{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRichey E. Gregory is a sitting Smith County Commissioner for District 1 and is seeking re-election as a Republican on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. District 1 is a \"vote-for-three\" contest [1].\n\n## Office history\nGregory currently serves on the Smith County Commission representing District 1 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Qualified Candidates for May 5, 2026 Election - Smith County Election Commission](https://smithcountyelection.com/upload_petitions/petitions.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Commissioners - Smith County Government](https://smithcotn.com/county-commissioners/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"RICHEY","fullname":"RICHEY E. GREGORY","lastname":"GREGORY","middlename":"E.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Smith County Commissioner for District 1, seeking re-election as a Republican in the 2026 vote-for-three district race.","terms":[],"token":"D9n7P9ZzKO"}