{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTim Lingerfelt is a sitting member of the Unicoi County Commission representing the 1st District and is one of three Republican nominees on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot for the district's three seats [1][2]. District 1 is uncontested: the three seats are filled by three candidates [1].\n\n## Office history\nLingerfelt is listed among the current Unicoi County commissioners for the 1st District [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, State and County General Election, Unicoi County, August 6, 2026](https://unicoivotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/COUNTY-GENERAL.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Unicoi County Commissioners](https://unicoicountytn.com/county-commissioners/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Unicoi","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TIM","fullname":"TIM LINGERFELT","lastname":"LINGERFELT","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Unicoi","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Unicoi","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Unicoi County commissioner for the 1st District, running for re-election unopposed for one of the district's three seats in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"OmBHY9yLj4"}