{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTerry L. Bell is the county executive of Warren County, Tennessee, and is seeking another term in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2]. Bell won the Republican nomination in the May 2026 primary and faces Democratic nominee J.C. Petit Jr. and independent candidates James Ferrell and Jason McEwen [2].\n\n## Office history\nAs county executive, Bell is the elected head of the county's executive branch and its chief financial officer; he prepares the docket for the monthly Warren County Commission meetings and helps prepare the annual county budget [1]. He also chairs the county commission, chairs the county's Financial Management Committee, sits on the Redistricting committee, and serves ex officio on the commission's standing committees [1][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Warren County Executive \u2014 Warren County, TN](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/county_executive/index.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Ballots for Aug. 6 election set \u2014 Main Street Journal](https://www.mainstreetjournal.llc/ballots-for-aug-6-election-set/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Warren County Commission committee assignments](https://www.warrencountytn.gov/government/county_commission/committees.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_executive","county":"Warren","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Executive"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TERRY","fullname":"TERRY L. BELL","lastname":"BELL","middlename":"L.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_executive","contest_title":"County Executive","county":"Warren","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_executive","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_executive","contest_title":"County Executive","county":"Warren","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_executive","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_executive","office_title":"County Executive","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Warren County executive and county commission chair seeking another term in a four-way August 2026 race.","terms":[],"token":"V0oorXnWOX"}