{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMark Gilliam is the Republican Party nominee for Hardeman County Register of Deeds in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running against Democratic nominee Virlene Brown [1].\n\n## Office history\nGilliam currently serves as Hardeman County Commissioner for District 7, Position 2 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 Your Elected Officials](https://www.hardemanvotes.com/p/your-elected-officials.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"register","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Register Of Deeds"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mark","fullname":"Mark Gilliam","lastname":"Gilliam","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"register","office_title":"Register Of Deeds","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Hardeman County Commissioner for District 7; Republican nominee for Register of Deeds in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"ZaiA1nEyHs"}