{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Chief Administrative Officer for Shelby County Government since June 1, 2022, overseeing daily operations of Tennessee's largest county under Mayor Lee Harris. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n\n- Candidate in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026. ([Memphis Flyer](https://www.memphisflyer.com/harold-collins-finally-drops-the-other-shoe-hes-running-for-mayor/))\n- Campaign site: [haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about)\n\n## Background and education\n- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Memphis. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n- Master's in Public Policy and Administration from Jackson State University. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n- Memphis Catholic High School graduate. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n\n## Office history\n- Memphis City Councilman (2007\u20132015), elected twice. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n- Memphis City Council Chairman in 2010. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n- Special Assistant to the Shelby County District Attorney General, focusing on combating juvenile crime and truancy. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n- Vice President of Community Engagement at Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Mayor (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=COLLINS&id=1478&f=198349&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- Married to Kimberly Williams; has two daughters, Sydney and Erin. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n- Raised by Wilbert and Iuka Collins as their 11th child. ([campaign site](https://www.haroldcollins4shelbycounty.org/about))\n\n\n\n---\n*Compiled from publicly available web sources on 2026-04-18.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Collins, Harold","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"02/20/18","documentid":"2C51338D-8BBD-40CA-ADE6-F4C80B39E645","documentname":"Collins, Harold - Year-End 2017","documentnameid":["2C51338D-8BBD-40CA-ADE6-F4C80B39E645","Collins, Harold - Year-End 2017"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"08/15/17","documentid":"9AF6B54C-25D4-4919-927F-24AD55CCC042","documentname":"Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2017","documentnameid":["9AF6B54C-25D4-4919-927F-24AD55CCC042","Collins, Harold - Mid-Year 2017"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/17/17","documentid":"B591E759-03DE-41A8-82D1-51E9E8E92BDA","documentname":"Collins, Harold - 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