{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMike Kuzawinski Jr. is a Republican incumbent for Maury County Commission District 4, running to keep the seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [3]. District 4 elects two commissioners; fellow Republican incumbent Connie B. Green and Democrat James Dallas are also on the ballot [3].\n\n## Career\nKuzawinski is described in local reporting as a local businessman [2].\n\n## Office history\nKuzawinski was appointed to the District 4 seat by sitting county commissioners in September 2025, filling the vacancy created when Carl McCullen resigned to become Columbia's Ward 1 city councilman [2]. He had previously served about eight months as District 5 commissioner in 2014\u201315, and in 2024 ran unsuccessfully for the Columbia city council seat McCullen later held [2]. His competitor for the 2025 appointment was Joe Foster, a former county school board chairman [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Mike Kuzawinski \u2014 Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/176/Mike-Kuzawinski) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 9-25-25 \u2014 Front Porch Radio](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-9-25-25) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission \u2014 Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mike","fullname":"Mike Kuzawinski Jr","lastname":"Jr","middlename":"Kuzawinski","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":"County Commissioner District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican appointed to Maury County Commission District 4 in Sept. 2025 after Carl McCullen's resignation; a local businessman running for the seat in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"Ub2mCt4oEx"}