{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEbony M. Capshaw is the incumbent Anderson County Commissioner for District 6, seeking re-election as a Democrat in the August 6, 2026 county general election, against Republican incumbent Anthony Allen and Republican challenger Aaron Wells, alongside fellow Democratic challenger Derek Guy, for two available District 6 seats [1]. Her campaign states: \"The work we started isn't finished and the progress we've made is worth protecting\" [2].\n\n## Background and education\nCapshaw is a 36-year Anderson County resident active in Oak Ridge civic life, per her campaign biography [2]. She is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and holds a bachelor of science in biology from Clark Atlanta University, and later earned a pharmacy technician certificate from Roane State Community College [3].\n\n## Career\nCapshaw works as a Certified Pharmacy Technician and previously worked as a quality auditor at the CVS Health Knoxville Distribution Center [3][4]. She is active with Altrusa International of Oak Ridge, the Roane State Community College Pharmacy Technician Program Advisory Board, and the Knoxville Area Urban League, and serves the Tennessee State Conference NAACP as an Executive Committee Member-At-Large; she was selected for the NAACP's inaugural Next Generation leadership class in 2018 [3].\n\n## Office history\nCapshaw ran for Anderson County Trustee as the Democratic nominee in 2018, losing the August 2 general election to Republican Regina Copeland, 8,981 votes to 3,987 (69.7% to 30.3%) [4]. She was subsequently elected Anderson County Commissioner for District 6, the seat she now holds [1][5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Anderson County commission candidates and field for the Aug. 6, 2026 general election](https://www.mycouriernews.com/articles/2026/04/10957/early-voting-begins-today) \u2014 Courier News, accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Anderson County Tennessee Election Ballot (August 2026) \u2013 County Commission Candidates](https://www.andersoncountydemocraticparty.com/august2026) \u2014 Anderson County Democratic Party, accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Ebony Capshaw](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/ebony-capshaw) \u2014 UT County Technical Assistance Service official directory, accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Ebony Capshaw running for Anderson County trustee](https://oakridgetoday.com/2018/04/18/ebony-capshaw-running-anderson-county-trustee/) \u2014 Oak Ridge Today, 2018-04-18, accessed 2026-07-06\n[5] [Anderson County Officials](https://www.acelection.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Website-version-Newest-UpdatedAnderson-County-Officials1.pdf) \u2014 Anderson County Election Commission, revised 10/21/2025, accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ebony","fullname":"Ebony Capshaw","lastname":"Capshaw","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Anderson County Commissioner, District 6, since her election after a 2018 trustee run; Certified Pharmacy Technician; seeking re-election as a Democrat, Aug. 6, 2026.","terms":[],"token":"sLB1095JeS"}