{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBrad Grantham is the Republican Party nominee for Hardeman County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running against Democratic incumbent Todd Pulse and independent candidate Chris Cox [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nGrantham currently serves as Hardeman County Commissioner for District 1, Position 1, a seat he has held since the 2022 election [3]. He gave up that commission seat to run for county mayor in 2026 [3][1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Local Election Update: Who Has Pulled a Petition (Hatchie Press)](https://hatchiepress.com/local-election-update-pulled-petitions-how-to-become-candidate-2026/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 Your Elected Officials](https://www.hardemanvotes.com/p/your-elected-officials.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Brad","fullname":"Brad Grantham","lastname":"Grantham","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Hardeman County Commissioner for District 1; Republican nominee for County Mayor in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"nVugK27N7o"}