{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Larry Dagen ","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"Nonpartisan","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLarry Dagen was elected Mayor of Millington, Tennessee, in the November 5, 2024 general election, defeating Cary Vaughn, the chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party [1][2][3]. He was sworn in on January 1, 2025, succeeding Terry Jones, who had served as mayor for two decades [1]. In February 2026, Mayor Dagen delivered a State of the City address highlighting accomplishments from his first year in office [4].\n\n## Career\n\nBefore becoming mayor, Dagen served as a Millington Alderman for 12 years, building an extensive record of service on the city's Board of Mayor and Aldermen [2]. As mayor, he serves on the MidSouth Development District Board of Directors [5]. He has expressed a vision of making Millington \"the best place in the country for veterans to retire,\" reflecting the city's longstanding connection to Naval Support Activity Mid-South [6].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Millington taps Dagen as new mayor \u2013 Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroelections/article/47641/millington-elections-mayor-larry-dagen)\n- [2] [Top county Republican, alderman vie for Millington mayor \u2013 Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/47031/millington-mayor-larry-dagen-cary-vaughn-memphis-suburb)\n- [3] [Larry Dagen wins Millington Mayoral Election \u2013 Action News 5](https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/11/06/larry-dagen-wins-millington-mayoral-election/)\n- [4] [Mayor Larry Dagen \u2013 State of the City Address \u2013 City of Millington](https://www.millingtontn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=537)\n- [5] [MidSouth Development District \u2013 Board of Directors](https://www.midsouthdd.org/board-of-directors)\n- [6] [Mayor of Millington Tours Indmar Marine Engines](https://indmar.com/mayor-of-millington-tours-indmar-marine-engines/)","firstname":"Larry","lastname":"","middlename":"Dagen","suffix":null,"token":"WUfYrcqQHC"},"token":"larry_dagen"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"millington","districtgroup":"municipality","districtgroupname":"Municipality","districtname":"Millington","job_type":"city_mayor","o.office":"millington_mayor","office":"millington_mayor","officedescription":"A city or town mayor is the municipality's chief executive, responsible for administering city departments, proposing the city budget, and representing the city. In some Tennessee cities the mayor is a strong executive; in others the role is more ceremonial alongside a city manager.","officequalities":"- Executive leadership of a suburban Shelby County municipality with several thousand to several tens of thousands of residents and a small to mid-sized municipal budget.\n- Ability to prepare and defend an annual budget before a small board of aldermen or commissioners.\n- Intergovernmental capacity: coordination with Shelby County, neighboring municipalities, the State of Tennessee, and (for cities with their own school district) the suburban district's school board.\n- Working familiarity with Tennessee municipal law, the city/town charter, open-meetings, and procurement rules.\n- Public-facing communication for an engaged suburban constituency that often follows local government closely.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Millington Mayor","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Millington Mayor"}