{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCurt Cobb is an independent candidate for Bedford County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election [2]. He took part in the mayoral candidates' forum at Normandy Town Hall on April 30, 2026 [3].\n\n## Background and education\nCobb was born December 28, 1971 [1]. He graduated from Shelbyville Central High School and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Electronic Engineering Technology from ITT Technical Institute [1].\n\n## Career\nCobb worked as a real estate broker and auctioneer, operating Cobb Realty and Auction, LLC until it merged into Rowland & Cobb Realtors [1]. Since 2009 he has served as Bedford County Clerk and Master, the county's chancery-court clerk [1].\n\n## Office history\nCobb served four terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the 62nd District (Bedford County and parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties) as a Democrat from January 2003 to June 2009; he chaired the House Small Business Subcommittee and sat on the Commerce and Health and Human Resources committees [1]. He earlier served on the Shelbyville Zoning Commission, and resigned his House seat in 2009 to become Bedford County Clerk and Master [1].\n\n## Family\nCobb is married to Margaret Anne Cobb; they have two children [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Curt Cobb - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Cobb) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [2026 Tennessee county mayoral elections - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_county_mayoral_elections) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Mayoral Aspirants Speak to the People at Normandy Candidates Forum - Bedford County Post](https://www.bedfordcountypost.com/news/2026/05/04/mayoral-aspirants-speak-to-the-people-at-normandy-candidates-forum/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Mayoral Aspirants Speak to the People at Normandy Candidates Forum - Bedford County Post](https://www.bedfordcountypost.com/news/2026/05/04/mayoral-aspirants-speak-to-the-people-at-normandy-candidates-forum/) (paywalled)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CURT","fullname":"CURT COBB","lastname":"COBB","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Bedford County Clerk & Master and former Democratic state representative (2003-2009), now running as an independent for county mayor.","terms":[],"token":"PwsMnF7WDU"}