{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChris Lehman is the sitting Roane County Commissioner for District 1, a three-seat district [1]. He won renomination in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 876 votes, finishing second among five Republican candidates for the district's three seats [2]. Because no Democratic or independent candidate qualified for District 1, Lehman and fellow winners Ron Berry and Randy Kirby face no opposition on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot [3][2].\n\n## Office history\nLehman has represented District 1 on the Roane County Commission for the term running September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026 [1], and serves on several commission committees, including the Broadband/Cable TV, Courthouse Security, Ethics, Fire Board, Sheriff's Liaison, and American Rescue Plan committees [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [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[2] [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[3] [LIST OF ROANE COUNTY 2026 ELECTION CANDIDATES - 3B Media News](https://3bmedianews.com/list-of-roane-county-2026-election-candidates-1/) - 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","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Chris","fullname":"Chris Lehman","lastname":"Lehman","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Roane County Commissioner, District 1, since 2022; won renomination in the May 2026 primary and is unopposed in the August 6 general.","terms":[],"token":"8x42J9ACnY"}