Background
Matthew Szalaj (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 84. Szalaj is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026.[source]
Szalaj (Democratic Party) was a member of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Tennessee, representing District 9. Szalaj assumed office on March 9, 2026. Szalaj left office on September 1, 2026. Szalaj did not run for re-election to Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 in 2026.
Shelby County Board of Commissioners appointed Szalaj to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 9 on March 9, 2026, to replace Edmund Ford Jr. (D).
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On the 2026 ballot
Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.
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