{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSabra Beauchamp is the Republican Anderson County Commissioner representing District 7, seeking reelection in the county general election on August 6, 2026 [1][2].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nBeauchamp sits on the Commission's Budget Committee. Discussing the county jail's role as a de facto mental-health facility, she said the county doesn't \"have a lot of areas to send\" people experiencing mental health crises, and that when someone is sent out for treatment, \"they keep them for a few days and send them back\" \u2014 calling it \"a revolving door.\" Her comments came as the commission moved to seek a dedicated mental-health-facility resolution from the Tennessee General Assembly [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Anderson County government, County Commission page, accessed 2026-07 \u2014 https://andersoncountytn.gov/county-commission/\n[2] The Courier News, \"Election field taking shape,\" Feb. 2026 \u2014 https://www.mycouriernews.com/articles/2026/02/10707/election-field-taking-shape\n[3] The Courier News, \"Commission seeks new mental health facility,\" Feb. 2026 \u2014 https://mycouriernews.com/articles/2026/02/10686/commission-seeks-new-mental-health-facility","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Sabra","fullname":"Sabra Beauchamp","lastname":"Beauchamp","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commission District 7","county":"Anderson","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 Commission District 7","county":"Anderson","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 Commission District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican Anderson County Commissioner for District 7, running for reelection Aug. 6, 2026; Budget Committee member who has pressed the county on mental-health placement gaps.","terms":[],"token":"GFSwh926Ks"}