{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoey Brake is the incumbent Houston County Mayor, seeking reelection in the county's 2026 general election [1][2]. On the county government's website, Brake states his vision is to \"explore every opportunity available to make Houston County an even better place to live\" [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Houston County, Tennessee government website, Mayor's Office: https://explorehoustoncountytn.com/government/mayors-office/\n[2] Wikipedia, \"Houston County, Tennessee\" (lists Joey Brake as County Mayor under Elected officials): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_County,_Tennessee","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Houston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joey","fullname":"Joey Brake","lastname":"Brake","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Houston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Houston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"C0G7zADBsY"}