{"biography":"Mike Chauncey is a Republican politician serving as the Commissioner for District 8 on the Hamilton County Commission in Tennessee [3]. He also holds the title of Chairman Pro-Tempore within the commission [12]. Prior to his election to the county commission, Chauncey served as the Vice Mayor of East Ridge [11].\n\nChauncey first entered the race for the District 8 seat in January 2022, challenging incumbent school board chair Tucker McClendon [11]. He was subsequently elected and assumed office, as confirmed by his listing on the Hamilton County government directory and official district page [3], [12]. As a commissioner, Chauncey serves on several key committees. He is a member of the Public Safety Committee, where he acts as a liaison to the Sheriff\u2019s Office and coordinates with Corrections on population management and vocational programming [3]. He also serves on the Public Works and Zoning Committee, which reviews roads, bridges, sewers, and solid waste while coordinating with the Regional Planning Commission on zoning and development [3]. Additionally, Chauncey serves as the Chairperson of the Delinquent Tax Property Committee, a role that involves reviewing and recommending approval of property sales acquired through delinquent tax proceedings [3].\n\nChauncey is currently running for re-election in the Republican Primary for County Commission District 8 on August 6, 2026, with the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026 [1], [2]. The primary filing deadline for this cycle was March 10, 2026 [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Tennessee elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_elections,_2026)\n- [2] [Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_gubernatorial_election,_2026)\n- [3] [Mike Chauncey, District 8 Commissioner, Hamilton County Government](https://www.hamiltontn.gov/District8.aspx)\n- [4] [County Commission Committees, Hamilton County Government](https://www.hamiltontn.gov/CountyCommission_Committees.aspx)\n- [5] [Directory of Hamilton County Government](https://www.hamiltontn.gov/Directory.aspx)\n- [8] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n- [9] [2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee)\n- [10] [2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election)\n- [11] [East Ridge vice mayor seeking District 8 commission seat | Chattanooga Times Free Press](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2022/jan/05/east-ridge-vice-mayor-seeking-district-8-commission/560950/)\n- [12] [Local, State, Federal Contact Information](https://www.chattanoogabar.org/local---state---federal-contact-information)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 8"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"hamilton","displayname":"Chauncey, Mike","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/30/26","documentid":"54F59944-E6BE-42E8-AAC1-ACFCDDA51816","documentname":"Pre-Primary 2026","documentnameid":["54F59944-E6BE-42E8-AAC1-ACFCDDA51816","Pre-Primary 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/12/26","documentid":"BA1AD9AC-DBD7-42BF-8125-1F4E98020EEC","documentname":"1st Qtr 2026","documentnameid":["BA1AD9AC-DBD7-42BF-8125-1F4E98020EEC","1st Qtr 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/18/26","documentid":"F7AEFCE1-79B6-4F46-9F47-1C39090C8DC7","documentname":"Amended Appt of Treasurer 2026","documentnameid":["F7AEFCE1-79B6-4F46-9F47-1C39090C8DC7","Amended Appt of Treasurer 2026"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/02/26","documentid":"8FF4DA90-7D48-4944-9FFF-9A63D1EDA50D","documentname":"2025 Year-End Supplemental ","documentnameid":["8FF4DA90-7D48-4944-9FFF-9A63D1EDA50D","2025 Year-End Supplemental "],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"08/05/25","documentid":"7726AA84-3AB2-4D47-9E2D-5FA85605A95D","documentname":"2025 Mid-Year Supplemental","documentnameid":["7726AA84-3AB2-4D47-9E2D-5FA85605A95D","2025 Mid-Year Supplemental"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/04/25","documentid":"36D13AD4-0C12-4A34-BED9-3E60AA15A23E","documentname":"2024 Year-End Supplemental","documentnameid":["36D13AD4-0C12-4A34-BED9-3E60AA15A23E","2024 Year-End Supplemental"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"08/01/24","documentid":"0ABC43CC-9C08-4E22-8271-BA7F78FBAF7B","documentname":"2024 Mid-Year Supplemental ","documentnameid":["0ABC43CC-9C08-4E22-8271-BA7F78FBAF7B","2024 Mid-Year Supplemental "],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/04/24","documentid":"B225AAB2-D3BA-4372-B879-0F8DA80C39FB","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2026","documentnameid":["B225AAB2-D3BA-4372-B879-0F8DA80C39FB","Appt of Treasurer 2026"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"02/04/24","documentid":"D1F3D59C-59EA-415C-9FD9-698A7F0CE58B","documentname":"2023 Year-End Supplemental ","documentnameid":["D1F3D59C-59EA-415C-9FD9-698A7F0CE58B","2023 Year-End Supplemental "],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"08/04/23","documentid":"612C2E57-7209-4F6E-AF3E-B9A5D407AD0D","documentname":"2023 Mid-Year Supplemental ","documentnameid":["612C2E57-7209-4F6E-AF3E-B9A5D407AD0D","2023 Mid-Year Supplemental "],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/25/23","documentid":"B1C0BA54-C815-406D-B208-D8B1279474E5","documentname":"4th Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["B1C0BA54-C815-406D-B208-D8B1279474E5","4th Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/11/22","documentid":"E0BEB93A-FBF1-4AC2-8458-7199A009D7F1","documentname":"3rd Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["E0BEB93A-FBF1-4AC2-8458-7199A009D7F1","3rd Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/24/22","documentid":"E0C87608-F332-4DD4-88B7-865508CA9B76","documentname":"Pre-General 2022","documentnameid":["E0C87608-F332-4DD4-88B7-865508CA9B76","Pre-General 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/11/22","documentid":"BD3085E6-9867-4E58-8747-866DC8F98F79","documentname":"2nd Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["BD3085E6-9867-4E58-8747-866DC8F98F79","2nd Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/26/22","documentid":"8743F441-0FB2-4714-B83F-77E8C7517AEF","documentname":"Pre-Primary 2022","documentnameid":["8743F441-0FB2-4714-B83F-77E8C7517AEF","Pre-Primary 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"04/11/22","documentid":"99A0BEDD-1CB2-45E3-90F4-F32279715A00","documentname":"1st Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["99A0BEDD-1CB2-45E3-90F4-F32279715A00","1st Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/27/22","documentid":"6361C2F7-1B4C-4AA9-8349-94A8B163B304","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2022","documentnameid":["6361C2F7-1B4C-4AA9-8349-94A8B163B304","Appt of Treasurer 2022"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County Commission Dist. 8","source_customer_id":"0F5A08EE-617A-4B11-AD30-E963AE98E120","source_filer_id":"4511728E-5EDF-4FB5-A501-4C8CF91582C4","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"},{"county":"hamilton","displayname":"Chauncey, Mike","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"03/02/22","documentid":"C6AB7A1A-9EFB-47D7-A87C-6651398AD94C","documentname":"Amended 2019 Mid-Year Supplemental","documentnameid":["C6AB7A1A-9EFB-47D7-A87C-6651398AD94C","Amended 2019 Mid-Year Supplemental"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/16/19","documentid":"66A7C76F-10D5-48FC-9EA5-9C9EDC1281CA","documentname":"2019 Mid-Year Supplemental ","documentnameid":["66A7C76F-10D5-48FC-9EA5-9C9EDC1281CA","2019 Mid-Year Supplemental "],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"01/25/19","documentid":"B146B068-6FA3-438B-A6C2-DD31AE1B3DE0","documentname":"4th Qtr 2018","documentnameid":["B146B068-6FA3-438B-A6C2-DD31AE1B3DE0","4th Qtr 2018"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/31/18","documentid":"04D48894-5041-43BE-92F1-60FB36BCA9B6","documentname":"Pre-General 2018","documentnameid":["04D48894-5041-43BE-92F1-60FB36BCA9B6","Pre-General 2018"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/09/18","documentid":"0DD6BCDE-0101-4D81-A8C6-8E98C0938827","documentname":"3rd Qtr 2018","documentnameid":["0DD6BCDE-0101-4D81-A8C6-8E98C0938827","3rd Qtr 2018"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/07/18","documentid":"795C2EAB-1FF7-4A05-8BBD-50D3677BDCC1","documentname":"2nd Qtr 2018","documentnameid":["795C2EAB-1FF7-4A05-8BBD-50D3677BDCC1","2nd Qtr 2018"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"05/08/18","documentid":"73291620-A16C-42D2-9C4F-9234E586773A","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2018","documentnameid":["73291620-A16C-42D2-9C4F-9234E586773A","Appt of Treasurer 2018"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"East Ridge Council","source_customer_id":"0F5A08EE-617A-4B11-AD30-E963AE98E120","source_filer_id":"7e28c7ad793b43a9bd1aff1bb0cce335","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Inactive"}],"firstname":"Mike","fullname":"Mike Chauncey","lastname":"Chauncey","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"hamilton","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026},{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"hamilton","electiondate":"2022-08-04","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"hamilton","electiondate":"2022-08-04","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"summary":"Mike Chauncey is a Republican Hamilton County Commissioner and former East Ridge Vice Mayor seeking re-election in the 2026 District 8 primary.","terms":[{"county":"hamilton","electiondate":"2022-08-04","office":"county_commission_district_8","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County Commission District 8"}],"token":"WOA37nWIDx"}