{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGreg Ferguson is the sitting Roane County Commissioner for District 2, a three-seat district, running for re-election as an independent; he filed his petition on January 9, 2026 [1][2]. As an independent he did not run in the May 5 party primary; he faces a contested August 6, 2026 general election against fellow independent incumbent Brad Goss, GOP primary winner and incumbent Junior Hendrickson, and non-incumbent Republican primary winners Chris Ahler and Mike Kittrell for the district's three seats [2][3]. His campaign describes him as a \"5th generation Roane County resident and long-time business owner\" and positions him as \"the voice of the people on County Commission\" [4].\n\n## Office history\nCounty records place Ferguson on the District 2 commission seat as far back as 2014-2018 and again for the current term running September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026 [1][5]. He serves on several commission committees, including the Beer Board, Committee on Committees, County Owned Back Tax Property, Finance, Legislative, Non-Profit, Property, Solid Waste, Sports Recreation, and Asian Carp committees [6].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [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\n[2] [LIST OF ROANE COUNTY 2026 ELECTION CANDIDATES - 3B Media News](https://3bmedianews.com/list-of-roane-county-2026-election-candidates-1/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [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[4] [Greg Ferguson campaign site](https://www.fergusonforcommission.com/) - accessed 2026-07-06 (site could not be directly fetched; content reflects search-engine cache of the page)\n[5] [Roane County Commissioners and County Exec Contact Info - RoaneViews (2014-2018 roster)](https://www.roaneviews.com/node/10362) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[6] [Roane County Commission Committees, Oct. 2024-Oct. 2025](https://roanecountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-2025-Committee-Roster.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"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Obion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Greg","fullname":"Greg Ferguson","lastname":"Ferguson","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":"I","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":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Obion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Obion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commission District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Long-serving independent Roane County Commissioner, District 2; defending his seat in a contested five-candidate August 6 general election.","terms":[],"token":"k3Yxf4S0cr"}