{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Candidate for Shelby County Commissioner, District 1 in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n\n- Top priorities include reducing crime, economic growth and supporting small local businesses, and lowering taxes while paying down debt. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n- Opposes property tax increases and wheel tax increases. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n\n## Background and education\n- Has assisted Commissioners with legislative research, constituent issues, and county government knowledge for 14 years prior to running. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n- Describes herself as a mom, wife, and grandmother who moved to the area in the early 1990s after her first duty station as a Marine in Millington. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=O'DELL&id=30961&f=193507&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- Wife and mother; has children and grandchildren. 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