{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Akard III is the Republican incumbent Sullivan County commissioner for District 2, seeking reelection in 2026; his current term expires in 2026.[1][2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Sullivan County Election Commission \u2014 Elected Officials: https://www.scelect.org/electedofficials.html\n[2] Sullivan County, TN \u2014 Board of Commissioners Contact List, 2022-2026: https://www.sullivancountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022-2026-county-commission-contact-list.pdf\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Sullivan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Akard III","lastname":"Akard","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2","county":"Sullivan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2","county":"Sullivan","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commission District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","terms":[],"token":"gKPoWYmf76"}