{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Moore was appointed to a District 5 seat on the Weakley County Commission on March 16, 2026, and is a candidate on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [1].\n\n## Career\nMoore retired as chief of police for the City of Martin after a law-enforcement career spanning 1989 to 2015 [1]. He has taught criminal justice in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and since 2019 he has served as a police management consultant with the Municipal Technical Advisory Service of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service [1]. He serves on the commission's Finance, Ways and Means Committee and Public Safety Committee [1].\n\n## Family\nMoore lives in Martin with his wife, Lisa; they have two daughters, two sons-in-law and three grandchildren, and the family attends First Baptist Church in Martin [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Weakley County Commissioner David Moore](https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/larrytaylor-267726.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Weakley","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David R Moore","lastname":"Moore","middlename":"R","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Weakley","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5","county":"Weakley","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commissioner District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_5","contest_title":"School Board District 5","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_5","office_title":"School Board District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Retired Martin police chief and UT public-service consultant, appointed to Weakley County Commission District 5 in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"c6L9qsESC8"}