{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTonya Davis is the Republican nominee for Bedford County Trustee in the August 6, 2026 county general election, seeking re-election after winning her party's May 5, 2026 primary [2].\n\n## Background and education\nA Bedford County native, Davis is a Certified Public Administrator through the University of Tennessee and has completed the state's Local Government Leadership Program [1].\n\n## Career\nDavis has served as Bedford County Trustee since 2010 [1]. She was 2020 president of the Tennessee Trustees Association, serves as fourth vice president of the County Officials Association of Tennessee, and is a member of the Tennessee Association of Property Tax Professionals [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nDavis was named Tennessee's 2020 Outstanding Trustee of the Year and has received the 2013 Governor's Volunteer Star Award and the 2016 Bedford County Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America [1]. In community roles she is a past president of the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce and of United Way of Bedford County, a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, and a board member of the Shelbyville-Bedford County Senior Citizens Center [1].\n\n## Family\nDavis is married to Michael Davis, a lieutenant with the Shelbyville Police Department; they have two children and eight grandchildren and attend Calvary Baptist Church [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tonya Davis, Trustee - Bedford County](https://www.bedfordcountytn.gov/government/trustee/tonya_davis.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Davis Seeks Re-election as Bedford County Trustee - Shelbyville Times-Gazette](https://www.t-g.com/stories/davis-seeks-re-election-as-bedford-county-trustee,203522) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"trustee_unexpired","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Trustee"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TONYA","fullname":"TONYA DAVIS","lastname":"DAVIS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"trustee_unexpired","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"trustee","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"trustee_unexpired","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"trustee","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Bedford County Trustee since 2010 and 2020 Tennessee Trustee of the Year, seeking re-election as a Republican in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"8vQvrl20xm"}