{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles \"Chuck\" Stines is the Republican Party nominee for Franklin County, Tennessee Commissioner, District 4 Seat B, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot; no other candidate appears for this seat on the general-election ballot. [1]\n\n## Office history\nStines is a former Franklin County commissioner. The Herald Chronicle reported in May 2026 that, after an absence from the political scene, former commissioners Chuck Stines and Greg King would return to the commission. [2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, Franklin County TN, August 6, 2026](https://franklincotn.us/assets/pdfs/sample_ballots.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [King, Stines return to commission - Herald Chronicle](https://www.heraldchronicle.com/news/2026/05/14/king-stines-return-to-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [King, Stines return to commission - Herald Chronicle](https://www.heraldchronicle.com/news/2026/05/14/king-stines-return-to-commission/) (paywalled; only headline and opening line were accessible)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","county":"Franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 4, Seat B"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CHARLES","fullname":"CHARLES \"CHUCK\" STINES","lastname":"STINES","middlename":"\"CHUCK\"","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 4, Seat B","county":"Franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commission District 4, Seat B","county":"Franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4_seat_b","office_title":"County Commission District 4, Seat B","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Former Franklin County (TN) commissioner returning to the board; unopposed Republican for District 4 Seat B in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"RaulLiE6yK"}