{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChris Cassetty is a Republican member of the Putnam County Commission representing District 6 and is seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election, where he and Republican Kenneth Matheney face Democrat Lori Strode [1][2]. Cassetty advanced from the May 2026 Republican primary [2].\n\n## Office history\nCassetty currently serves as one of District 6's two county commissioners [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission \u2014 Putnam County TN](https://putnamcountytn.gov/county-commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Putnam County Commissioners Named For General Election \u2014 theucnow.com](https://theucnow.com/2026/05/05/putnam-county-commissioners-named-for-general-election/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CHRIS","fullname":"CHRIS CASSETTY","lastname":"CASSETTY","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Putnam","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent on the Putnam County Commission for District 6, seeking re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"od79SAMM5F"}