{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoseph Dewain Jenkins is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County Commission, District 9, Position 1, running against Republican nominee Andrew Skic in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nJenkins currently serves as Hardeman County Commissioner for District 9 [2]. He was a candidate for the District 9 seat in the 2022 Democratic primary [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 Your Elected Officials](https://www.hardemanvotes.com/p/your-elected-officials.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Primary Voting Begins (Bolivar Bulletin-Times)](https://www.bulletintimesnews.com/latest-news/primary-voting-begins) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 9, Position 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph Dewain Jenkins","lastname":"Jenkins","middlename":"Dewain","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commission District 9, Position 1","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commission District 9, Position 1","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":"County Commission District 9, Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Hardeman County Commissioner for District 9; Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"CrGrELthhN"}