{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRobert Lynn Montgomery is the incumbent Decatur County highway (road) superintendent and is a candidate in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nMontgomery is a native of Decatur County [1]. He has said he has \"been around dozers and graders since I was a child,\" and that he ran a grader for the county in the mid-1970s [1].\n\n## Career\n\nMontgomery's father, Glen, operated a custom dozer-work company, buying his first machine in 1966 and running the business until his death in 2008 [1]. After his father died, Montgomery ran the family business until he ran for highway superintendent [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nMontgomery has served as Decatur County highway superintendent since 2014 [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Decatur County Highway Department (Thompson Machinery profile)](https://thompsonmachinery.com/decatur-county-highway-department/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Decatur County officials directory, UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/county/decatur) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","county":"Decatur","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"Road Superintendent"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Lynn Montgomery","lastname":"Montgomery","middlename":"Lynn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","contest_title":"Road Superintendent","county":"Decatur","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"road_superintendent","contest_title":"Road Superintendent","county":"Decatur","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":"Road Superintendent","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Decatur County highway superintendent since 2014 and a lifelong heavy-equipment operator who ran his family's dozer-work business before taking office.","terms":[],"token":"iZ6iEC6jSv"}