{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCordell H. Smith Jr. is a sitting Smith County Commissioner for District 4 and is seeking re-election as the Democratic nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. He is the only Democratic-nominated candidate among the Smith County commission and mayoral races on the 2026 ballot [1]. District 4 is a \"vote-for-three\" contest in which only two candidates qualified [1].\n\n## Office history\nSmith currently serves on the Smith County Commission representing District 4 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Qualified Candidates for May 5, 2026 Election - Smith County Election Commission](https://smithcountyelection.com/upload_petitions/petitions.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Commissioners - Smith County Government](https://smithcotn.com/county-commissioners/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CORDELL","fullname":"CORDELL H. SMITH JR","lastname":"JR","middlename":"H. SMITH","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":"County Commissioner District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Smith County Commissioner for District 4 and the only Democratic-nominated candidate in the 2026 county races, seeking re-election.","terms":[],"token":"NdIEVyk9uZ"}