{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDanny Grooms is the incumbent Maury County Commissioner for District 10 [1]. He represents southwest Maury County [4]. Grooms registered as a Republican candidate (listed \"R-incumbent\") for re-election to the District 10 seat on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, in a four-candidate field that also includes Republican Greg Combs and independents Diane Davis and Tommy Wolaver [2].\n\n## Career\nGrooms works for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) on state roads [5]. Speaking on county road-safety matters, he described Carters Creek Pike as \"a dangerous road\" because of its narrow lanes and lack of shoulders [5].\n\n## Office history\nGrooms has served as District 10 commissioner since 2022 [1]. One cited local-radio recap describes him leading a county commission meeting that allowed the ethics committee to appoint officials and identifies him as \"County Commission Chairman\" at that time [3]; another source from the same outlet identifies a different commissioner, Kevin Markham, as \"Commission Chairman\" [5]. The two sources conflict and it is unclear whether this reflects a chairmanship rotation between meetings or an error in one account, so no firm chairmanship claim is made here.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Danny Grooms | Maury County, TN](https://maurycounty-tn.gov/189/Danny-Grooms) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission -- Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 6-10-26 -- Front Porch Radio](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-6-10-26) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Southern Middle TN Today News with Tom Price 2-3-26 -- Front Porch Radio](https://www.frontporchradiotn.com/post/southern-middle-tn-today-news-with-tom-price-2-3-26) -- accessed 2026-07-22\n[5] [Public turns out to Maury County Commission meeting for passionate comment -- Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/headlines-newsletters-mainstreetmaury/public-turns-out-to-maury-county-commission-meeting-for-passionate-comment/) -- accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 10"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Danny","fullname":"Danny Grooms","lastname":"Grooms","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":"County Commissioner District 10","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Danny Grooms is the incumbent Maury County Commissioner for District 10 and county commission chairman running for re-election in 2026; he works for TDOT on state roads.","terms":[],"token":"Ywv02jKmG6"}