{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTeresa Cottrell is the incumbent Montgomery County Clerk, on the ballot for reelection, unopposed, in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore being elected clerk, Cottrell spent 36 years working for Montgomery County government, including 15 years as Chief Deputy in the County Clerk's office, where she helped manage more than 45 employees, oversaw the department's budget planning, and worked to automate the office's bookkeeping system [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Clarksville Now, \"Who's on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board,\" May 12, 2026, https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/\n[2] Clarksville Now, \"Teresa Cottrell announces campaign for Montgomery County Clerk,\" Nov. 8, 2021, https://clarksvillenow.com/local/teresa-cottrell-announces-campaign-for-montgomery-county-clerk/","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TERESA","fullname":"TERESA COTTRELL","lastname":"COTTRELL","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"lQQHoPl49A"}