{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nScott Keith Holly is an independent candidate for the Washington County Commission's 8th District seat in the county general election on August 6, 2026, again facing Republican incumbent Freddie Malone [1].\n\n## Office history\nHolly and Malone previously faced off for the same seat in 2022; Malone won, 438 votes to Holly's 258, in the district covering much of northeast Johnson City [2].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nIn a 2022 Johnson City Press Q&A ahead of that race, Holly said a county commissioner should be \"a voice for the people,\" listening to taxpayers and taking their concerns seriously, and pledged to be a \"watchdog\" for tax dollars and for honesty in government. He said property taxes should never be raised, called for an outside group to evaluate the county's total expenses, and said he saw \"wasted tax dollars\" and believed services needed to be consolidated [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [One Vote Election Project Washington County](https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/onevotewashington) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Freddie Malone wins contentious Washington County Commission race](https://www.wjhl.com/news/your-local-election-hq/freddie-malone-wins-contentious-washington-county-commission-race/) \u2014 WJHL, accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Q&A with 8th District candidates for Washington County Commission](https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/business/q-a-with-8th-district-candidates-for-washington-county-commission/article_e6c69dfe-0472-11ed-bc20-2ffc4b153174.html) \u2014 Johnson City Press, accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"SCOTT","fullname":"SCOTT KEITH HOLLY","lastname":"HOLLY","middlename":"KEITH","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Washington County Commission District 8 in the Aug. 6, 2026 general, rerunning against Republican incumbent Freddie Malone after losing to him 438-258 in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"W63v2U0cBC"}