{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCandidate for Fayette County Commission, District 6 (Williston) Position 1, in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary.\n\nBio sources are limited for this rural Fayette County candidate. A Joseph Gentry is the owner of Fayette Mechanical Services Inc., recognized by the County Advisory Board as a \"Top Gun\" mechanical services company. ([County Advisory Board](https://countyadvisoryboard.com/joseph-gentry-fayette-mechanical-services-inc/)) It is not confirmed from public sources whether this is the same Joseph Gentry running for Fayette County Commission District 6, though the name and geographic overlap between Fayette and adjacent Shelby County are suggestive.\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n- **2026** \u2014 [County Commission (SS-8005)](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/view_form_8005.htm?name=GENTRY&id=102996&f=200442&v=1) \u2014 filed as a Fayette County official/candidate\n\n*Source: [Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search](https://conflict.app.tn.gov/conflict/search.htm). Scraped 2026-04-23.*\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_6_position_1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph Gentry","lastname":"Gentry","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_6_position_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"fayette","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_6_position_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"55XTmYYwmC"}