{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAndreas Eastep is an independent candidate for District 8 on the Maury County Commission in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Background and education\nEastep is a Master Beekeeper and a member of Columbia's Breakfast Rotary Club [2]. In April 2026 he took part in the groundbreaking of a new pollinator garden at Yanahli Park in Columbia, helping install honeybee hives and providing instruction to attendees during the event [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Aug 2026 Petitions and Party Nominations | Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/685/Aug-2026-Petitions-and-Party-Nominations) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Say Bees! Yanahli Park's new pollinator garden](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/e-newsletter-mainstreetmaury/say-bees-yanahli-parks-new-pollinator-garden/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Andreas","fullname":"Andreas Eastep","lastname":"Eastep","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Maury County Commission District 8; a Master Beekeeper and Columbia Breakfast Rotary Club member active in local conservation projects.","terms":[],"token":"GHIuOuCKPS"}