contest_title":"US Senate (Class 2)","county":"Anderson","county_count":95,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_senate_class_2","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_senate_class_2","office_title":"US Senate (Class 2)","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for Tennessee; a Fayette County middle-school teacher and former county school board vice-chair.","terms":[],"token":"gIc2vi7nhg"}