{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSteve Armstrong is an Independent candidate for Hawkins County Commission District 2 on the August 6, 2026 ballot [1].\n\n## Career\nArmstrong is a member of Hawkins County Emergency Medical Services and is challenging for a District 2 seat as an Independent in the August general election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hawkins County Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Hawkins voters have plenty of options (Rogersville Review)](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_a72b5833-32a6-408c-84a9-21f45511c5f5.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"STEVE","fullname":"STEVE ARMSTRONG","lastname":"ARMSTRONG","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Hawkins","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":"Hawkins","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 Hawkins County Commission District 2; member of Hawkins County Emergency Medical Services.","terms":[],"token":"mcR33E7Sok"}