{"age":45,"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLaura J. Bertrand is the Democratic Party's nominee for the Hamilton County, Tennessee Board of Commissioners District 7 seat, facing Republican incumbent Lee Helton in the August 6, 2026 general election [1][2]. District 7's Democratic primary was held May 5, 2026, but was not among the five contested Hamilton County Commission primary races that year [3][4]; Bertrand advanced to the general election as the sole Democratic candidate on file for the seat.\n\n## Career\n\nBertrand works as a therapist/counselor at River City Counseling, a private practice in Hamilton County [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [County Commission District 7 - Democratic Party Sample Ballot](https://elect.hamiltontn.gov/Portals/12/HTML/DemSample.html) - Hamilton County (TN) Election Commission, accessed 2026-07-06\n- [2] [Who's on the ballot? Hamilton County Commission to see six contested races in August](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jun/27/whos-on-the-ballot-hamilton-county-commission-to/) - Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 27, 2026 (paywalled; confirmed via indexed excerpt, full text not directly accessible)\n- [3] [Who's on the ballot? Hamilton County Commission races have five contested primaries](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/feb/21/whos-on-the-ballot-hamilton-county-commission/) - Chattanooga Times Free Press, Feb. 21, 2026 (paywalled; confirmed via indexed excerpt)\n- [4] [Voters return Geter to Hamilton County Commission, as incumbents otherwise win contested primaries](http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/may/05/voters-return-geter-to-hamilton-county-commission/) - Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 5, 2026 (paywalled; confirmed via indexed excerpt)","birthdate":"Tue, 02 Jun 1981 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 7"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"hamilton","displayname":"Bertrand, Laura","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/24/26","documentid":"4470C067-4728-4F14-B272-25D2ACEC7FBF","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2026","documentnameid":["4470C067-4728-4F14-B272-25D2ACEC7FBF","Appt of Treasurer 2026"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County Commission Dist. 7","source_customer_id":"0F5A08EE-617A-4B11-AD30-E963AE98E120","source_filer_id":"6D34A0BC-5CAF-4565-9ED9-5C6255180159","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Laura","fullname":"Laura J. Bertrand","lastname":"Bertrand","middlename":"J.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commission District 7","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commission District 7","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"hamilton","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commission District 7","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commission District 7","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commission District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic nominee for Hamilton County, Tennessee Commission District 7, facing Republican incumbent Lee Helton in the August 6, 2026 general election; works as a counselor at River City Counseling.","terms":[],"token":"UhKFaMOcMk"}