{"biography":"> **Editorial note - same-name confusion.** A different Troy Thompson served as mayor of Townsville, Queensland, Australia (2024-2025) and dominates web searches for the name; he is unrelated to this candidate. The Troy K. Thompson described here is a Bedford County, Tennessee county commissioner running for county mayor.\n\n## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTroy K. Thompson is an independent candidate for Bedford County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1]. He was among the candidates at the April 30, 2026 mayoral forum at Normandy Town Hall [3].\n\n## Office history\nThompson currently serves as one of the two Bedford County commissioners representing District 3 [2]. He first sought the District 3 commission seat in the 2022 county election cycle [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2026 Tennessee county mayoral elections - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_county_mayoral_elections) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Bedford County Board of Commissioners](https://www.bedfordcountytn.gov/government/board_of_commissioners.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Mayoral Aspirants Speak to the People at Normandy Candidates Forum - Bedford County Post](https://www.bedfordcountypost.com/news/2026/05/04/mayoral-aspirants-speak-to-the-people-at-normandy-candidates-forum/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Thompson seeks Commission seat - Shelbyville Times-Gazette](https://www.t-g.com/stories/thompson-seekscommission-seat,66372) - accessed 2026-07-23\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Thompson seeks Commission seat - Shelbyville Times-Gazette](https://www.t-g.com/stories/thompson-seekscommission-seat,66372) (access blocked / paywalled)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"TROY","fullname":"TROY K. THOMPSON","lastname":"THOMPSON","middlename":"K.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Bedford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sitting Bedford County commissioner (District 3) running as an independent for county mayor in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"nK3mjESGx6"}