{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMike Creasy is the incumbent mayor of Decatur County, Tennessee, and is seeking a fourth term in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2]. He announced his re-election bid at the Decatur County Republican Party meeting on December 9, 2025 [1]. Creasy has said his priorities for a fourth term are completing ongoing county projects, including courthouse renovations, improvements at Beech Bend Park, expanding the AgPlex at the fairgrounds, upgrading the industrial park to attract new jobs, and civic center development [1]. He has framed his approach as making decisions \"based on what is best for the county as a whole\" [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nCreasy has served as Decatur County mayor since 2014 and is completing his third four-year term [1][3].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\n\nCreasy identifies his greatest achievement as \"keeping Decatur County grounded and fighting for who we are as a community\" [1]. Among the accomplishments he cites are winning a landfill lawsuit that he says could have cost the county tens of millions of dollars, reducing the county's liability exposure, strengthening industrial and tourism investment, and improving emergency services and recreation facilities [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Mayor Creasy seeks fourth term; outlines his vision for the future](https://www.readtheleader.com/news/mayor-creasy-seeks-fourth-term-outlines-his-vision-for-the-future/article_9c983161-1b9f-434e-bcea-e67c3aa17da0.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Mike Creasy, Decatur County Mayor (official county page)](https://decaturcountytn.gov/mayor/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Decatur County officials directory, UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/county/decatur) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Decatur","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mike","fullname":"Mike Creasy","lastname":"Creasy","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Decatur","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Decatur","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Decatur County mayor since 2014, seeking a fourth term in 2026; priorities include courthouse renovations, park and fairgrounds upgrades, and industrial recruitment.","terms":[],"token":"bRx5WXafMq"}