{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJody Vann is one of two Republican nominees for Cheatham County Commissioner, District 5, on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot; District 5 covers the Pegram area and is a \"Vote For TWO\" contest that also includes fellow Republican and incumbent Eugene Evans Sr. and incumbent independent Diana Pike Lovell [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nVann previously ran for the District 5 commission seat in 2018, finishing third with 439 votes behind Diana Pike Lovell (792) and Eugene Evans (503) [3].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Jody Vann for 5th District Commissioner Cheatham County TN - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/p/Jody-Vann-for-5th-District-Commissioner-Cheatham-County-TN-100080487266943/) (public social media; not independently verified)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cheatham County Sample Ballot, Precinct 5-1 (Aug. 6, 2026)](https://www.cheathamcountytn.gov/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots/no_party/precinct5_1.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Multiple local, county, state offices set to be on the ballot in 2026 - Kingston Springs Gazette](https://www.ksgazette.com/multiple-local-county-state-offices-set-to-be-on-the-ballot-in-2026/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Cheatham County Election Commission Announces Results After Overnight Delay - The Post Local News](https://www.thepostlocalnews.com/single-post/2018/08/03/cheatham-county-election-commission-announces-results-after-overnight-delay-1) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Cheatham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jody","fullname":"Jody Vann","lastname":"Vann","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Cheatham","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 Commissioner District 5","county":"Cheatham","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 Commissioner District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican candidate for Cheatham County Commission District 5 (Pegram); previously ran for the seat in 2018, finishing third.","terms":[],"token":"31C9PjJiKL"}