{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKathy Dunn is a Republican member of the Putnam County Commission representing District 11 and is seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election, where she and fellow Republican incumbent Darren Wilson face Democrat Trenton Strode [1][2]. She and Wilson previously won re-election to their District 11 seats in 2022 [3].\n\n## Background\nA third-party campaign supporting Dunn (paid for by the group My Home My Tennessee) describes her as a lifelong Putnam County resident who emphasizes fiscal responsibility and community advocacy [4].\n\n## Office history\nDunn currently serves as one of District 11's two county commissioners [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission \u2014 Putnam County TN](https://putnamcountytn.gov/county-commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Putnam County Commissioners Named For General Election \u2014 theucnow.com](https://theucnow.com/2026/05/05/putnam-county-commissioners-named-for-general-election/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Putnam sees nine new commissioners elected \u2014 Upper Cumberland Business Journal](https://www.ucbjournal.com/putnam-sees-nine-new-commissioners-elected/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Putnam Strong \u2014 My Home My Tennessee](https://putnamstrong.com/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_11","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 11"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"KATHY","fullname":"KATHY DUNN","lastname":"DUNN","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_11","contest_title":"County Commission District 11","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_11","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_11","contest_title":"County Commission District 11","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_11","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_11","office_title":"County Commission District 11","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent on the Putnam County Commission for District 11, seeking re-election in 2026; lifelong county resident.","terms":[],"token":"cZwFb9MvjQ"}