{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nPam Newell is the incumbent Dyer County Commissioner for District I and is running for re-election as an Independent for County Commission District I, Position 2, in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nNewell currently represents District I on the Dyer County Commission, with a term ending in August 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Dyer County Elected Officials](https://www.dyercounty.com/elected-officials) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Next Election Info | Dyer County, TN](https://www.dyercounty.com/next-election) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_i_seat_b","county":"Dyer","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District I Position 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"PAM","fullname":"PAM NEWELL","lastname":"NEWELL","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_i_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District I Position 2","county":"Dyer","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_i_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_i_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District I Position 2","county":"Dyer","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_i_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_i_seat_b","office_title":"County Commission District I Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Dyer County Commissioner for District I, running for re-election as an Independent for District I, Position 2, in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"Hu5w8Pderp"}