{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKenneth \"Kenny\" Huffine is the Washington County Commissioner for District 13, serving his second term [1]. He is the Republican candidate on the ballot for the seat in Washington County's August 6, 2026 county general election, opposed by Democrat Cynthia \"Cindy\" Humphrey [1][3].\n\n## Background and education\nHuffine is a native of Washington County; his family settled the area near what is now Huffine Road [1]. He graduated from David Crockett High School and earned a B.A. in marketing from East Tennessee State University [1].\n\n## Career\nHuffine retired after 40 years in the consumer packaged goods industry, including his final 20 years with Coca-Cola [1]. During his career he served as Southeast regional vice president of sales for Ocean Spray, regional sales manager for Tropicana, and national account manager for Quaker Beverage [1].\n\n## Office history\nHuffine serves on the Washington County Commission's Agriculture Extension, Animal Control Board, BrightRidge Board, Regional Planning, and Tri-Cities Airport Authority committees, and chairs the Communications Task Force and Purchasing committees while serving as vice chair of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture [1][2]. He also volunteers with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Kenneth Huffine | Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/221/Kenneth-Huffine) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [County Commission | Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/208/County-Commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [One Vote Election Project \u2014 Washington County, Tennessee Democracy Network](https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/onevotewashington) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_13","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 13"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"KENNETH","fullname":"KENNETH \"KENNY\" HUFFINE","lastname":"HUFFINE","middlename":"\"KENNY\"","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_13","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 13","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_13","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_13","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 13","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_13","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_13","office_title":"County Commissioner District 13","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Second-term Washington County Commissioner for District 13 seeking reelection as a Republican Aug. 6, 2026; retired after 40 years in consumer packaged goods, including 20 with Coca-Cola.","terms":[],"token":"gwZwMYABUh"}