{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoey L Denson is an independent candidate for the Jackson County Commission representing District 1 in the August 6, 2026 county general election, one of five candidates in a \"vote for three\" contest [1].\n\n## Office history\nJoey Denson served as interim Jackson County Mayor before the Jackson County Commission elected Jim Morgan to the mayor's office in February 2025 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Sample Ballot, Jackson County General Election, August 6, 2026](https://jacksoncountytn.gov/uploads/election-commission/pdf_embed/tnjacpg6-sampleinfballot.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Jim Morgan Elected As Jackson County Mayor - The UC Now](https://theucnow.com/2025/02/11/jim-morgan-elected-as-jackson-county-mayor/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JOEY","fullname":"JOEY L DENSON","lastname":"DENSON","middlename":"L","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Jackson","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":"Jackson","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 Jackson County Commission District 1 in 2026; reported to have served as interim Jackson County mayor before February 2025.","terms":[],"token":"nHoSMsSMwj"}