{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJunior Hendrickson is the sitting Roane County Commissioner for District 2, a three-seat district. He won renomination in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 849 votes, finishing second among three Republican candidates [1]. He faces a contested August 6, 2026 general election against fellow incumbents Brad Goss and Greg Ferguson (both independents) and non-incumbent Republican primary winners Chris Ahler and Mike Kittrell for the district's three seats [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nHendrickson was a 2017 graduate of the Leadership Roane County program, a Roane County Chamber of Commerce civic-leadership program [3].\n\n## Office history\nHendrickson has represented District 2 on the Roane County Commission for the term running September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026 [2], and serves on several commission committees, including the Beer Board, Courthouse Security, In-Lieu-of-Tax, Industrial Liaison, Public Records, Road, School Liaison, Solid Waste, Sports Recreation, and Tourism committees [4].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nIn July 2022, Hendrickson was one of three District 2 commissioners (with Randy Ellis and Greg Ferguson) who introduced a county resolution to halt funding to Roanenet, a nonprofit, after its Facebook page was used to solicit votes for a county commission candidate whose spouse co-founded the group - activity the resolution said conflicted with IRS restrictions on political-campaign activity by tax-exempt organizations [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2026 May Roane County Primary - Summary Results Report](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/end-of-night.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [For Public Distribution - Roane County Commissioners, Sept. 1, 2022-Aug. 31, 2026](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/For-Public-Distribution-County-Commissioners-2022-2026-updated-December-2024-2.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Roane Chamber & Leadership Roane County Honor Best of Best - Roane Alliance](https://www.roanealliance.org/news/24/roane-chamber-leadership-roane-county-honor-best-of-best/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Roane County Commission Committees, Oct. 2024-Oct. 2025](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-2025-Committee-Roster.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[5] [Commissioners seek to halt donations to Roanenet - The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/roane/news/commissioners-seek-to-halt-donations-to-roanenet/article_e04b80fb-044b-535a-800b-a66a62ed89ca.html) - accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Junior","fullname":"Junior Hendrickson","lastname":"Hendrickson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Roane County Commissioner, District 2, since at least 2022; defending his seat in a contested five-candidate August 6 general election.","terms":[],"token":"6Yviinu4Gg"}