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TRAVIS CAUWELS
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
Travis Cauwels is the Lawrence County Commissioner for District 7, covering southeast Lawrenceburg and areas to the south and east 1. He was the sole Republican candidate to qualify for the District 7 seat in the 2026 election cycle, ahead of the August 6, 2026 county general election 2.
Background and education
Cauwels' family moved to Lawrence County in 1995; he graduated from Lawrence County High School in 2006 1. He joined the Marine Corps on his 18th birthday, shortly after graduation, and completed four years of active duty, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan 1. He then attended Columbia State Community College, graduating in 2012, and continued at Middle Tennessee State University, graduating with honors in 2014 with a major in Animal Science and a minor in Biology 1.
Career
Cauwels works in sales and design at his family's business and is a licensed Tennessee realtor with a local brokerage 1.
Family
Cauwels and his wife, Ashley, have three sons - Brantly, Cooper, and Trey (born 2020) - and he coaches multiple youth sports teams in the community 1.
Sources
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “CAUWELS”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below. - County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — most major TN counties use the EasyVote portal. Select the relevant county and search by candidate name (“CAUWELS”).
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “CAUWELS”and, if needed, select the applicable position.