{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAaron Wells is the Republican Anderson County Commissioner representing District 6, seeking reelection in the county general election on August 6, 2026 [1][2].\n\n## Career\nWells is a small business owner and has held Oak Ridge civic leadership roles for over a decade, including serving as a unit board president for the Boys & Girls Club of Oak Ridge and chairing its annual gala, and serving as chairperson of the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau board through January 2015 [3]. In 2014 he ran unsuccessfully for Oak Ridge Board of Education, campaigning against a proposed one-to-one student technology initiative and for what he called a \"back to the basics\" approach in schools [3].\n\n## Office history\nWells appeared at the Anderson County Republican Party's candidate forum in June 2024 to discuss his bid to keep his District 6 seat [4]. As of the 2025-2026 committee year he serves on the county's Human Resource Advisory Committee [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Anderson County government, County Commission page, accessed 2026-07 \u2014 https://andersoncountytn.gov/county-commission/\n[2] The Courier News, \"Update: More candidates file for Anderson County races,\" Jan. 2026 \u2014 https://www.mycouriernews.com/articles/2026/01/10600/update-more-candidates-file-for-anderson-county-races\n[3] Oak Ridge Today, Aaron Wells archive, accessed 2026-07 \u2014 https://oakridgetoday.com/tag/aaron-wells/\n[4] WYSH AM 1380, \"Anderson County Republican Party Candidate Forum,\" June 2024 \u2014 https://www.wyshradio.com/2024/06/anderson-county-republican-party-candidate-forum/\n[5] Anderson County government, \"Boards, Committees and Commissions 2025-2026\" (Rev. 9/15/2025) \u2014 https://andersoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Boards-Revised-09.15.25-pdf.pdf","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Aaron","fullname":"Aaron Wells","lastname":"Wells","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican Anderson County Commissioner for District 6; small business owner and longtime Oak Ridge civic volunteer, running for reelection Aug. 6, 2026.","terms":[],"token":"ajzJgOKMvD"}