{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNathan Burkholder is the incumbent Montgomery County Commissioner for District 7 and the Republican candidate for re-election in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, facing Democrat Rebecca Janssen [1][2]. His stated county priorities include widening Interstate 24, the Trenton Road project, the Highway 374/Dotsonville Road expansion, and funding technical-training and Early Technical College programs [3].\n\n## Career\nBurkholder owns Mr. Appliance of Nashville and Clarksville and The Dutchman's Laundry and is a partner in The Great American Laundromat; he attended Pennsylvania College of Technology [3].\n\n## Office history\nBurkholder represents District 7 on the Montgomery County Commission [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Nathan Burkholder \u2013 Montgomery County Republican Party candidate profile](https://mctngop.org/candidate/nathan-burkholder/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Who\u2019s on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Nathan Burkholder \u2013 County Commissioner (UT County Technical Assistance Service)](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/nathan-burkholder) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"NATHAN","fullname":"NATHAN BURKHOLDER","lastname":"BURKHOLDER","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commission District 7","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commission District 7","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commission District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Montgomery County Commissioner for District 7 and Republican seeking re-election in 2026; small-business owner (appliance repair and laundromats).","terms":[],"token":"4zGvLhPQAl"}