{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGary Shelton, a Republican, is an incumbent Greene County commissioner seeking re-election in County Commission District 5 (three seats) on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. He advanced from the May 2026 Republican primary with 987 votes; because no Democratic or independent candidates filed in District 5, the three Republican nominees are effectively unopposed in the general election [3].\n\n## Background and career\nShelton, 71, is assistant manager of Greene Farmers Co-op, where he has worked for 52 years [1].\n\n## Office history\nThe county's official listing shows Shelton as a current District 5 commissioner [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Gary Shelton, an incumbent county commissioner in the 5th District - Greeneville Sun](https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/gary-shelton-an-incumbent-county-commissioner-in-the-5th-district/article_cd61f504-fd8c-4320-b90f-5e5281dded1b.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [My Commissioners - Greene County, TN](https://www.greenecountytngov.com/my-commissioners/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [County Commission Will See New And Familiar Faces After Tuesday's Primary - WGRV](https://wgrv.com/county-commission-will-see-new-and-familiar-faces-after-tuesdays-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Gary","fullname":"Gary Shelton","lastname":"Shelton","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commissioner District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent seeking re-election in Greene County Commission District 5; assistant manager of Greene Farmers Co-op for 52 years.","terms":[],"token":"LoU6GCDBmE"}