{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHelen Hesson is a sitting member of the Macon County Commission representing District 10 and is the Republican candidate for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1][2]. Each Macon County commission district elects two members, so District 10 is a \"vote for two\" contest [1].\n\n## Office history\nHesson currently represents District 10 on the Macon County Commission [1] and was reported among the incumbents seeking re-election in the 2026 county cycle [2]. She won her District 10 seat in the 2022 county election with about 56% of the vote [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Macon County Commissioner List - Macon County, TN](https://maconcountytn.gov/government/county_commission/commissioner_list.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Candidates seek party nomination in county primary May 5 - Lebanon Democrat](https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/maconcounty/maconcounty/news/candidates-seek-party-nomination-in-county-primary-may-5/article_7da16593-aef9-54a7-9694-722c454bf5a2.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [2022 Macon County Election Results Are In! - Macon County Chronicle](https://www.maconcountychronicle.com/2022/08/09/2022-macon-county-election-results-are-in/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","county":"Macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 10"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"HELEN","fullname":"HELEN HESSON","lastname":"HESSON","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"Macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_10","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 10","county":"Macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_10","office_title":"County Commissioner District 10","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Macon County Commissioner for District 10 (Republican), first winning the seat in 2022; running again in the August 2026 vote-for-two general.","terms":[],"token":"m6ZqKjhSYj"}