{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFritz Fussell is a Republican candidate for the Obion County Commission in District 6, which covers the Troy and Obion communities [1]. He is not currently a member of the county commission; District 6's sitting commissioners are Eugene Hudgins, Terry Roberts and Heath Cunningham [1].\n\n## Office history\nFussell joined the Obion County Board of Education in 2009 [2]. He serves as chairman of the Obion County Board of Education, presiding over the board's meetings [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Obion County Commission](https://www.obioncountytn.gov/county_commission.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Fritz Fussell joins county school board - NWTN Today](https://www.nwtntoday.com/2009/06/15/fritz-fussell-joins-county-school-board/) - accessed 2026-07-23 (article full text returned HTTP 403; the 2009 joining year is per the article headline/index)\n[3] [Obion County BOE agrees to support feasibility study - The Current](https://www.thecurrent.press/articles/14264/view/obion-county-boe-agrees-to-support-feasibility-study) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Obion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Fritz","fullname":"Fritz Fussell","lastname":"Fussell","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Obion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Obion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Chairman of the Obion County Board of Education, on the school board since 2009 from the Troy area; Republican candidate for County Commission District 6 (Troy and Obion).","terms":[],"token":"MtVed8BAhd"}