{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSam Sandlin is an independent member of the Putnam County Commission representing District 2 and is a candidate in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nSandlin currently serves as one of District 2'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_2","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"SAM","fullname":"SAM SANDLIN","lastname":"SANDLIN","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commission District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent incumbent on the Putnam County Commission for District 2, on the 2026 county general ballot.","terms":[],"token":"N82cBIHTRQ"}