{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMatthew (Matt) Colvard is an Independent candidate for the Bledsoe County Commission, District 4, Part A, on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Office history\nColvard has served on the Bledsoe County Commission and chaired the county's Board of Commissioners; he is listed as chairman of the board in Bledsoe County's audited annual financial report for the year ended June 30, 2022 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Friday marks beginning of early voting - The Bledsonian-Banner](https://www.thebledsonian-banner.com/2026/07/14/friday-marks-beginning-of-early-voting/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Bledsoe County, Tennessee - Annual Financial Report, FY ended June 30, 2022 (TN Comptroller)](https://comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/cot/la/documents/county/2022/FY22BledsoeAFR.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","county":"Bledsoe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 4, Part A"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Matthew","fullname":"Matthew (Matt) Colvard","lastname":"Colvard","middlename":"(Matt)","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commission District 4, Part A","county":"Bledsoe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commission District 4, Part A","county":"Bledsoe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":"County Commission District 4, Part A","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Bledsoe County Commission District 4 in 2026; has served on the county commission and chaired its Board of Commissioners.","terms":[],"token":"YiTimLmvpE"}