{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJosie Petersen (also listed as Josie Blystad) is an independent candidate for Hickman County Commission, District 6, in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. District 6 is a two-seat district; the ballot instruction reads \"Vote for Two (2)\" [2].\n\n## Career\nPetersen has served on the City of Centerville's Industrial Development Board [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates finalized for Hickman County's May 5 Primary ballot - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/hct-print/candidates-qualified-finalized-for-may-elections/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Official Hickman County Primary Ballot, May 5, 2026](https://hickmancountytn.gov/images/uploads/content_files/May_Primary_2026_Ballot.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [2026 election field filling up in Hickman County - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/hct-print/qualls-v-bates-for-mayor-as-names-begin-to-drop-for-2026-election-qualifying/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Hickman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Josie","fullname":"Josie (Blystad) Petersen","lastname":"Petersen","middlename":"(Blystad)","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Hickman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Hickman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Hickman County Commission District 6 in 2026; has served on the City of Centerville's Industrial Development Board.","terms":[],"token":"Cm5wc0mXtv"}