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BARRY EUGENE AUSTIN
Office history
County Mayor
— TN
2026
general
Current office and 2026 campaign
Barry Austin is a Republican candidate for Van Buren County Mayor on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. He maintains a campaign page titled "Barry Austin for Van Buren County Mayor" 1.
Office history
Austin currently serves on the Van Buren County Board of Education, representing District 3 2. The county's fiscal-year 2022 annual financial report lists him as chairman of the county Audit Committee 3.
Sources
1. Barry Austin for Van Buren County Mayor - Facebook - accessed 2026-07-23
2. Van Buren County Elected Officials - accessed 2026-07-23
3. Van Buren County, Tennessee Annual Financial Report FY2022 (TN Comptroller) - accessed 2026-07-23
Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)
- Van Buren County Elects New Mayor, Sheriff - News Talk 94.1 (could not access; redirects to a page that returns HTTP 403 - may contain relevant prior-election context)
Public filings
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Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “AUSTIN”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below. - County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — most major TN counties use the EasyVote portal. Select the relevant county and search by candidate name (“AUSTIN”).
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “AUSTIN”and, if needed, select the applicable position.
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