{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Squibb Waddle Jr., a Democrat, is an incumbent Greene County commissioner seeking re-election in County Commission District 6 (three seats) on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. He advanced without opposition through the May 2026 Democratic primary and faces the three Republican nominees in the general election [3].\n\n## Office history\nWaddle is a current District 6 commissioner; he appears in the county's official commissioner listing and in the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service directory of county officials [1][4]. He is based in Mosheim [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [My Commissioners - Greene County, TN](https://www.greenecountytngov.com/my-commissioners/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Greene County Election Information / Sample Ballot, Aug. 6, 2026](https://www.greenecountytngov.com/election-information/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [County Commission Will See New And Familiar Faces After Tuesday's Primary - WGRV](https://wgrv.com/county-commission-will-see-new-and-familiar-faces-after-tuesdays-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [County Commissioner John Waddle Jr. - UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/john-waddle-jr) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Squibb Waddle Jr","lastname":"Waddle","middlename":"Squibb","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"suffix":"Jr","summary":"Democratic incumbent seeking re-election in Greene County Commission District 6; current District 6 commissioner from Mosheim.","terms":[],"token":"8l4bw4adMe"}