{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sade Nicole Bradley","chatgptsummary":"Not enough public information found to evaluate.","notes":"","party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- None; Sade Nicole Bradley is a candidate for Shelby County Commissioner, District 1. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/know-shelby-county-commission-candidates-100518486.html))\n\n- Democratic candidate in the primary election on May 5, 2026. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/know-shelby-county-commission-candidates-100518486.html))\n- Vying for the seat currently held by Republican Amber Mills, who is term-limited. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/know-shelby-county-commission-candidates-100518486.html))\n\n## Background and education\n- No education information found in sources.\n\n## Office history\n- No prior elected office information found in sources.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=BRADLEY&id=103866&f=200087&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- No family information found in sources.\n","firstname":"Sade","lastname":"Bradley","middlename":"Nicole","suffix":null,"token":"aM2fRHEqiP"},"token":"sade_nicole_bradley"},{"candidatename":"Rhonda O'Dell","chatgptsummary":"For fourteen years, the candidate assisted commissioners with legislative research and constituent issues, providing direct exposure to policy judgment on countywide matters and the legislative process of drafting resolutions. Her stated priorities include opposing property tax increases and lowering taxes, addressing budget literacy concerns regarding revenue and debt. She also emphasizes economic growth and supporting small businesses, linking to land use and service considerations. As a long-term resident since the 1990s with military background in Millington, she offers deep community ties relevant to constituent relations in District 1.","notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n- Candidate for Shelby County Commissioner, District 1 in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n\n- Top priorities include reducing crime, economic growth and supporting small local businesses, and lowering taxes while paying down debt. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n- Opposes property tax increases and wheel tax increases. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n\n## Background and education\n- Has assisted Commissioners with legislative research, constituent issues, and county government knowledge for 14 years prior to running. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n- Describes herself as a mom, wife, and grandmother who moved to the area in the early 1990s after her first duty station as a Marine in Millington. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=O'DELL&id=30961&f=193507&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- Wife and mother; has children and grandchildren. ([AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/meet-shelby-county-commission-district-093055561.html))\n","firstname":"Rhonda","lastname":"O'Dell","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"pKBnxKjtdh"},"token":"rhonda_odell"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"1","districtgroup":"county_commission","districtgroupname":"County Commission","districtname":"District 1","job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission_district_1","office":"county_commission_district_1","officedescription":"Shelby County Commissioners are the 13 members of the county's legislative body. Each represents a single-member district, and together they pass resolutions and ordinances, approve the annual county budget, set the property-tax rate, and set countywide policy. They attend regular Monday commission meetings and Wednesday committee meetings and must complete at least seven hours of continuing education each year through the UT County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS).\n\n**Salary:** $34,900/year ([Action News 5, Dec 2021](https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/12/21/pay-raises-approved-elected-officials-shelby-county/)).","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, intergovernmental \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law and the Shelby County Charter.\n- Budget literacy: the 13-member commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes bond issues that span decades.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; chairing or sitting on committees that pre-screen items.\n- Constituent relations in a single-member district of roughly 70,000 residents \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner District 1","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"County Commissioner District 1"}