{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMarie Marsh is an independent candidate for Greene County Commission District 2 (three seats) in the August 6, 2026 county general election, where she faces the three Republican nominees and other candidates [1][2]. She is the founder of the advocacy group \"Friends of the Constables,\" and constable advocacy is a central issue of her campaign [1]. She describes herself as a lifelong Republican voter and a conservative Christian and constitutionalist who chose to run as an independent [1].\n\n## Background\nMarsh lives on East Andrew Johnson Highway in Chuckey [1]. Her husband, Alan Marsh, treasurer of the Greene County Republican Party, sought a District 2 seat as a Republican in the May 2026 primary; explaining her own independent bid, Marie Marsh said, \"I'm running with my husband. We are one, but I am independent of my husband\" [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Husband And Wife Seek Election To Greene County Commission - WGRV](https://wgrv.com/husband-and-wife-seek-election-to-greene-county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Commission Will See New And Familiar Faces After Tuesday's Primary - WGRV](https://wgrv.com/county-commission-will-see-new-and-familiar-faces-after-tuesdays-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Marie","fullname":"Marie Marsh","lastname":"Marsh","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Greene","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":"Greene","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":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Greene County Commission District 2; founder of the Friends of the Constables advocacy group.","terms":[],"token":"l1t4gYKKJT"}