{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Alexander Perkins is a candidate in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Trustee. He does not hold prior elected office. ([Greater Memphis Chamber](https://memphischamber.com/blog/general/meet-the-candidates-shelby-county-trustee/))\n\n- Perkins is a candidate in the Democratic primary; early voting ran April 15 \u2013 April 30 and Election Day is May 5, 2026. ([Greater Memphis Chamber](https://memphischamber.com/blog/general/meet-the-candidates-shelby-county-trustee/))\n- The Greater Memphis Chamber invited candidates in this race to a video series on their experience, priorities, and vision. ([Greater Memphis Chamber](https://memphischamber.com/blog/general/meet-the-candidates-shelby-county-trustee/))\n- [Campaign Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/electalexanderperkins/)\n- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-perkins-472a56251/)\n\n## Background and education\n- University of Memphis Law School\n\n## Office history\n- No prior office history found in available sources.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Trustee (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=PERKINS&id=103899&f=199375&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\n## Family\n- No family details in available sources.\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_trustee","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Trustee"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Perkins, Alexander","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/09/26","documentid":"AAED15DA-F7C0-4661-987B-83F3BCFBAAE1","documentname":"Perkins, Alexander - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["AAED15DA-F7C0-4661-987B-83F3BCFBAAE1","Perkins, Alexander - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/17/26","documentid":"2019C28E-CB77-492F-9FED-3CFF8C4300C9","documentname":"Perkins, Alexander - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["2019C28E-CB77-492F-9FED-3CFF8C4300C9","Perkins, Alexander - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County Trustee","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"034F07C1-A9A9-42EC-8863-3014A0192207","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Alexander","fullname":"Alexander Perkins","lastname":"Perkins","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_trustee","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"county_trustee","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"otXKDs7iVR"}