{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFreida May is the incumbent Register of Deeds for Johnson County, Tennessee, and appears on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot [1]. She is challenged by Glenda C. Gentry and Pamela S. Brown [1].\n\n## Office history\nMay serves as Johnson County's Register of Deeds, the office responsible for recording and maintaining the county's land and property records [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nIn December 2025, May was named Register of the Year for 2025 by the East Tennessee Register's Association; the recognition was reported locally by The Tomahawk [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County and City Officials - Johnson County Election Commission](https://jctnvote.com/county-and-city-officials) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Johnson County Register of Deeds Freida May named Register of the Year - The Tomahawk (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/TheTomahawkNewspaper/posts/johnson-county-register-of-deeds-freida-may-has-been-named-register-of-the-year-/1389955403141023/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"register","county":"Johnson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Register Of Deeds"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"FREIDA","fullname":"FREIDA MAY","lastname":"MAY","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Johnson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"register","contest_title":"Register Of Deeds","county":"Johnson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"register","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"register","office_title":"Register Of Deeds","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Johnson County register of deeds; named the East Tennessee Register's Association 2025 Register of the Year.","terms":[],"token":"nh7Y0glrUV"}