{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert McKamey is the incumbent Anderson County Commissioner for District 5, seeking re-election as a Republican in the August 6, 2026 county general election. District 5 has three qualified candidates for two seats: McKamey, fellow Republican Jeff Pack, and Democrat Martin \"Marty\" May; fellow incumbent Jerry White is not seeking re-election, leaving one District 5 seat open [1][4].\n\n## Career\nMcKamey was director of Anderson County Emergency Services from 1974 until 1994, and is retired from Comcast Cable Communications in Knoxville, where he worked as facilities and fleet coordinator [2].\n\n## Office history\nMcKamey served as county commissioner in the old Third District from 1982 until 1994, and has represented the Fifth District since 2006; he sought re-election in 2014 [2]. He serves on the commission\u2019s Operations, Legislative, Nomination, Highway, and Human Resource committees, and on the Veterans Advisory Committee [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Anderson County commission candidates and field for the Aug. 6, 2026 general election](https://www.mycouriernews.com/articles/2026/04/10957/early-voting-begins-today) \u2014 Courier News, accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Robert McKamey to seek re-election to County Commission](https://oakridgetoday.com/2014/07/14/robert-mckamey-to-seek-re-election-to-county-commission/) \u2014 Oak Ridge Today, 2014-07-14, accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [County Commission Committees and Boards](https://andersoncountytn.gov/county-commission/county-commission-committees-and-boards/) \u2014 Anderson County, Tennessee, accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Anderson County official sample ballot, August 6, 2026 general election](http://www.acelection.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/August-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf) \u2014 Anderson County Election Commission, accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert McKamey","lastname":"McKamey","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commission District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Anderson County Commissioner, District 5, since 2006 (previously District 3, 1982\u20131994); retired Anderson County Emergency Services director and Comcast facilities coordinator; seeking re-election as a Republican, Aug. 6, 2026.","terms":[],"token":"gzt9ZshBTJ"}