{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMathias Anderson is a Republican nominee for one of two DeKalb County Commission seats in District 7 in the August 6, 2026 general election, running with fellow Republican Anthony Fuller and independents Bruce Malone and Joseph Redmon [1]. He and Fuller were unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, where Anderson received 104 votes [2][3].\n\n## Office history\nAnderson currently represents District 7 on the DeKalb County Commission; he was appointed to the seat to fill the unexpired term of Tim Reynolds, who resigned [4][5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [New County Mayor and Sheriff to be Elected August 6 \u2014 WJLE Radio](https://www.wjle.com/new-county-mayor-and-sheriff-to-be-elected-august-6-early-voting-begins-friday-july-17/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Hale and Green Unseat Merriman in Tuesday GOP Primary \u2014 WJLE Radio](https://www.wjle.com/hale-and-green-unseat-merriman-in-tuesday-gop-primary-to-win-nomination-for-county-commission-district-5/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Stage Set for May 5th DeKalb Republican and Democratic Primaries \u2014 WJLE Radio](https://www.wjle.com/stage-set-for-may-5th-dekalb-republican-and-democratic-primaries-with-only-one-contested-district-race/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Four Seek Appointment to Fill Vacancy on County Commission \u2014 WJLE Radio](https://www.wjle.com/four-seek-appointment-to-fill-vacancy-on-county-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[5] [DeKalb County Election Commission \u2014 Elected Officials](https://www.dekalbelections.com/elected-officials/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","county":"Dekalb","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 7"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MATHIAS","fullname":"MATHIAS ANDERSON","lastname":"ANDERSON","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 7","county":"Dekalb","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 7","county":"Dekalb","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commissioner District 7","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican nominee and incumbent DeKalb County commissioner for District 7, appointed to fill a District 7 vacancy.","terms":[],"token":"ge3rNwhlNw"}