{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCorey Hatcher is a Republican nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot for the Unicoi County Commission, 2nd District, running for one of the district's three seats in a four-candidate, three-seat race [1].\n\n## Office history\nIn early 2021, Hatcher was among six residents the county commission considered to fill a vacant 2nd District commission seat left open when Glenn White was elected mayor of Erwin; the commission chose Brian Delp on a 6-2 vote [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, State and County General Election, Unicoi County, August 6, 2026](https://unicoivotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/COUNTY-GENERAL.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Unicoi commission fills empty seat, approves land purchase for river access \u2014 Johnson City Press](https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/unicoi-commission-fills-empty-seat-approves-land-purchase-for-river-access/article_6f7e4bec-5f6f-11eb-ad3b-f31a600ed818.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Unicoi","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"COREY","fullname":"COREY HATCHER","lastname":"HATCHER","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Unicoi","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Unicoi","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican candidate for Unicoi County Commission, 2nd District, in 2026; was among applicants the commission considered for a vacant seat in 2021.","terms":[],"token":"0yXf9PzkEi"}