{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTy Boomershine is a Republican Party nominee for one of two Sullivan County Commission District 5 seats in the August 6, 2026 county general election [3].\n\n## Career\nBoomershine spent more than two decades with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, where he was hired in 1985, and has taught criminal justice at Sullivan East High School [2][1].\n\n## Office history\nHe previously served as the Sullivan County commissioner for District 5 from 2010 to 2014, and in 2014 he ran for Sullivan County sheriff [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Teacher Spotlight: Ty Boomershine of Sullivan East High (Kingsport Times News)](https://www.timesnews.net/living/honors-awards/teacher-spotlight-ty-boomershine-of-sullivan-east-high/article_1a943560-3cd2-11ec-8998-1fe66e105d77.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Former Sheriff's Office employee seeks top job in Sullivan County (Bristol Herald Courier)](https://heraldcourier.com/news/local/former-sheriff-s-office-employee-seeks-top-job-in-sullivan-county/article_ccb00eca-c44b-11e3-9eae-0017a43b2370.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Official Ballot for Sullivan County, August 6, 2026](https://www.wate.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/07/Sullivan-County-August-6-Sample-Ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Sullivan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ty","fullname":"Ty Boomershine","lastname":"Boomershine","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Sullivan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Sullivan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commission District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican candidate for Sullivan County Commission District 5; former sheriff's deputy (hired 1985), one-term county commissioner 2010-2014, and Sullivan East High criminal-justice teacher.","terms":[],"token":"20idRJnFur"}