{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nVirlene Brown is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County Register of Deeds in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running against Republican nominee Mark Gilliam [1].\n\n## Career\nBrown serves as chief deputy in the Hardeman County Register's Office at 100 North Main Street in Bolivar [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Register's Office \u2014 Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce](https://www.andersonhumphreys.com/work/hardemancountytn/government/hardeman-county/registers-office.php.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"register","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Register Of Deeds"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Virlene","fullname":"Virlene Brown","lastname":"Brown","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"register","office_title":"Register Of Deeds","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Chief deputy in the Hardeman County Register's Office; Democratic nominee for Register of Deeds in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"ORos5Hc1up"}