{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKathy Winters Redden is an independent candidate for Hickman County Commission, District 4, in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. District 4 is a two-seat district; the ballot instruction reads \"Vote for Two (2)\" [2], and it drew the largest field of any commission district in 2026 [3].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nLocal coverage identifies Redden as a vocal opponent of Hickman County's Land Use Plan [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates finalized for Hickman County's May 5 Primary ballot - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/hct-print/candidates-qualified-finalized-for-may-elections/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Official Hickman County Primary Ballot, May 5, 2026](https://hickmancountytn.gov/images/uploads/content_files/May_Primary_2026_Ballot.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [More candidates joining 2026 Hickman County election field - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/hct-print/more-candidates-joining-2026-hickman-county-election-field/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","county":"Hickman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 4"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kathy","fullname":"Kathy Winters Redden","lastname":"Redden","middlename":"Winters","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commission District 4","county":"Hickman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commission District 4","county":"Hickman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":"County Commission District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Hickman County Commission District 4 in 2026; known locally as a vocal opponent of the county's Land Use Plan.","terms":[],"token":"Uo9L0fs3o2"}