{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCindy Hestla is the Republican commissioner for District 6 on the Maury County Commission and is seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. She has represented District 6 since 2022 [2].\n\n## Office history\nHestla serves on the county's Safety Committee [2], and on May 27 she was elected vice-chair and secretary of the Maury County Ethics Committee [3]. During adoption of the county's 2024-2025 budget, she proposed adding $400,056 to fund six new full-time Maury County firefighters, an amendment tied to recovery from a May tornado; it passed on a 12-9 vote [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Cindy Hestla | Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/180/Cindy-Hestla) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 6-10-26](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-6-10-26) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Maury County budget to include funding for tornado relief, firefighters](https://www.yahoo.com/news/maury-county-budget-funding-tornado-141644257.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Cindy","fullname":"Cindy Hestla","lastname":"Hestla","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent for Maury County Commission District 6 since 2022; serves on the Safety and Ethics committees and proposed funding six new county firefighters.","terms":[],"token":"C1vzPdClIR"}