{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWayne Clemons is an incumbent Republican commissioner seeking reelection to Sequatchie County Commission District 8 on the August 6, 2026 ballot.[1] He cites a balanced budget as the commission's greatest accomplishment along with expanded community outreach, and advocates managed growth through infrastructure planning and farmland protection, supporting the Heritage Farm program; he has said he does not want the county to resemble \"Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg,\" and favors incremental tax increases over larger jumps.[1]\n\n## Background and education\nClemons is a lifelong resident of the Lone Oak area of Sequatchie County and graduated from Sequatchie County High School in 1988.[1]\n\n## Career\nHis work has included construction, factory and warehouse jobs, sales, and process serving, and he currently works for the Sequatchie County-Dunlap Chamber of Commerce.[1] He has served as a volunteer firefighter with the Lone Oak Fire Department for five years.[1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Interviews: Wayne Clemons \u2014 Sequatchie Post](https://www.facebook.com/61559850526176/posts/candidate-interviews-wayne-clemonswayne-clemons-r-is-running-for-reelection-to-t/122210139044328350/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Sequatchie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"WAYNE","fullname":"WAYNE CLEMONS","lastname":"CLEMONS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Sequatchie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Sequatchie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Republican commissioner for Sequatchie County District 8; Chamber of Commerce staffer and Lone Oak volunteer firefighter seeking reelection.","terms":[],"token":"8TcARYclaH"}