{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRyan Burlesci appears on the August 6, 2026 Hardin County general-election ballot as a Republican Party Nominee for County Commissioner, District 9, a seat that elects two commissioners (\"vote for two\") [1]. Republican nominee Emery White also appears on the District 9 ballot [1].\n\n## Career\nRyan Burlesci serves as Jail Administrator and a deputy with the Hardin County Sheriff's Department, listed under jail administration on the department's roster [3].\n\n## Office history\nBurlesci is an incumbent, listed as one of District 9's sitting Hardin County commissioners in the county government directory [2].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Ryan Burlesci LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-burlesci-377515128/) (requires login; appears to describe the same individual but not verified for this profile)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardin County General Election Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (PDF)](https://www.hardincoelections.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GEN-Website-Sample.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Hardin County Government Directory](https://www.hardincogov.com/directory/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Hardin County Sheriff's Department - Our Department](https://www.hardincosheriff.com/our-department/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ryan","fullname":"Ryan Burlesci","lastname":"Burlesci","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 9","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 9","county":"Hardin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":"County Commissioner District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Hardin County jail administrator and incumbent District 9 commissioner, running for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"OvFaeXxm8p"}