{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTommy Bane is a sitting Smith County Commissioner for District 7 and is seeking re-election as a Republican on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1][2]. He, Junior Fields and Connor D. McDonald were the only three candidates to qualify for the district's three seats [1].\n\n## Office history\nBane currently serves on the Smith County Commission representing District 7 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Qualified Candidates for May 5, 2026 Election - Smith County Election Commission](https://smithcountyelection.com/upload_petitions/petitions.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Commissioners - Smith County Government](https://smithcotn.com/county-commissioners/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TOMMY","fullname":"TOMMY BANE","lastname":"BANE","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 7","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 7","county":"Smith","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commissioner District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Smith County Commissioner for District 7, seeking re-election as a Republican in an uncontested three-seat district race.","terms":[],"token":"QiwTuGG91u"}