{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKeisha Scott, a sergeant with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, sought the Democratic nomination for Shelby County Sheriff in the May 5, 2026 primary, running against Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner, Reginald Hubbard, Ricky Pollard, and Michael Pope [1]. Buckner won the primary; Scott did not advance to the August 6, 2026 general election, where Buckner faces Republican Brad Less [2][3]. Scott said she hoped to become the county's first female sheriff and, at a Shelby County Democratic Party candidate forum, said sheriff's-office leadership needed to focus on \"putting people first, not ourselves\" rather than public disputes among officials [4]. At a separate forum, she said both remodeling the Shelby County Jail and building a new facility would be necessary, but opposed siting a new jail near populated neighborhoods [5].\n\n## Career\nScott previously ran for Shelby County Sheriff as an independent candidate in 2022, finishing behind incumbent Floyd Bonner and fellow independent Donald Taylor with about 7.7% of the vote (9,820 votes), per Ballotpedia's tally of the results [6].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Shelby County Sheriff Race: Candidates, Issues & May 5 Primary](https://hoodline.com/2026/04/jailhouse-showdown-seven-hopefuls-pack-shelby-county-sheriff-ballot/) - Hoodline\n[2] [Anthony Buckner wins Democratic primary for sheriff; Brad Less leads Republican](https://dailymemphian.com/article/62537/shelby-county-sheriff-election-results-2026-memphis-area) - Daily Memphian\n[3] [FINAL: Election results tallied across Shelby County](https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/06/final-election-results-tallied-across-shelby-county/) - Action News 5\n[4] [Shelby Co. Democrats host forum for sheriff candidates](https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/03/17/shelby-co-democrats-host-forum-sheriff-candidates/) - Action News 5\n[5] [Shelby County sheriff candidates split on need for new jail](https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/04/18/shelby-county-sheriff-candidates-split-need-new-jail/) - Action News 5\n[6] [Keisha Scott - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Keisha_Scott)","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Scott, Keisha","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/02/26","documentid":"CA69F4AA-6736-4A76-B9E6-DFD31612267C","documentname":"Scott, Keisha - CFD 1st Quarter 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["CA69F4AA-6736-4A76-B9E6-DFD31612267C","Scott, Keisha - CFD 1st Quarter 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/03/26","documentid":"44C4323D-E63D-4444-A476-85485E0731B6","documentname":"Scott, Keisha - 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