{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChristopher M. Stone is running as an independent candidate for Greene County Commission District 1 (three seats) in the August 6, 2026 county general election, where he faces the three Republican nominees advancing from the May primary [1][2]. In January 2026 he became the first independent candidate to qualify for the 2026 Greene County ballot [1]. District 1 serves the Baileyton, Ottway and West Pines precincts [1].\n\n## Background and education\nStone is a North Greene High School and University of Tennessee graduate [1]. He works as a senior engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and is a farmer and cattleman; he is also co-founder of Sustainable Meats, a small business retailing beef, pork and lamb [1].\n\n## Career\nSince November 2024 Stone has served as treasurer for North Greene Utilities, Inc. [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Christopher Stone Becomes First Qualified Independent Candidate For 2026 - WGRV](https://wgrv.com/2026/01/14/christoper-stone-becomes-first-qualified-independent-candidate-for-2026/) - 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_1","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher M. Stone","lastname":"Stone","middlename":"M.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Greene County Commission District 1; Oak Ridge National Laboratory senior engineer, farmer and small-business co-founder.","terms":[],"token":"lgvOpFsQXJ"}