{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRickey W. Griggs is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County Commission, District 1, Position 1, running against independent candidate Ben Davis in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Other political activity\nGriggs was a candidate for the District 1, Position 1 commission seat in the 2022 Democratic primary [2]. He was also a candidate for General Sessions Judge in the 2024 county general election [3].\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] [Primary Voting Begins (Bolivar Bulletin-Times)](https://www.bulletintimesnews.com/latest-news/primary-voting-begins) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [What's on the Ballot (Hatchie Press)](https://hatchiepress.com/early-voting-begins-july-12-but-whats-on-the-ballot/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1, Position 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rickey","fullname":"Rickey W. Griggs","lastname":"Griggs","middlename":"W.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1, Position 1","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1, Position 1","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1, Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic nominee for Hardeman County Commission District 1 Position 1; prior candidate for the seat and for General Sessions Judge.","terms":[],"token":"P1IWTkh2nx"}