{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSteven Franklin is the Republican candidate for Marion County Commission, District 3 (Jasper), Seat B, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, where he faces independent Justin Baker [1]. He was the only candidate on the May 5, 2026 Republican primary ballot for the seat [2].\n\n## Office history\nFranklin currently serves as the District 3, Seat B member of the Marion County Commission, representing the Jasper area [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [DECISION 2026: What's on the ballot in Marion County? (local3news.com)](https://www.local3news.com/local-news/decision/decision-2026-what-s-on-the-ballot-in-marion-county/article_55cd08e3-a2d9-4e9a-b93c-a85660ea2f05.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Official Ballot for Marion County Primary Election, May 5, 2026 (marionvotes.com)](https://marionvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Marion-2026P-Newspaper.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Leadership (marioncountytn.net)](https://marioncountytn.net/leadership) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3, Seat B"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Steven","fullname":"Steven Franklin","lastname":"Franklin","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Seat B","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Seat B","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Seat B","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Marion County Commissioner for District 3, Seat B (Jasper); Republican candidate for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"oEfm1J5dJ1"}