{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMatthew Ladd Shoaf is the incumbent Sumner County Commissioner for District 22 (Hendersonville) and the Republican Party nominee seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 ballot, facing Democrat Phil Barnes [1][2]. His campaign, \"Responsible Growth \u2014 Responsible Government,\" emphasizes infrastructure planning and fiscal responsibility for the county [2][3].\n\n## Background\nShoaf describes himself as \"a husband, father, US Army veteran, experienced business leader, and long-time Tennessee citizen and community member\" [2].\n\n## Office history\nHe was elected to the District 22 commission seat in 2022 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Federal and State Primary, State Judicial and Sumner County General Elections Sample Ballot](https://www.votesumnertn.org/uploads/files/884379eec0cf6e5fb6f5678acff70a3783bde79d.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Matthew L. Shoaf \u2014 BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/matthew-l-shoaf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Shoaf for Sumner: The Plan \u2014 responsiblesumner.com](https://www.responsiblesumner.com) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_22","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 22"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MATTHEW","fullname":"MATTHEW LADD SHOAF","lastname":"SHOAF","middlename":"LADD","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_22","contest_title":"County Commission District 22","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_22","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_22","contest_title":"County Commission District 22","county":"Sumner","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_22","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_22","office_title":"County Commission District 22","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Republican commissioner for District 22; Army veteran and business leader campaigning on responsible growth and infrastructure planning.","terms":[],"token":"UXTn3N6DSt"}