{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDon Connell is a candidate for the Lauderdale County Commission in District 2 in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. Don currently serves as one of three commissioners representing District 2 [2].\n\n## Office history\nDon Connell has served on the Lauderdale County Commission representing District 2 in a term running from September 1, 2022 to September 1, 2026 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Early Voting Notice: State Primary, County General, City of Ripley | Lauderdale Tennessee Elections](https://www.lauderdaletnelections.com/2026/07/06/early-voting-notice-state-primary-county-general-city-of-ripley/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Government | Lauderdale County, TN](https://lauderdalecountytn.org/our-county/government/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Lauderdale","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"DON","fullname":"DON CONNELL","lastname":"CONNELL","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Lauderdale","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Lauderdale","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Lauderdale County commissioner for District 2 (term 2022-2026), seeking re-election in the August 2026 county general election.","terms":[],"token":"A9EDeHfS6W"}