{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJeff Barrett is the incumbent Hawkins County Commissioner for District 2 and is the Republican Party nominee seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1][2]. He has filed his petition to seek another term [3].\n\n## Office history\nBarrett was among the District 2 members of the commission elected in the August 7, 2018 general election, alongside Keith Gibson and Tom Kern; his listed residence at that time was 111 Park View Street in Church Hill [1]. He served on the commission's Road Committee, including at its January 24, 2023 organizational meeting, where he voted on committee business such as a speed-limit resolution for Gene Derrick Road [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hawkins County Commissioners elected August 7, 2018](https://www.hawkinscountyclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-Commissioners.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Hawkins County Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[3] [Hawkins voters have plenty of options (Rogersville Review)](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_a72b5833-32a6-408c-84a9-21f45511c5f5.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[4] [Hawkins County Commission February 2023 Resolution](https://www.hawkinscountyclerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Februrary-Resolution-2023.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JEFF","fullname":"JEFF BARRETT","lastname":"BARRETT","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Hawkins","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":"Hawkins","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":"Incumbent Hawkins County Commissioner for District 2 from Church Hill, seeking re-election as a Republican after multiple terms on the commission.","terms":[],"token":"24VSHgzmaW"}