{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Motor Vehicle Registration Administrator for the Shelby County Clerk\u2019s Office, overseeing the county\u2019s largest operational division. ([benniesmith.com](https://benniesmith.com/about/))\n- Secretary of the Tennessee State Election Commission (appointed April 2022). ([benniesmith.com](https://benniesmith.com/about/))\n\n- Candidate in the Democratic primary. ([localmemphis.com](https://www.localmemphis.com/video/news/local/meet-the-candidates-bennie-smith-for-shelby-county-clerk-full-interview/522-cc2bd212-6b3d-47df-bfc7-c7bb74f8f11b))\n- Campaign site: [benniesmith.com](https://benniesmith.com/about/)\n\n## Background and education\n- Information not provided in sources.\n\n## Career\n- **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](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3678); [benniesmith.com](https://benniesmith.com/about/))\n- **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](https://benniesmith.com/about/))\n- **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](https://justmymemphis.com/view-post/3678); [benniesmith.com](https://benniesmith.com/about/))\n\n - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennie-j-smith-4168757/)\n \n\n## Office history\n- Secretary of the Shelby County Election Commission (appointed April 2019). ([benniesmith.com](https://benniesmith.com/about/))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [Member - State Election Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SMITH&id=97686&f=195511&v=1) \u2014 filed as a state official/candidate\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Clerk (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SMITH&id=97686&f=199362&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Shelby County official/candidate\n- **2025** \u2014 [Member - State Election Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SMITH&id=97686&f=186100&v=1) \u2014 filed as a state official/candidate\n- **2024** \u2014 [Member - State Election Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=SMITH&id=97686&f=181797&v=1) \u2014 filed as a state 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- Information not provided in sources.\n\n\n\n---\n*Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Smith, Bennie","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/14/26","documentid":"F20066B2-89F2-408F-B08D-7AB3E8EA5DB3","documentname":"Smith, Bennie - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026","documentnameid":["F20066B2-89F2-408F-B08D-7AB3E8EA5DB3","Smith, Bennie - CFD - 1st Quarter 2026"],"documenttype":"2026 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/20/26","documentid":"63C4967D-D222-4898-B6DA-A03F750FB409","documentname":"Smith, Bennie - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf","documentnameid":["63C4967D-D222-4898-B6DA-A03F750FB409","Smith, Bennie - Appointment of Treasurer 2026.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County Clerk","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"C4FF8286-7DEF-4443-B40B-DDCC9A48EBBD","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Bennie","fullname":"Bennie Smith","lastname":"Smith","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"tw7DgDb017"}