{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- E. J. Murphy is a Republican candidate for Shelby County Commissioner, District 8. ([Election Commission](https://electionsshelbytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Petitions-Issued-as-of-COB-on-February-13-2026.pdf))\n\n[Murphy's Instagram campaign page](https://www.instagram.com/elect.murphy/)\n\n## Background and education\n- No biographical information regarding education is available in the provided sources.\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=MURPHY&id=103896&f=200444&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 biographical information regarding family is available in the provided sources.\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_8","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"tn","title":"County Commissioner District 8"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_8","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"E.","fullname":"E. J. Murphy","lastname":"Murphy","middlename":"J.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"tn"},"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"r1DAnnoyFf"}