{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBarry Smith is an incumbent Chester County commissioner seeking re-election in District 5 as a Republican on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. Each Chester County commission district elects three members, so voters in the district choose multiple commissioners in a single contest. [1][2]\n\n## Office history\nSmith currently serves as one of the county commissioners representing District 5 on the Chester County Commission, which is made up of 18 members across six districts. [2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [August 2026 Chester County Election Candidates - Chester County Election Commission](https://votechestercountytn.gov/news/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Chester County Board of Commissioners](https://chestercountytn.org/county_commission.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Chester","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Barry","fullname":"Barry Smith","lastname":"Smith","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Chester","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":"Chester","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":"Incumbent Chester County commissioner for District 5, running for re-election in 2026 as a Republican.","terms":[],"token":"OdBYOyfNeQ"}