{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTracey Farr is the Democratic nominee for Blount County Commission District 2, Seat A, running unopposed in the Democratic primary and facing Republican incumbent Mike Akard in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1][2] \u2014 a rematch of the 2022 general election, which Akard won 793 votes (62.44%) to Farr's 477 (37.50%) [3].\n\n## Career\nFarr works as an associate professor of Business Management at Pellissippi State Community College [4].\n\n## Family\nShe is raising three children with her husband and is described as devoting significant time to community volunteer work [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [August 6, 2026 Official Ballot for Blount County](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [May 5, 2026 Official Ballot for Blount County](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29846/May-5-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [FetchYourNews \u2014 Blount County General Election Results (2022)](https://fetchyournews.com/featured-stories/blount-county-general-election-results/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [BlountViews \u2014 Tracey Farr, Candidate for Blount County Commission District 2, Seat A](https://www.blountviews.com/node/1635) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 2, Seat A"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Tracey","fullname":"Tracey Farr","lastname":"Farr","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2, Seat A","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2, Seat A","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commission District 2, Seat A","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic nominee for Blount County Commission District 2, Seat A; Pellissippi associate professor of Business Management, in a 2026 rematch against Republican incumbent Mike Akard.","terms":[],"token":"et5YDAE8Zt"}