{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn K. Doolen is the incumbent Hardeman County Sheriff and is running for re-election as an independent candidate in the August 6, 2026 county general election, against Republican nominee David Nabors and Democratic nominee Antonio Parham [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nDoolen serves as Sheriff of Hardeman County, leading the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office in Bolivar [2][3]. He has been recognized by deputies who serve in the National Guard with a Patriot Award nomination for his support of their service [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 Your Elected Officials](https://www.hardemanvotes.com/p/your-elected-officials.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Administration \u2014 Hardeman County Sheriff's Office](https://hardemancountysheriff.org/?page_id=22) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Sheriff Doolen Honored \u2014 Hardeman County Sheriff's Office](https://hardemancountysheriff.org/sheriff-doolen-honored/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John K Doolen","lastname":"Doolen","middlename":"K","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Hardeman County Sheriff, running for re-election as an independent in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"4cCVOy924t"}