{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMonte Starks is a sitting Henry County commissioner running as a Republican for a District 3 seat in the August 6, 2026 county general election [2]. Each of Henry County's five commission districts elects three members [2].\n\n## Background and community involvement\nStarks is described in local reporting as a longtime leading figure in the Paris-Henry County Jaycees who has also served on the Paris-Henry County Rescue Squad [1].\n\n## Office history\nStarks was appointed to the county commission by sitting commissioners to fill the District 3 seat vacated by Mary Warren, who had held it since 2002 and resigned after moving out of the county [1]. According to that reporting he was one of four District 3 residents who sought the appointment, won the vote, and was immediately sworn in [1]. He is listed as a District 3 commissioner in the county's official directory of elected officials [2].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Monte Starks chosen as new Henry County commissioner - Paris Post-Intelligencer](https://www.parispi.net/news/local_news/article_85ce8af4-5c44-5a30-a47a-73133e93f526.html) (paywalled)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Monte Starks chosen as new Henry County commissioner - Paris Post-Intelligencer](https://www.parispi.net/news/local_news/article_85ce8af4-5c44-5a30-a47a-73133e93f526.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Henry County Board of Commissioners - Henry County government directory](https://henrycountygovernment.azurewebsites.net/elected-officials/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Henry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MONTE","fullname":"MONTE W. STARKS","lastname":"STARKS","middlename":"W.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commission District 3","county":"Henry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commission District 3","county":"Henry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commission District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Henry County District 3 commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy; longtime Jaycees and Rescue Squad volunteer seeking election.","terms":[],"token":"09Gvt61D56"}