{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTerry Hickey is an Independent candidate for the Van Buren County Commission, District 3, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot.\n\n## Office history\nHickey is a current member of the Van Buren County Commission. The county's official elected-officials directory lists him as the commission's chairperson [1], and he appears in the University of Tennessee CTAS roster of sitting Van Buren County commissioners [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Van Buren County Elected Officials](https://vanburencountytn.com/elected_officials/index.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Van Buren County Officials - UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/county/van-buren) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Vanburen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TERRY","fullname":"TERRY HICKEY","lastname":"HICKEY","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Vanburen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Vanburen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Van Buren County Commission, District 3; a current county commissioner and commission chairperson.","terms":[],"token":"K5UhrCD4Ke"}