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JOSH GILLIAM
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
Josh Gilliam is the incumbent Hawkins County Commissioner for District 4, listed as Joshua Gilliam of Rogersville among the two District 4 seatholders alongside Chad Britton 1. He is the Republican Party nominee on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot, running alongside fellow Republican Warren C. Bishop for the district's two seats 2. He filed his petition to seek another term in January 2026 3.
Legislative record and accomplishments
Gilliam serves as vice chair of the Hawkins County Budget Committee 4. In April 2026, as the county began its state-required property re-appraisal, he publicly explained that rising assessed values do not automatically raise tax bills — that the state provides a certified tax rate designed to generate the same revenue as the prior year — and urged residents not to conflate the two 4. In earlier budget debates he pushed back against the framing that supporting a larger sheriff's department budget was incompatible with opposing tax increases 5.
Sources
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “GILLIAM”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below. - County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — most major TN counties use the EasyVote portal. Select the relevant county and search by candidate name (“GILLIAM”).
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “GILLIAM”and, if needed, select the applicable position.