{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCecil G. Watson, who goes by Cecil Watson, is a candidate for Tipton County Commission District 8 in the 2026 Tipton County general election, running as a Republican [1]. District 8 elects two commissioners. Watson has represented the district since at least 2022, when he and running mate James \"Lamont\" Sneed defeated challenger Charles Woelm for the district's two commission seats [2]. Watson also serves on the county's Highway Commission and Audit Committee [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [County Commission \u2013 Tipton County, TN](https://tiptonco.com/government/county_commission/index.php)\n- [2] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Cecil","fullname":"Cecil Watson","lastname":"Watson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[],"county":"tipton","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_8_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_8_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office":"county_commission_district_8_position_2","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 2"}],"token":"JEgiksDl1R"}