{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Earl Hawks is one of two Weakley County commissioners representing District 7 and is a candidate on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nHawks was born June 2, 1951, the son of Dayne and Monema Hawks [1].\n\n## Career\nHawks worked for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company from November 1972 to June 2006, retiring after 33.5 years as an industrial supervisor; earlier he worked at Reelfoot Packing Company [1]. He serves as a TSSAA referee and has long coached and umpired youth baseball [1].\n\n## Office history\nHawks was first elected to the commission on August 5, 2010 [1]. He serves on the Health, Education and Economic Development Committee; the Public Safety Committee; and the Fiber Research Committee [1].\n\n## Family\nHawks and his wife, Katana Wiley Hawks, whom he met at UT Martin, have been married 53 years and have two children and a granddaughter [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Weakley County Commissioner David Hawks](https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/davidhawks.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","county":"Weakley","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Hawks","lastname":"Hawks","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 7","county":"Weakley","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 7","county":"Weakley","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commissioner District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Retired Goodyear supervisor and TSSAA referee, Weakley County commissioner for District 7 since 2010.","terms":[],"token":"ERnem30eRn"}