{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChris Ahler is not currently a Roane County Commissioner; he is Treasurer for the City of Harriman [1]. He won a seat in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary for County Commission District 2 (a three-seat district) with 913 votes, finishing first among three Republican candidates [2]. He advances to a contested August 6, 2026 general election against sitting District 2 commissioners Brad Goss (independent), Greg Ferguson (independent), and Junior Hendrickson (Republican), plus fellow GOP primary winner Mike Kittrell, for the district's three seats [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Chris Ahler - MTAS, Serving Tennessee City Officials](https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/official/chris-ahler) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [2026 May Roane County Primary - Summary Results Report](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/end-of-night.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [For Public Distribution - Roane County Commissioners, Sept. 1, 2022-Aug. 31, 2026](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/For-Public-Distribution-County-Commissioners-2022-2026-updated-December-2024-2.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Chris","fullname":"Chris Ahler","lastname":"Ahler","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Roane","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Harriman city treasurer and GOP primary winner for Roane County Commission District 2; faces a contested five-candidate August 6 general election.","terms":[],"token":"ijavNrNaZu"}