{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSyble Vaughan Trent is the incumbent Hawkins County Commissioner for District 1 [1] and the Republican Party nominee for re-election on the August 6, 2026 ballot [2].\n\n## Background and education\nTrent holds a B.S.B.A. from Tusculum University and a degree from East Tennessee State University, and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee's Leadership Program and the County Officials Certified Training Program [3].\n\n## Career\nHer prior career includes work at Eastman Chemical Company and Delta Airlines [3]. She has also worked in real estate and court reporting, has been a small business owner and farm manager, has served as an adjunct faculty member at Mountain Empire Community College, and currently serves as a substitute instructor for the Hawkins County School System [3].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nTrent has served or chaired multiple county-commission committees, including Budget, Public Safety, Industrial Board, Airport, Parks, Audit, Solid Waste, and Education [3]. In 2020 she was named to the board of directors of the Tennessee County Commissioners Association [3].\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] [Meet the candidates for the office of District 1 Hawkins County Commissioner (Kingsport Times News)](https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/meet-the-candidates-for-the-office-of-district-1-hawkins-county-commissioner/article_ae2ae7ec-b112-11ec-9660-b736816aee56.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"SYBLE","fullname":"SYBLE VAUGHAN TRENT","lastname":"TRENT","middlename":"VAUGHAN","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Hawkins County Commissioner for District 1 seeking re-election as a Republican; long committee-chair record and member of the state County Commissioners Association board.","terms":[],"token":"3pKMYGf3Qp"}