{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly Austin is the Republican candidate for Washington County Commission District 2 in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Career\nAustin is a small business owner [1].\n\n## Office history\nAustin currently serves as Washington County Constable for District 1, a term set to run until August 1, 2028 [1]. He previously sought the Constable, District 1 seat in the March and August 2024 elections, and ran for Washington County Commission District 2 in the May 3, 2022 primary [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Billy Austin | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/billy-austin) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"BILLY","fullname":"BILLY AUSTIN","lastname":"AUSTIN","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Washington","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":"Washington","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":"Billy Austin, a sitting Washington County constable and small business owner, is the Republican candidate for County Commission District 2, after previous runs for constable and commission.","terms":[],"token":"jLnCqyu8YH"}