{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRusty Wooten is a candidate for County Commission District 1 in Tipton County, Tennessee, in the August 6, 2026 general election, running as an Independent.[1]\n\n## Career\nWooten has served as the District 1 county commissioner; he and fellow District 1 commissioner Sheila Barlow were reelected in the 2022 county general election, defeating challenger Rod Hickman.[2][3]\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Election Notice \u2013 Tipton County](https://tiptonco.com/news_detail_T10_R36.php)\n- [2] [Here's who's on the ballot for the upcoming Republican primary and county general elections \u2013 The Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/news/local-politics/heres-whos-on-the-ballot-for-the-upcoming-republican-primary-and-county-general-elections/)\n- [3] [Rusty Wooten \u2013 County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/rusty-wooten)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rusty","fullname":"Rusty Wooten","lastname":"Wooten","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commission District 1","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commission District 1","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commission District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[],"county":"tipton","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_1_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1 Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_1_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office":"county_commission_district_1_position_2","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County Commissioner District 1 Position 2"}],"token":"UGMXNRaViS"}