{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEric Maddox is a Republican candidate for the Bedford County Commission in District 1 in the August 6, 2026 county general election, having advanced from the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [1]. District 1 elects two commissioners in a single top-two race, and three candidates appear on the general-election ballot [3].\n\n## Office history\nMaddox currently serves as one of District 1's two county commissioners [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Fletcher, Hodges, Featherstone and Maddox move past Primaries - Bedford County Post](https://www.bedfordcountypost.com/news/2026/05/07/fletcher-hodges-featherstone-and-maddox-move-past-primaries/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Bedford County Board of Commissioners](https://www.bedfordcountytn.gov/government/board_of_commissioners.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [About the county commission - Bedford County](https://www.bedfordcountytn.gov/government/about_the_county_commission.php) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"ERIC","fullname":"ERIC MADDOX","lastname":"MADDOX","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Bedford County commissioner (District 1), running for re-election as a Republican in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"enbv7KaO79"}