{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChris Hawkersmith currently serves on the Franklin County, Tennessee Board of Commissioners, holding the District 7, Seat B position; the current commission term ends August 31, 2026. [1] He is running for the District 7 Seat B seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot as the Republican Party nominee; no other candidate appears for this seat on the general-election ballot. [2]\n\n## Career and business interests\nHawkersmith is a real-estate agent based in Winchester, Tennessee, with more than 19 years in the industry, and describes himself as a native of Franklin County. [3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Franklin County Commissioners roster - franklincotn.us](https://franklincotn.us/county_commission.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Official Ballot, Franklin County TN, August 6, 2026](https://franklincotn.us/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Chris Hawkersmith, real-estate agent profile - Zillow](https://www.zillow.com/profile/fcrealestateguy1) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7_seat_b","county":"Franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 7, Seat B"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CHRIS","fullname":"CHRIS HAWKERSMITH","lastname":"HAWKERSMITH","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 7, Seat B","county":"Franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_7_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 7, Seat B","county":"Franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_7_seat_b","office_title":"County Commission District 7, Seat B","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Franklin County (TN) commissioner for District 7, Seat B and a Winchester real-estate agent; unopposed Republican in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"RIoEk3PkCu"}