{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nShannon Effler is the Republican nominee for Blount County Commission District 7, Seat A, having won a three-way GOP primary on May 5, 2026 against Quentin Caldwell (appointed in 2024 to fill the seat's remaining term) and Donald K. McConnell [1][2]. She is unopposed on the Aug. 6, 2026 general-election ballot [3] and takes office in September 2026 as one of at least six newcomers joining the reorganized commission [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Blount County Election Commission, \"May 5, 2026 Petitions\"](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29506/May-5-2026-Petitions-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [The Daily Times, \"Blount County primary fields are set\"](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-primary-fields-are-set/article_c928c6a7-a486-43e4-823e-3028b38b0891.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Blount County Election Commission, \"August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot\"](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [The Daily Times, \"County Commission gets younger after primary election\"](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/county-commission-gets-younger-after-primary-election/article_11996870-3dd9-40e8-9cac-76fc68bc0ca9.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 7, Seat A"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Shannon","fullname":"Shannon Effler","lastname":"Effler","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commission District 7, Seat A","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_7","contest_title":"County Commission District 7, Seat A","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_7","office_title":"County Commission District 7, Seat A","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican Shannon Effler won a three-way primary for Blount County Commission District 7, Seat A, and is unopposed in the August 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"iwQWCAtmQZ"}