{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Copeland currently represents District 9 on the Tipton County Commission[1] and is a candidate for that seat as a Republican in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election.\n\n## Career\nCopeland has worked with public entities on payroll issues and on employee attraction, retention and engagement[2].\n\nAfter first winning his commission seat in 2018, Copeland said he canvassed roughly 1,000 doors in his district and, hearing from many constituents that they did not know who their county commissioner was, made expanding outreach and communication with residents a focus of his time in office[2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Legislative Body \u2013 Tipton County Government](https://tiptonco.com/government/legislative_body/index.php)\n- [2] [Now I know to remember why I'm there \u2013 National Association of Counties](https://www.naco.org/news/now-i-know-remember-why-im-there)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 9"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Copeland","lastname":"Copeland","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commission District 9","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commission District 9","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":"County Commission District 9","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[],"county":"tipton","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_9_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 9 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_9_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 9 Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_9_position_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 9 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office":"county_commission_district_9_position_2","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County Commissioner District 9 Position 2"}],"token":"kNi2WBjfdW"}