{"age":43,"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJustin Pinkerton is an independent candidate seeking election to the Hamilton County Commission for District 6 in the 2026 general election [1]. A lifelong resident of District 6 and Red Bank native, Pinkerton secured his place on the ballot by collecting signatures from registered voters across the district, a requirement under Tennessee law [1]. He stated that securing ballot access was intended to ensure the community has a voice and a choice rather than solely focusing on winning the election [1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nJustin Pinkerton is a native of Red Bank and a lifelong resident of District 6 [1]. He self-describes as an independent candidate for Hamilton County Commission, District 6 [1]. The provided sources do not contain information regarding his year of birth, upbringing details beyond his residency, religion, or specific schools attended and degrees earned.\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Office history\n\nJustin Pinkerton is a lifelong resident of District 6 and a native of Red Bank who has officially qualified for the general election ballot as an independent candidate for Hamilton County Commission, District 6 [1]. He secured this ballot access by collecting signatures from registered voters across District 6, a process required under Tennessee law, ensuring that voters in the district will have a choice on the ballot in August 2026 [1].\n\nThe provided sources do not contain information regarding any other elected or appointed offices held by Pinkerton, nor do they detail any prior races he has run and lost. Consequently, no additional office history can be documented from the available evidence.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Independent Candidate Pinkerton Running For County Commission District 6 - Chattanoogan.com](https://www.chattanoogan.com/2026/2/18/514909/Independent-Candidate-Pinkerton-Running.aspx)","birthdate":"Mon, 08 Nov 1982 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 6"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"hamilton","displayname":"Pinkerton, Justin","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"04/09/26","documentid":"E8229C17-A9AA-47FE-A757-030FA453FD8D","documentname":"1st Qtr 2026","documentnameid":["E8229C17-A9AA-47FE-A757-030FA453FD8D","1st Qtr 2026"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"03/18/26","documentid":"923B6DDD-5C06-4F4E-9458-F52416D8D040","documentname":"Appt of Treasurer 2026","documentnameid":["923B6DDD-5C06-4F4E-9458-F52416D8D040","Appt of Treasurer 2026"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Political Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"County Commission Dist. 6","source_customer_id":"0F5A08EE-617A-4B11-AD30-E963AE98E120","source_filer_id":"D7C37284-2992-4B7E-B250-6CF5EF61B9F9","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Justin","fullname":"Justin Pinkerton","lastname":"Pinkerton","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"hamilton","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Hamilton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"hamilton","office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate Justin Pinkerton qualified for Hamilton County Commission District 6 ballot via voter signatures.","terms":[],"token":"iXayxEU9hy"}