{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRichard Tucker is the Republican incumbent Washington County Commissioner for District 1, serving his first term [1][2]. He is running for reelection in the county general election on August 6, 2026.\n\n## Background and education\nTucker is a 1979 graduate of Daniel Boone High School [1][2].\n\n## Career\nTucker owns Tucker Drywall Corporation, Inc. and Tucker Home Builders, LLC, and operates a 150-head Black Angus cattle farm in Bowmantown, according to his official Washington County Commission biography [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nAs commissioner, Tucker serves on the Budget Committee, the Commerce, Industry & Agriculture committee, the County Owned Property committee, and the Water Task Force, and serves as secretary of the Public Works committee [1][2]. He has said his goal as commissioner \"is for everybody in the county to have public water and faster internet\" [1].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nIn February 2026, Washington County resident Kevin Hendricks of Jonesborough reported to the Washington County Sheriff's Office that Tucker threatened him after Hendricks spoke against a rezoning request from BWX Technologies at a commission meeting; a deputy's report quotes Tucker telling Hendricks, \"One of these days I'm going to get you,\" and three witnesses reportedly corroborated hearing the threat [3][4]. Hendricks filed an ethics complaint against Tucker; the county ethics committee reviewed the sheriff's report and took no action, with the committee chair saying he didn't doubt the threat occurred but that it fell outside the committee's jurisdiction, which is limited to conflicts of interest, improper gifts, and misuse of government resources [4][5]. County officials said Hendricks could separately seek a criminal summons against Tucker [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Richard Tucker | Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/209/Richard-Tucker) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Get to Know Your County Commissioner: Richard Tucker \u2013 Washington County, TN](https://www.washingtoncountytn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=128&ARC=209) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Washington County Tennessee Commissioner Accused of Threat Against Resident \u2013 Tri-Cities Local News](https://www.hvbcgroup.com/news/?p=166984) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Ethics committee takes no action on complaint about commissioner confrontation \u2013 WCYB](https://wcyb.com/newsletter-daily/ethics-committee-takes-no-action-on-complaint-about-commissioner-confrontation) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[5] [Washington County TN ethics committee reviews complaint against commissioner, takes no action \u2013 Electric 94.9](https://www.electric949.com/washington-county-tn-ethics-committee-reviews-complaint-against-commissioner-takes-no-action/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"RICHARD","fullname":"RICHARD TUCKER","lastname":"TUCKER","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent Washington County Commissioner for District 1, running for reelection Aug. 6, 2026; drywall/home-building business owner and cattle farmer.","terms":[],"token":"ofOiz6dbDm"}