{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMichelle Robinson McKissack of the Shelby County School Board of Education, and has served on the Board since 2018. McKissack is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with a passion for helping children and supporting public education. Michelle is the former editor of Memphis Parent magazine where she provided parents with guidance through articles and the tools to promote healthy families. But many local TV news viewers recall her as, \u201cMichelle Robinson, the news lady.\u201d She worked for years in Memphis as a news anchor and reporter at ABC 24, News Channel 3, and even began her broadcast career as an intern at Action News 5. Michelle has also worked as a reporter in Washington, D. C., and Chicago, covering events such as the historic 2008 Democratic National Convention nominating Barack Obama who became the first African American U.S. president.\n\nBorn and raised in Memphis, Michelle attended Campus School, then White Station Middle/High School, graduating in 1987. She received bachelor and master\u2019s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.\n\nMichelle married her college sweetheart, John P. McKissack, and they have four children. Her only daughter and youngest child, Bliss, is in the second grade at Downtown Elementary where all of her children attended their neighborhood school. Her sons, Peter and Everett are in 10th and 11th grades, respectively, at White Station High School. Her eldest son, John, attends Yale University after graduating from White Station.\n\nMichelle has enthusiastically served in roles as a room parent, PTA president, and serving on the leadership councils at her children\u2019s schools. She is especially proud of two programs she helped establish at Downtown Elementary, the annual Turkey Trot hosted at AutoZone Park and the Heart 4 Art fundraiser, which have both raised thousands of dollars for art programs and technology improvements at the school. Michelle has also worked to design the school of the 21st century with the XQ Project, and served as a founding board member of Crosstown High School, which opened in August 2018. Over a three-year period to create Crosstown, she helped to develop the curriculum and hire school leaders. Michelle has also served in education at the state level being appointed to several advisory councils including the inaugural Tennessee Board of Education Parent Advisory Council representing Shelby County Schools in 2016-2017. Michelle has been a constant voice for educators, students and their parents and will continue to do so in her role as a member of the Shelby County School Board.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=ROBINSON MCKISSACK&id=80168&f=194966&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=ROBINSON MCKISSACK&id=80168&f=189135&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [School Board (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=ROBINSON MCKISSACK&id=80168&f=177242&v=1) \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","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 1"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 1"},{"contest":"memphis_mayor","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Memphis Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"McKissack, Michelle","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/10/26","documentid":"6AC9A8F2-FF43-4FA2-BA3D-2E9B96EF0047","documentname":"McKissack, Michelle - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["6AC9A8F2-FF43-4FA2-BA3D-2E9B96EF0047","McKissack, Michelle - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/05/26","documentid":"8509CCE9-04DB-4B67-8428-B37DCB6A26E4","documentname":"McKissack, Michelle, CFD Year-End 2025","documentnameid":["8509CCE9-04DB-4B67-8428-B37DCB6A26E4","McKissack, Michelle, CFD Year-End 2025"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"12/22/25","documentid":"851802D3-75CB-4269-B460-F5728F58AD2A","documentname":"McKissack, Michelle - 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She has a background in journalism, having worked as an Emmy Award-winning journalist and news anchor in Memphis, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. McKissack holds bachelor and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University. She is actively involved in her community, having served in various roles in her children's schools and contributing to the establishment of programs and fundraisers for art programs and technology improvements. McKissack has also been appointed to several advisory councils at the state level, advocating for educators, students, and parents. She is currently serving a term on the Shelby County School Board, which began in 2022 and will end in 2026.","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"county_school_board_division_1","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County School Board Division 1"},{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2026-05-05","office":"county_school_board_division_1","state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2026-09-01","title":"County School Board Division 1"}],"token":"hhjfaz0E17"}