{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCathy Qualls Reel is an independent member of the Putnam County Commission representing District 12 and is a candidate in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nReel currently serves as one of District 12's two county commissioners [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission \u2014 Putnam County TN](https://putnamcountytn.gov/county-commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_12","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 12"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CATHY","fullname":"CATHY QUALLS REEL","lastname":"REEL","middlename":"QUALLS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_12","contest_title":"County Commission District 12","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_12","contest_title":"County Commission District 12","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":"County Commission District 12","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent incumbent on the Putnam County Commission for District 12, on the 2026 county general ballot.","terms":[],"token":"JvKt5cqSBF"}