Marandy Wilkerson

Background

• Black registered voter and Fayette County resident who was one of five individual plaintiffs, alongside the NAACP's Fayette-Somerville Branch, in a 2025 Voting Rights Act lawsuit filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Donati Law challenging the Fayette County Commission's 2021 redistricting map. (NAACP LDF press release)
• In public comments at the time of filing, Wilkerson said: "The County Commission map is the latest example in our County's long, abhorrent history of racial discrimination that must be remedied." (NAACP LDF)
• The county commission adopted a new map in June 2025 creating three majority-Black single-member districts; the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the suit after the new map passed. (Tennessee Lookout)

Candidate for Fayette County Commission, District 2 Position 1, in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary. No additional public biographical information (career, education) was located.

Statement of interest (Tennessee Ethics Commission)

• 2026 — County Commission (SS-8005) — filed as a Fayette County official/candidate

Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-23.

Public filings

Tennessee law requires candidates and officeholders to file campaign finance reports and a statement of interest. None of the state or county sites below supports direct links to an individual record — you'll need to search by last name on each.

Campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance . Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Wilkerson”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal . Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Wilkerson”).

Statement of interest (conflict of interest)

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search . Enter last name “Wilkerson”and, if needed, select the applicable position from the dropdown.