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Bennie Smith
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
- Motor Vehicle Registration Administrator for the Shelby County Clerk’s Office, overseeing the county’s largest operational division. (benniesmith.com)
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Secretary of the Tennessee State Election Commission (appointed April 2022). (benniesmith.com)
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Candidate in the Democratic primary. (localmemphis.com)
- Campaign site: benniesmith.com
Background and education
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Career
- Election Integrity: Serves on the Technical Advisory Team for SMART Elections and has advised candidates across nearly every elected office in Shelby County. His research into voting system vulnerabilities was covered by Bloomberg Businessweek, PBS NewsHour, and USA Today, and presented to Congress and election officials nationwide. (justmymemphis.com; benniesmith.com)
- Corporate Analytics: Held senior analytics roles at ABB and Thomas & Betts, where he transformed over 100 million records into enterprise reporting models, allocated over $2 billion in sales, and identified over $20 million in excess inventory. (benniesmith.com)
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Other Roles: Former Head of Data Analytics and Finance at Normac Media Group; corporate revenue analytics at Hilton Worldwide; software developer for First Tennessee Bank and International Paper; liaison between elected officials and IT for the City of Memphis. (justmymemphis.com; benniesmith.com)
Office history
- Secretary of the Shelby County Election Commission (appointed April 2019). (benniesmith.com)
Business interests and wealth source
- 2026 — Member - State Election Commission (SS-8005) — filed as a state official/candidate
- 2026 — County Clerk (SS-8005) — filed as a Shelby County official/candidate
- 2025 — Member - State Election Commission (SS-8005) — filed as a state official/candidate
- 2024 — Member - State Election Commission (SS-8005) — filed as a state official/candidate
Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-25.
Family
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Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
Tennessee — Shelby County campaign finance (County Clerk)
- Smith, Bennie - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026 — filed 04/14/26
- Smith, Bennie - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf — filed 02/20/26
Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Smith”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below.
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Smith”and, if needed, select the applicable position.