{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nScott Sumners is the Republican incumbent for Maury County Commission District 5, seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [2]. District 5 elects two commissioners; incumbent Brandon K. Nutt and Republican Sam Barnes are also on the ballot [2].\n\n## Office history\nSumners has represented District 5, which includes the Spring Hill area, on the Maury County Commission since 2024, and serves on the county's Health & Environment Committee [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Scott Sumners \u2014 Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/177/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission \u2014 Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Scott","fullname":"Scott Sumners","lastname":"Sumners","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commissioner District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent representing the Spring Hill-area District 5 on the Maury County Commission since 2024, seeking re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"XUtPsLQdW1"}