{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTerry Hodge is the Republican nominee for Rutherford County Commission District 17 in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running for an open seat after Commission Chair Jeff Phillips chose not to seek re-election.[1] He faces Democrat Sean Tyler Gilliland in the general election.[1] Hodge advanced to the general from the May 5, 2026 Republican county primary.[2]\n\n## Office history\nHodge previously served on the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education, representing Zone 5. He was defeated for re-election by Claire Maxwell in the August 6, 2020 general election.[3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Election Deadline: Who Qualified for 2026 RuCo Primary \u2014 WGNS Radio](https://www.wgnsradio.com/article/97847/election-deadline-who-qualified-for-2026-ruco-primary) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Rutherford County Voters Shake Up Local Leadership In Primary Election \u2014 WGNS Radio](https://www.wgnsradio.com/article/99257/rutherford-county-voters-shake-up-local-leadership-in-primary-election) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Claire Maxwell \u2014 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Claire_Maxwell) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_17","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 17"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TERRY","fullname":"TERRY HOOGE","lastname":"HOOGE","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_17","contest_title":"County Commission District 17","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_17","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_17","contest_title":"County Commission District 17","county":"Rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_17","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_17","office_title":"County Commission District 17","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican nominee for Rutherford County Commission District 17 and a former Rutherford County school board member for Zone 5.","terms":[],"token":"34dKEZXtQm"}